True or False

You are obligated as a medical professional to refrain from labeling patients and displaying personal biases.

True or False

In an unconscious adult patient, you should assess for a pulse in the carotid artery.

True or False

If it is unclear if the patient needs oxygen, you should avoid giving it until clearer indications arise.

True or False

History-taking may be the only way to determine what the problem is or what may be causing the problem.

True or False

Conscious medical patients will always need a full-body, or head-to-toe examination

True or False

A patient should be transported with lights and sirens activated when there is a life-threatening condition

True or False

Exposure to the virus that causes AIDS is the most feared infection risk for EMTs.

True or False

EMTs can receive a vaccination against HIV to protect them from exposure.

True or False

Chancres from a syphilis infection are commonly located on the face.

True or False

Hepatitis A can only be transmitted from a patient who has an acute infection.

True or False

HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B

True or False

If you are exposed to a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis, you should be tested with a tuberculin skin test to see if you have been infected.

True or False

MRSA is believed to be transmitted from patient to patient via the unwashed hands of health care providers.

True or False

Whooping cough is an airborne disease caused by a virus

True or False

SARS is a serious, potentially life-threatening viral infection caused by a recently discovered family of viruses

True or False

The transmission risk for human with Avian flu is very high

True or False

When examining the neck, you should assess for jugular vein distention and tracheal deviation.

True or False

You should avoid asking family members for information regarding patient allergies and medication

True or False

Cardiac arrest patients should be transported to the closest appropriate facility.

True or False

Differentiating a high-priority transport from low-priority transport is often a skill developed with experieced

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________ _________ may be the result of sickle cell disease or various blood-clotting.

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_______ ________ occurs when you become focused on one aspect of the patient's condition and exclude all others.

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As you approach a patient, you should determine the level of consciousness by using the ______ scale.

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You should assess vital signs every ___ minutes in an unstable patient and every ___ minutes in a stable patient.

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Permission to admintister certain medication is usually obtained from _______ _______.

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A(n) _______ should be used on a patient who is apneic and pulseless

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___________ patients unclude those with altered mental status, airway and breathing difficulties, or any sign of circulatory compromise.

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Modes of transportation ultimately come in two categories: _______ and _______.

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A(n) _______ _________ is a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms within the body.

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__________ refers to inflammation of the liver.

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__________ ___________ is transmitted orally through oral or fecal contamination.

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You should note any _______ ________ along the veins that indicate potential IV drug use when examining the extremities.

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__________ is the strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease.

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_________ is a chronic mycobacterial disease that usually strikes the lungs.

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Patients with a fever, headache, stiff neck, and altered mental status maybe suffering from _________.