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The word "neutral" in the term "neutral, in-line position" means the ...
The word "neutral" in the term "neutral, in-line position" means the ...
The word "neutral" in the term "neutral, in-line position" means the patient's head is ________.
a. not flexed forward and not extended back
b. flexed forward and extended back
c. flexed forward but not extende
KingIdol68   254   3 Replies
10 months ago
Kyla is preparing to deliver her second child. Her contractions are three minutes apart, she has a ...
Kyla is preparing to deliver her second child. Her contractions are three minutes apart, she has a ...
Kyla is preparing to deliver her second child. Her contractions are three minutes apart, she has a sensation of rectal pressure, and her water broke. The EMR knows that delivery is ________.
a. imminent
b. delayed
c. premature
d.
austinderrick2   272   2 Replies
Anonymous
A year ago
A 34-year-old female, conscious, alert, and oriented, is complaining of a three-week history of ...
A 34-year-old female, conscious, alert, and oriented, is complaining of a three-week history of ...
A 34-year-old female, conscious, alert, and oriented, is complaining of a three-week history of increased appetite, weight loss, weakness, insomnia, and inability to tolerate heat. She has recently been frequently agitated and prone to mood swings. B
websith   257   3 Replies
A year ago
MRI VS MRA? Why a difference?
MRI VS MRA? Why a difference?
I got an MRI recently which certainly took a while to complete unlike an xray which takes seconds. But apparently it is less good at seeing blood vessels than an MRA? If it's the same machine why not just do both tests every time so a patient do
CarbonRobot   448   4 Replies
2 years ago
2 years ago
The preferred stain that is used to identify the TB organism is called:
The preferred stain that is used to identify the TB organism is called:
The preferred stain that is used to identify the TB organism is called:
 
  a. Gram stain.
  b. fluorescent acid-fast stain.
  c. Ziehl-Neelsen.
  d. gentian violet.


Q. 2  A patient wh
jj35   265   1 Reply
3 years ago
Which of the following is not typically addressed in a code of ethics?
Which of the following is not typically addressed in a code of ethics?
[html]Which of the following is not typically addressed in a code of ethics?

▸ fitness requirements

▸ social responsibility

▸
violin13   569   3 Replies
3 years ago
A pendant cannula is advantageous over a simple nasal cannula because:
A pendant cannula is advantageous over a simple nasal cannula because:
A pendant cannula is advantageous over a simple nasal cannula because:
 A) it delivers a higher FIO2
  B) it has a more consistent oxygen delivery
  C) it is not affected by the patient's respiratory rate or tidal volume
  D) it c
AlfredDieselGuy   662   4 Replies
3 years ago
Which of the following is not a type of​ avulsion?
Which of the following is not a type of​ avulsion?
Which of the following is not a type of​ avulsion?
A.
An ear is partially torn away from the head.
B.
The skin is stripped off the​ hand, like removing a glove.
C.
A finger is cut off with a​ butcher's saw.
D.
Nic Marsh   213   1 Reply
3 years ago
Health organizations are responding to the rise of VOIP phones and the ability to send photos, ...
Health organizations are responding to the rise of VOIP phones and the ability to send photos, ...
[html]Health organizations are responding to the rise of VOIP phones and the ability to send photos, videos, and text messages from mobile devices via the Internet with:

▸ advan
daniellasousa   1194   5 Replies
3 years ago
Which of the following is NOT part of the axial skeleton?
Which of the following is NOT part of the axial skeleton?
Which of the following is NOT part of the axial skeleton?

▸ Pubis

▸ Mandible

▸ Sternum

▸ Sacrum
malabranche13   324   2 Replies
4 years ago
Which of the following endocrine substances acts as a marker for congestive heart failure?
Which of the following endocrine substances acts as a marker for congestive heart failure?
Which of the following endocrine substances acts as a marker for congestive heart failure?
A) BNP
B) Angiotensin
C) ACTH
D) Troponin
turblety   747   4 Replies
4 years ago
Almost one-half of public workplace injuries occur to all of the following EXCEPT:
Almost one-half of public workplace injuries occur to all of the following EXCEPT:
Almost one-half of public workplace injuries occur to all of the following EXCEPT:

▸ the eyes.

▸ the feet.

▸ the hands.

▸ the back.
tarasen57   988   9 Replies
4 years ago
Your patient is a 34-year-old female, eight weeks postpartum. She is alert and oriented but crying ...
Your patient is a 34-year-old female, eight weeks postpartum. She is alert and oriented but crying ...
Your patient is a 34-year-old female, eight weeks postpartum. She is alert and oriented but crying and extremely depressed. She states she "just can't go on like this." Her husband called EMS because she is distraught and cannot care f
websith   415   2 Replies
4 years ago
4 years ago
The potential energy of a compressed spring is known as which of the following?
The potential energy of a compressed spring is known as which of the following?
The potential energy of a compressed spring is known as which of the following?
 
  a. Gravitational c. Inelastic
  b. Chemical d. Elastic


Q. 2  Power is expressed in which of the following unit
jihuygu   236   2 Replies
4 years ago
4 years ago
4 years ago
Ventilators criticality function in COVID-19 Pandemic.
Ventilators criticality function in COVID-19 Pandemic.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/ventilators-explained-key-device-fight-coronavirus-200329065155185.html

Will there be shortage of Ventilators for countries fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Can a Single Ventilator machine p
prashantakerkar   487   8 Replies
4 years ago
4 years ago
What are the trigger variables employed by the Percussionaire VDR-4? I. flow II. pressure III. ...
What are the trigger variables employed by the Percussionaire VDR-4? I. flow II. pressure III. ...
What are the trigger variables employed by the Percussionaire VDR-4?
  I. flow
  II. pressure
  III. time
  IV. manual
 A) I and II
  B) I and III
  C) II and III
  D) II and IV


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MrMiau   218   2 Replies
4 years ago
What is one of the common problems with documenting times?
What is one of the common problems with documenting times?
What is one of the common problems with documenting times?

▸ Check boxes

▸ Abbreviations and acronyms

▸ Medical terminology

▸ Inconsistencies between dispatch and ambulance clocks
Biraj   569   1 Reply
5 years ago
In addition to being a part of your patient's medical record, a written report can also be used as:
In addition to being a part of your patient's medical record, a written report can also be used as:
[html]In addition to being a part of your patient's medical record, a written report can also be used as:

▸ a representation of the care you provided.

▸ a document used for continuous quality improvement.

▸ a legal record.

▸ all of the above.[/ht
Dymondmonae   359   1 Reply
5 years ago
The practice of notifying a receiving hospital of an ambulance's impending arrival began in the:
The practice of notifying a receiving hospital of an ambulance's impending arrival began in the:
The practice of notifying a receiving hospital of an ambulance's impending arrival began in the:

▸ 1970s.

▸ 1980s.

▸ 1990s.

▸ 1960s.
Yeeeee89   486   3 Replies
5 years ago
Which of the following radio waves can penetrate through concrete and steel?
Which of the following radio waves can penetrate through concrete and steel?
Which of the following radio waves can penetrate through concrete and steel?

▸ UHF

▸ ICT

▸ GIS

▸ VHF
emyleepatton   357   1 Reply
5 years ago
All of the following are other technology applications with broadband implications that the national ...
All of the following are other technology applications with broadband implications that the national ...
[html]All of the following are other technology applications with broadband implications that the national EMS communications initiatives have suggested, EXCEPT:

▸ patient multi-vital-signs monitoring.

▸ wire-based speech-to-monitor transcription.
shaerovira   400   3 Replies
5 years ago
How can AACN improve outcomes with seriously injured patients?
How can AACN improve outcomes with seriously injured patients?
[html]How can AACN improve outcomes with seriously injured patients?

▸ Increasing the time it takes for patients to receive definitive trauma care

▸ Predicting the unlikelihood of serious injury among vehicle occupants

▸ Increasing response times
yuknam   383   2 Replies
5 years ago
Paramedics and other EMTs becoming affordable in rural communities and also helping to fill gaps in ...
Paramedics and other EMTs becoming affordable in rural communities and also helping to fill gaps in ...
[html]Paramedics and other EMTs becoming affordable in rural communities and also helping to fill gaps in primary health care services is a concept of:

▸ community paramedicine.

▸ creation of ad hoc databases.

▸ public safety answering points.

▸
Suedyso   369   1 Reply
5 years ago
Failure to stop and render assistance could be perceived by the patient's family or other EMS ...
Failure to stop and render assistance could be perceived by the patient's family or other EMS ...
Failure to stop and render assistance could be perceived by the patient's family or other EMS providers as being:

▸ appropriate.

▸ unnecessary.

▸ unethical.

▸ illegal.
billyhilly   348   1 Reply
5 years ago
You are driving home late one night from a state-to-state interhospital transport. You are still in ...
You are driving home late one night from a state-to-state interhospital transport. You are still in ...
[html]You are driving home late one night from a state-to-state interhospital transport. You are still in the other state driving home at 0200 hours when you come upon a single-vehicle MVC on a deserted stretch of the highway. You stop your ambulance
gcd99br   388   2 Replies
5 years ago
Your paramedic partner is telling you about a situation in which he resuscitated a patient with a ...
Your paramedic partner is telling you about a situation in which he resuscitated a patient with a ...
[html]Your paramedic partner is telling you about a situation in which he resuscitated a patient with a DNR, even though the DNR was present and available to him at the time he began resuscitation. He tells you he is justified because the patient sur
asprague24   399   2 Replies
5 years ago
"Case" law and "judge-made" law are other names for ________ law.
"Case" law and "judge-made" law are other names for ________ law.
"Case" law and "judge-made" law are other names for ________ law.

▸ common

▸ legislative

▸ constitutional

▸ administrative
trancy   364   2 Replies
5 years ago
All of the following are matters of civil law, EXCEPT:
All of the following are matters of civil law, EXCEPT:
All of the following are matters of civil law, EXCEPT:

▸ negligence.

▸ marriage.

▸ homicide.

▸ malpractice.
rizumidancer   344   1 Reply
5 years ago
Most of the laws that OSHA can use to enact regulations and statutes are ________ laws.
Most of the laws that OSHA can use to enact regulations and statutes are ________ laws.
Most of the laws that OSHA can use to enact regulations and statutes are ________ laws.

▸ common

▸ legislative

▸ administrative

▸ constitutional
Dymondmonae   398   2 Replies
5 years ago
Protecting those at risk is an example of a paramedic's ________ duty.
Protecting those at risk is an example of a paramedic's ________ duty.
Protecting those at risk is an example of a paramedic's ________ duty.

▸ ethical

▸ medical-legal

▸ moral

▸ legal
uni67   515   1 Reply
5 years ago
You have responded to a physician's office for a terminal cancer patient in cardiac arrest. The ...
You have responded to a physician's office for a terminal cancer patient in cardiac arrest. The ...
[html]You have responded to a physician's office for a terminal cancer patient in cardiac arrest. The physician says, "This is a chemical code only. Just give the meds, but don't intubate or do CPR." Which of the following should you do?

▸ Tell the
Suedyso   384   2 Replies
5 years ago
A physician has ordered you to give a medication that you believe will harm your patient. Which of ...
A physician has ordered you to give a medication that you believe will harm your patient. Which of ...
[html]A physician has ordered you to give a medication that you believe will harm your patient. Which of the following should you do?

▸ Question the physician, refuse to carry out the order if the physician insists you do so, and document the incide
michlee   367   1 Reply
5 years ago
Which of the following statements about civil suits regarding torts is generally TRUE?
Which of the following statements about civil suits regarding torts is generally TRUE?
[html]Which of the following statements about civil suits regarding torts is generally TRUE?

▸ Intent to harm must be proven.

▸ Guilt must be proven beyond a shadow of a reasonable doubt.

▸ The plaintiff seeks to recover damages from the defendant
achalmers   648   2 Replies
5 years ago
There are ethical and societal limits to the interactions between paramedics or other health care ...
There are ethical and societal limits to the interactions between paramedics or other health care ...
[html]There are ethical and societal limits to the interactions between paramedics or other health care personnel and the patients they serve. These are called:

▸ employment laws.

▸ standard of care.

▸ scope of practice.

▸ professional boundaries
barry1999   326   1 Reply
5 years ago
________ often occurs in patients who have used CNS depressants and results from the patient being ...
________ often occurs in patients who have used CNS depressants and results from the patient being ...
[html]________ often occurs in patients who have used CNS depressants and results from the patient being in a physical position that interferes with his airway or with ventilation.

▸ Excited delirium

▸ Restraint asphyxia

▸
gcd99br   316   3 Replies
5 years ago
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