Quiz

QUIZ

1. What prehospital provider provides the highest level of service in managing the patient in the field?

A. EMR B. Paramedic C. AEMT D. EMT-I

Answer: b. The paramedic has completed a 2-year program of training and can provide a wide range of services to help patients with many different kinds of medical emergencies.

2. What is true of the Anglo-American EMS system, rather than the Franco-

German EMS system?

A. It is physician-led B. Patients are treated extensively at the scene C. Patients enter the hospital through the emergency department D. Fewer patients are transported

Answer: c. The Anglo-American EMS system is led by paramedics. Most of the care is done in the emergency department with most patients who need treating getting transported.

3. What is most involved when an EMT practices the ethical principle of justice?

A. They seek not to harm the patient B. They provide them with dignity and respect C. They do what is most beneficial to the patient D. They treat patients without regard to gender, race, or socioeconomic status

Answer: d. Justice means you treat the patient without regard to gender, race, religion, or socioeconomic status.

4. What duty to the patient involves using a GPS system en route?

A. Primum non nocere B. Duty to act C. Duty to respond D. Duty to perform a complete assessment

Answer: c. The duty to respond involves doing what you can to safely get to the patient, even if it involves using GPS in order to find the patient s residence or location.

5. What is the best option for dealing with a significant language barrier?

A. Use gestures to get your point across B. Speak as slowly as possible C. Use a family member or spouse as an interpreter D. Use an on-call interpreter for your organization

Answer: d. Because of the complexities of medical care, you will need to converse with the patient. This means using an on-call interpreter for your organization or hospital. You should not use family or friends as interpreters because of confidentiality.

6. What is the risk of giving healthcare advice to someone who experiences fatalism with regard to healthcare?

A. The patient will not understand what you have explained to them B. The patient will not believe that interventions will help C. The patient will want to pray for miraculous cures D. There is rarely a problem because these patients usually follow authority

Answer: b. The patient who experiences fatalism will not follow directions because they do not believe that interventions will help.

7. What disease is most likely to lead to significant illness in the black population by virtue of their genetics?

A. Mental illness B. Hypertension C. Atherosclerosis D. Diabetes

Answer: b. Hypertension is more common in the black or African population, which leads to an increased risk of strokes.

8. In which culture can you expect to see a problem with pica?

A. African B. Middle Eastern C. Asian D. Latino

Answer: a. Pica, which is the eating of non-nutritive substances, is a problem mainly among black women in the African or AfricanAmerican culture.

9. Which religion has prohibition against using the left hand for clean practices like eating?

A. Jehovah’s Witness B. Hinduism C. Buddhism D. Orthodox Judaism

Answer: b. Hindus believe that the left hand is used for toileting and other unclean practices and the right hand is used for clean practices like eating and shaking hands.

10. When is the Jewish sabbath, when only life-saving work should be done?

A. Fridays B. Saturday from morning to night C. From Friday night to Saturday night D. From Saturday night to Sunday night

Answer: c. The Jewish sabbath is from Friday at sundown to Saturday at sundown.