What does the medical term "shock" mean?
a. a severe systemic infection
b. failure of the nervous system
c. a sudden overwhelming emotional reaction
d. failure of the circulatory system
Answer: d. failure of the circulatory system
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In industrialized countries other than the United States, the ________ finances health care and oversees the delivery system
a. patient b. government c. medical industry d. patient's employer
You have just come on duty. The EMT on the previous shift complains to you that the QI manager was giving him grief because he did not document three sets of vital signs on the patient record. The EMT is angry and does not understand why documenting three sets of vital signs is so important. What is the best answer you could give him?
A) It is important you show the QI manager that you are a team player. B) The recording of three sets of vital signs demonstrates that you were trending the patient's condition. C) Vital signs are something you have to fill out because the state requires it. D) The report looks better when all the boxes are filled out.
You are mentoring a new EMT. Which of the following could help your protégée understand the importance of treating a patient empathetically?
A) Take him to an Assisted Living facility and introduce him to some of your regular patients. B) Explain to him the various ways you can get a patient to give you a refusal. C) Show him different ways that he can get another unit to take the calls on skid row. D) Spend time showing him how to operate the airway equipment on the ambulance.
In 1998, abortion clinics in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas were affected by attacks using ____ acid, a material with a horrible, irritating odor.
A. sulfuric B. butyric C. hydrochloric D. acetic