Which of the following best describes the practice of evidence-based medicine?
A) Basing all treatments on the patient's signs and symptoms
B) Combining clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence
C) Using clinical judgment to know when you should deviate from protocols
D) Using published reports of research to change practice
Answer: B) Combining clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence
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A) 40 B) 90 C) 60 D) 21
You are on the scene of a motor-vehicle collision involving two cars. To remove the driver of the first car, rescuers must break the windshield and roll back the roof. While he is performing this operation, which of the following sets of personal protective equipment will afford the AEMT the BEST protection?
A) Helmet, goggles, turnout gear, leather gloves, and steel-toed boots B) Goggles, latex exam gloves, steel-toed boots, and fluorescent vest C) Sunglasses, steel-toed boots, and fluorescent identification vest D) Latex exam gloves, fluorescent identification vest, and helmet
Risk factors for medication errors regarding human factors include all of the following, EXCEPT
A) poor management B) stress C) fatigue D) reviewing medical records
Many EMS agencies have an emergency communications officer (ECO) whose responsibility is to interface with the news media and to provide public information.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)