EMT Class Exam I 100% Pass

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EMT Class Exam I 100% Pass What are the four levels of EMS training? ✔✔1) Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) 2) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 3) Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)... 4) Paramedic What does the EMR do? (3, a-d) ✔✔1) First one at the scene. 2) Police officers, firefighters, and industrial health personnel may function in this position. 3) Emphasis on (a) activating EMS system and (b) providing immediate care for life threatening injuries, (c) controlling the scene, and (d) preparing for the arrival of the ambulance. What does the EMT do? (2) ✔✔1) Minimum level for ambulance personnel. 2) Provide basic-level medical and trauma care and transportation to a medical facility. What does the AEMT do? (1, 2:a-c) ✔✔1) Basic-level care and transportation. 2) Advanced-level care including: (a) advanced airway devices, (b) monitoring of blood glucose levels, and (c) administration of some medications (both intravenous and intraosseous. What does a paramedic do? ✔✔The paramedic performs all of the skills of an EMT and AEMT in addition to more advanced level skills. The paramedic provides the most advanced level of prehospital care. What are BSI procedures? ✔✔Body substance isolation procedures (also known as Standard Precautions) that protect you from the blood and body fluids of the patient and vice versa. What should be worn whenever there is potential for contact with blood and other body fluids? ✔✔Protective gloves. What actions warrant use of protective gloves? ✔✔Controlling bleeding, suctioning, artificial ventilation, and CPR. Why should eye protection be worn? ✔✔The mucous membranes surrounding the eyes are capable of absorbing fluids that have splashed, spattered, or sprayed from the patient. In cases where there will be blood or fluid splatter, what should be worn? ✔✔Surgical-type mask. In cases where the patient is suspected to have tuberculosis, what should be worn? ✔✔An N-95 mask or a HEPA respirator. What should be worn to protect clothing and bare skin from spilled or splashed fluids? ✔✔Gown What situations call for the use of a gown? (3) ✔✔Arterial spurting (bleeding.) Childbirth. Patients with multiple injuries (have the potential to produce lots of blood.) What are the three biggest diseases of concern for an EMT? ✔✔Hepatitis, tuberculosis, and HIV What are the two most prevalent types of hepatitis amongst EMTs? ✔✔B and C What is the incubation period for hepatitis? ✔✔Weeks to months, depending on the type What disease of concern may has been found to live in dried blood for many days? ✔✔Hepatitis B What disease of concern has killed more healthcare workers than other disease? ✔✔Hepatitis B How can hepatitis be acquired? ✔✔Hepatitis A: consumption of food or water contaminated by stool. Hepatitis B and C: Contact with blood and o [Show More]

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