EMT Chapter 4 EMS Systems

Ethnocentrism is defined as:

Which of the following types of questions allow for the most detailed response?

Which of the following statements regarding a patient refusal is correct?

Which of the following incidents does NOT require a report to be filed with local authorities?

When you are communicating with an older patient, it is important to remember that:

Which of the following statements regarding a "dedicated line" is correct?

When providing a patient report via radio, you should protect the patient's privacy by:

You are providing care to a 61-year-old female complaining of chest pain that is cardiac in origin. Your service utilizes a multiplex communication system. You wish to transmit the patient's electrocardiogram to the hospital. In order to accomplish this, you must:

A 4-year-old boy had an apparent seizure. He is conscious and calm and is sitting on his mother's lap. His father is sitting in a nearby chair. The child's mother suddenly begins crying uncontrollably, which causes the child to start crying. You should:

Which of the following statements is NOT appropriate to document in the narrative section of a PCR?

When relaying patient information via radio, communications should be:

You are caring for a 56-year-old male patient complaining of abdominal pain. Your service has recently switched to an electronic PCR system (ePCR). When completing the ePCR, it is important to be aware that:

You are transporting a 54-year-old male in respiratory arrest. An EMR is driving the ambulance as you and your partner are caring for the patient. Which of the following is the MOST logical way of notifying the hospital?

Which of the following will help improve radio communications?

Effective therapeutic communication skills require _________.

Communicating with patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can be facilitated by doing all of the following, EXCEPT:

As you are wheeling your patient through the emergency department doors, you receive another call for a major motor vehicle crash. You should:

You could be sued for ___________ if your radio report to the hospital describes the patient in a manner that injures his or her reputation.

During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question immediately. You should:

Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should: