Deck 3: Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic

Question 1

Close attention to detail during patient care reflects which of the following professional attributes?

A) Self-motivation
B) Patient advocacy
C) Empathy
D) Careful delivery of service

Answer 1

Careful delivery of service

Question 2

When en route to a call, one of the paramedic's chief responsibilities is:

A) assessing the patient's responsiveness.
B) preparing the ambulance to accept the patient.
C) identifying the mechanism of injury or nature of illness.
D) anticipating scene risks and needs based on dispatch information.

Answer 2

anticipating scene risks and needs based on dispatch information.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT part of a paramedic's administrative duties?

A) Recordkeeping
B) Station duties
C) Developing interagency relationships
D) Promoting community health

Answer 3

Promoting community health

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of the paramedic's responsibility for community involvement?

A) Teaching the public BLS classes
B) Conducting illness and injury risk surveys
C) Allowing citizens to vote on EMS protocols
D) Helping the public learn how to recognize an emergency

Question 5

The paramedic is responsible for determining the mechanism of injury or nature of the illness when carrying out which of the primary responsibilities?

A) Scene size-up
B) Patient management
C) Patient assessment
D) Response

Question 6

Maintaining paramedic certification through seeking and reporting continuing education is the responsibility of the:

A) state EMS office.
B) paramedic.
C) EMS system.
D) training officer.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of how paramedics support primary care when carrying out their out-of-hospital functions?

A) Transporting all patients to the emergency department
B) Determining the appropriateness of treating on the scene and releasing the patient
C) Refusing to transport patients who do not have potentially life-threatening conditions
D) Transporting to the patient's physician's office, rather than the emergency department

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of professional development?

A) Participating in mentoring activities
B) Reading professional publications
C) Attending refresher and continuing education classes
D) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following professional characteristics is required for patients to trust paramedics to be in their homes and have access to their property and personal information?

A) Patient advocacy
B) Integrity
C) Empathy
D) Leadership

Question 10

During the return to service, one of the paramedic's chief responsibilities is:

A) decontaminating the ambulance.
B) correcting the patient care report.
C) giving a verbal report to the receiving facility personnel.
D) taking care of personal matters before the next call.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the paramedic's primary responsibilities?

A) Patient follow-up
B) Response
C) Returning to service after a call
D) Medical treatment

Question 12

Your patient is a 24-year-old man with a severe closed head injury. He is unresponsive, and his vital signs are unstable. Which of the following is the appropriate receiving facility for this patient?

A) A Level I trauma center
B) A Level III trauma center
C) A Level IV trauma center
D) A Level II trauma center

Question 13

Defending patients, protecting them, and, in general, acting in their best interests are all examples of:

A) leadership.
B) empathy.
C) patient advocacy.
D) integrity.

Question 14

Which of the following is one of the paramedic's primary responsibilities?

A) Accident reconstruction
B) Crowd control
C) Patient disposition
D) Public relations

Question 15

Which of the following professional characteristics is displayed in a paramedic's self-confidence, inner strength, ability to communicate, and willingness to make a decision?

A) Integrity
B) Respect
C) Empathy
D) Leadership

Question 16

Knowing ________ is NOT part of the paramedic's responsibility prior to an EMS call.

A) the nature of illness
B) what resources are available
C) medical protocols
D) how to use communication technology

Question 17

Consoling and offering emotional support to a person who has just seen a loved one die is an example of the professional attribute of:

A) patient advocacy.
B) leadership.
C) empathy.
D) integrity.

Question 18

The paramedic who routinely fails to complete duties and paperwork in a timely manner is most likely lacking which of the following professional attributes?

A) Self-confidence
B) Self-motivation
C) Leadership
D) Integrity

Question 19

Respecting the opinions offered by peers on a call is an example of which professional characteristic?

A) Advocacy
B) Diplomacy
C) Communication
D) Leadership

Question 20

The EMT Code of Ethics was established by which of the following groups?

A) National Association of EMTs (NAEMT)
B) American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
C) National Registry of EMTs (NREMT)
D) National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE)

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT considered an allied health profession?

A) Nursing
B) Paramedicine
C) Respiratory therapy
D) Physical therapy

Question 22

A way for paramedics to determine appropriate injury prevention programs for their community is by using:

A) community self-reports.
B) injury risk surveys.
C) National Science Foundation guidelines.
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.