Exam 1: Introduction to Paramedicine

An important distinction between analgesics and anesthetics is:

Which of the following are likely subjects of standing orders or protocols?

In many situations it is unethical to withhold treatment from a group simply for the purposes of experimentation. As a result, a(n) ________ study must be done.

Which of the following medications is a loop diuretic?

The FDA's classification of a drug's treatment or therapeutic potential as "P" means that the drug:

Progressively deeper, faster breathing alternating gradually with shallow, slower breathing is called:

A major concern during the administration of an alpha agonist is infiltration, because it may cause:

The most important Standard Precaution the EMS provider can employ as an infection control practice is to:

By which of the following routes will medication have the quickest onset of action?

Which of the following catheters would allow the greatest volume of fluid to be delivered in a given period?

Fibrinolytics achieve their therapeutic action by:

The general term for creating, storing, and using energy in the body is:

Advantages of a nasopharyngeal airway include all of the following, EXCEPT:

Which of the following types of records provides the basis for continuous improvement of patient care in the EMS system?

Which of the following is NOT a component of a civil suit?

Chemoreceptors could be stimulated when which one of the following chemical imbalances occurs?

Which of the following procedures would you use for dealing with a backboard contaminated with blood?

Which class of hormones is NOT synthesized and secreted by the adrenal cortex?

Which of the following is considered the body's "first line of defense" when preventing infection and injury?

Which of the following causes the greatest hazard for EMS personnel?