Which of the following is the act of evaluating the urgency of a medical situation and prioritizing treatment?
a. Listening
b. Screening
c. Empathy
d. Fluency
b
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A problem for fire departments is that much of its work is difficult to ________
A. measure B. visualize C. standardize D. None of the above Hint: Review page 325 of Fire Service Personnel Management, 3rd Edition.
An unrestrained 37-year-old female patient is in cardiac arrest after her vehicle struck a tree head-on at a high rate of speed. Assessment reveals that the patient suffered massive blunt trauma to the chest and abdomen. The patient is quickly extricated from the vehicle and placed in a supine position on the ground. It is estimated that the patient has been in cardiac arrest for approximately 10 minutes, during which time CPR was not performed. At this time, the EMT would:
A) Withhold CPR and perform a focused trauma assessment B) Perform CPR and contact medical command for permission to use the AED C) Administer CPR for 2 minutes prior to applying the AED D) Apply electrodes to the patient's chest and follow the AED's instructions
Which tab in the Name Bar would you use to get a pop-up to register a patient that is new to the practice?
A. Info B. Auth C. Edit D. New
A pulmonary angiogram is usually ordered:
a. as the first test to identify a pulmonary embolism. b. when other tests for a pulmonary embolism are inconclusive. c. in conjunction with a magnetic resonance image to identify a pulmonary embolism. d. in conjunction with an extremity venogram to identify a pulmonary embolism.