A patient's refusal of EMS treatment and/or transport must be:
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an informed refusal.
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After receiving online orders from medical control to perform a patient care intervention, you should:
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repeat the order to medical control word for word.
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At the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you determine that there are two critically injured patients and that another ambulance is needed. You attempt to contact the dispatcher with your portable radio but are unsuccessful. You should:
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use the mobile radio in the ambulance to contact dispatch.
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During the alert and dispatch phase of EMS communications, the dispatcher's responsibilities include all of the following, EXCEPT:
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discouraging the caller from providing care until the EMS unit arrives.
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General guidelines for effective radio communications include all of the following, EXCEPT:
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using 10 codes to ensure radio traffic confidentiality.
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Immediately after being dispatched to a residence for an elderly patient with diabetic complications, you should:
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confirm with dispatch that you received the call information.
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Information included in a radio report to the receiving hospital should include all of the following, EXCEPT:
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a preliminary diagnosis of the patient's problem.
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The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
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gives an oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
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Which of the following has the weakest transmission signal and, as a result, is LEAST likely to be heard by the party being called?
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Hand held portable radio.
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Which of the following is NOT a function of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)?
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Maintaining communications equipment on the ambulance
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Which type of communications equipment functions as a radio receiver and searches across several frequencies?
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Scanner
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You and your partner are attempting to resuscitate a middle-aged female in cardiac arrest. Because of the remote geographic location, you are unable to contact medical control. What should you do?
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Follow locally established protocols or standing orders.
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You are caring for a 52-year-old man who complains of chest discomfort. The patient is a retired paramedic and is very anxious because he thinks he is having a heart attack. Which of the following statements would be appropriate?
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"It is possible that you are experiencing a heart attack. I am going to give you four baby aspirin to chew and swallow."
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You are dispatched to the residence of an Asian family for a child with a high fever. When you assess the child, you note that he has numerous red marks on his back. The child's parents explain that these marks represent coining—a traditional Asian healing practice in which hot coins are rubbed on the back. You should:
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document this finding on your patient care report and advise the emergency department staff of what the child's parents told you.
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