Even with an EMS certification, your ability to function as an AEMT is governed locally by the:
A. State health department.
B. County health department.
C. EMS system's medical director.
D. EMS system's chief paramedic
Answer: C. EMS system's medical director.
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You have been called to a residence for a 31-year-old patient complaining of confusion, nausea, vomiting, and a headache. He states that this started this morning and has been getting worse all day. Despite lying in bed and resting all day, he is more fatigued than before. Which of the following statements made by the patient would the EMT recognize as most important in relation to the patient's
present complaint? A) "I just turned the furnace on last night." B) "I tried some raw seafood last week." C) "My wife is taking penicillin, to which I am allergic." D) "I have not been sleeping well the past few nights."
A physician has a private practice employing a physician assistant, a nurse, and a medical assistant. The physician also has hospital privileges at a nearby facility. Who owns the medical records generated by both and him and the staff at the practice?
A. the public health department B. the physician assistant if he or she treated the patient C. the hospital D. the insurance company paying the bills E. the physician
Using a computer-based clinical guideline system to evaluate the quality of care provided to inpatient pneumonia cases would be most closely linked to:
A. bio-informatics. B. health informatics. C. health information management. D. all of these.
A patient who does not respond to your questions but moves or cries out when his or her trapezius muscle is pinched, is said to be:
A. conscious and alert. B. responsive to verbal stimuli. C. completely unresponsive. D. responsive to painful stimuli.