You respond to a nursing home's call regarding an older patient who fell. During your assessment, you note injuries that are not consistent with the mechanism described. You should: - answer transport the patient and report your suspicions When treating an anxious and uncooperative patient with chest pain, you state, "If you don't settle down, I am going to put a large IV in your arm." What is this an example of? - answer Assault You respond to a call for an 16-year-old boy who injured his arm. As you are assessing the child, he tells you that he does not want you to touch him. His mother tells you to begin treatment and transport the child to the hospital if necessary. What should you do? - answer Continue your assessment and transport if necessary The concept of standard precautions assumes that: - answer every patient is potentially infected or can spread an organism that could be transmitted in the health care setting After several years in EMS, you begin to experience chronic stress. An effective way to deal with this is to: - answer sustain friends or activities outside of EMS You respond to a call for an older woman who has fallen. Upon arrival at the scene, you assess the patient, who is responsive and alert to person, place, time, and event. She states that she does not want to go to the hospital; however, her son requests that you take her. What should you do? - answer Ensure the patient is fully aware of the consequences of refusing treatment A self-motivated AEMT should be able to: - answer discover problems and solve them without someone else's direction Which of the following is NOT a typical warning sign of stress? - answer Increased appetite Physical signs that indicate an emotionally disturbed patient may become violent include all of the following, EXCEPT: - answer large physical stature Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct? - answer HIV cannot enter the bloodstream through intact skin Which of the following foods provides the safest, most reliable source for long-term energy production? - answer Pasta Under which of the following situations would the AEMT NOT have a legal duty to act? - answer You are off duty and encounter a man in cardiac arrest Continuous quality improvement (CQI) involves all of the following components, EXCEPT: - answer negative feedback to those who make mistakes while on a call All of the following are roles and responsibilities of the AEMT, EXCEPT: - answer providing definitive care for the patient's condition You arrive at the scene of an overturned semi-trailer truck. There is an odd odor in the air and you can see material leaking from the truck. After ensuring that fire department and law enforcement personnel are notified, you should: - answer use binoculars to try to read the placard The function of the National Registry of EMTs is to: - answer assess competence through a valid testing process You have just established an IV on a critically injured patient. As you prepare to dispose of the needle in the appropriate container, you get stuck with the needle. You should: - answer report the incident to your supervisor as soon as possible En route to the hospital, a diabetic patient regains partial consciousness. He tells you that he feels fine and that he does not want to go to the hospital. Under these circumstances, you should: - answer assess whether the patient's mental condition is impaired For consent to be informed, the AEMT must: - answer explain the risks and benefits of treatment An AEMT administers 1,000 mL of IV fluid to a patient with severe pulmonary edema and a stable blood pressure. The patient then develops profound respiratory distress and becomes apneic. What is this situation an example of? - answer Gross negligence While triaging patients at a multiple-casualty incident, you encounter a 40-year-old female with an obvious fracture of her right forearm and multiple abrasions to her face and arms. She is responsive and alert and does not appear to have any airway or breathing problems. You note that she is wearing an organ donor bracelet. You should: - answer assign her an appropriate triage category and move to the next patient Which of the following defines your scope of practice within your local response area? - answer Local protocols and standing orders A direct relationship between a patient's injury and the AEMT's actions or inactions is called: - answer proximate cause Which of the following patients has the legal right to refuse treatment? - answer Responsive and alert 45-year-old male with chest pressure Molecules that bind to a cell's receptor and trigger a response by that cell are called: - answer agonists The olfactory nerve (cranial nerve I) is responsible for: - answer smell The semilunar valves of the heart function by: - answer preventing backflow of blood into the ventricles Which two pairs of cranial nerves do NOT exit from the brainstem? - answer Optic and olfactory The __________ nerve innervates the muscles that cause motion of the eyeballs and upper lid - answer oculomotor Which of the following is NOT a lymphatic organ? - answer Liver The primary waste product of metabolism is: - answer carbon dioxide To prevent the tissues from becoming edematous, the __________ system must absorb excess fluid and return it to the central venous circulation - answer lymphatic The myocardium is the only muscle that can generate its own electrical impulses. This process is called: - answer automaticity The chemical neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system is: - answer acetylcholine In the pregnant patient, the secretion of oxytocin causes: - answer uterine smooth muscle contraction