EMS DECISION MAKING ACTUAL EXAM 80

EMS DECISION MAKING ACTUAL EXAM |80 +

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

• Why is it important to define roles and responsibilities in a pit crew CPR

scenario?It allows the team leader to take control of all patient care tasks.It eliminates the need for communication among team members.It focuses solely on the rapid assessment of the patient.It ensures that each team member knows their specific tasks, leading to more efficient patient care.

• Why is it important for a team leader in EMS to focus on helping the team

accomplish goals rather than performing all interventions?Focusing on helping the team accomplish goals fosters collaboration and ensures effective patient care.Refraining from direct patient care allows for better decision- making.Commanding the team creates a more structured environment.Performing all interventions is more efficient for patient outcomes.

3. Health care teams that infrequently train and work together:

Are unable to accomplish their tasks Often work better under pressure Can create delays in patient care Need less-explicit verbal direction

• Interpret the EMT's statement about splinting the leg in the context of 1 / 3

teamwork in EMS. What does it reveal about her perspective on patient care? 2 / 3

It reveals that the EMT may not fully appreciate the importance of collaborative goals in patient care.It suggests that the EMT has a lack of trust in the hospital's capabilities.It shows that the EMT believes splinting is unnecessary regardless of the situation.It indicates that the EMT is prioritizing her own judgment over team decisions.

• What must continue throughout the patient care continuum after a

paramedic assumes care of a cardiac arrest patient?ALS interventions are fundamentally more critical than BLS interventions.ALS interventions are the core interventions around which BLS care is provided.The BLS care provided by the EMT is the 'first steps' of ALS care.BLS efforts must continue throughout the patient care continuum.

• Which comes first in EMS decision making?

Data gathering Planning Team communication Data interpretation

• A geriatric female had a syncopal episode while walking up a long flight

of stairs. The patient had just eaten a meal and there is no suspicion of trauma. Which would be an appropriate response by EMTs?Suggest the patient sign a refusal

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