Exam 1: Introduction to Paramedicine

Which of the following is not typically addressed in a code of ethics?

Which of the following is NOT derived from three distinct cell lines seen during early embryonic development?

What is the term for the ability of a drug to initiate biological activity as a result of binding to a receptor site?

In addition to giving emergency instruction to the caller, a dispatcher can also use prearrival instructions to: 1. comfort a distressed caller. 2) elicit additional information. 3) provide emotional support. 4) coordinate responders.

Your patient is a 46-year-old with a history of pancreatitis. He has had abdominal pain and vomiting for 24 hours. The ED physician requests that you initiate an IV for rehydration. You will be using a 15 drops/mL infusion set to administer 250 mL of 5 percent dextrose in 0.9 percent NS per hour. What drip rate (at drops/minute) is needed to deliver the fluids at this rate?

Which of the following drugs are often found in both topical and oral nasal decongestants?

The narrative format that focuses on immediate management of a variety of patient problems is called:

Any occurrence in which blood or body fluids contact non-intact skin or mucous membranes is considered a(n):

Which of the following is a knowledge-based failure of patient safety?

Which of the following medications prevents coagulation by antagonizing the effects of vitamin K?

Which of the following is the publication that first focused attention on the deficiencies in prehospital emergency care?

The ________ is a brief paragraph that summarizes the need for the study, the research methods used, and the results encountered.

The abnormal or disordered growth of a cell from rapid preproduction is known as:

EMT-P Smith came to work feeling very tired and decided to nap before doing his equipment and vehicle checklist. After about 45 minutes the tones went off, and EMT-P Smith and his EMT-B partner, Jones, were dispatched for a seizure. The patient was still actively seizing when they arrived at the scene. Smith discovered that the previous shift had used all the Valium and failed to replace it. As a result, Smith could administer no medication to stop the seizure. Ultimately, the patient stopped seizing and suffered no apparent adverse consequences. Which of the following elements to establish negligence is missing in this case?

The federal agency that controls and regulates nongovernmental communications is the:

Which of the following veins is NOT a site of peripheral venous access?

Which of the following is TRUE in the event that off-duty paramedics provide advanced life-support interventions at an emergency scene?

Shock can best be described as:

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the KKK specifications?

Which of the following radio waves can penetrate through concrete and steel?