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Question 31

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After a particularly disturbing call the previous day, your partner is unusually angry and having a difficult time concentrating on his work. What type of stress reaction would you be suspicious of?

A) Acute stress reaction
B) Post-traumatic stress reaction
C) Physical stress reaction
D) Cumulative stress reaction

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Question 32

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Your supervisor has assigned you the task of designing a program that provides for stress management within the department. Which program would accomplish this task the best?

A) Complementary passes to a local fitness center
B) Mandatory monthly meeting with a mental health counselor
C) Doughnuts and coffee every morning for all EMS personnel
D) Weekly night out for beer, wings, and other snacks at a local eatery

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Question 33

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A patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is complaining of chest pain. In this situation, what personal protective equipment is most appropriate?

A prospective student is interested in becoming an EMT, but is unsure how it will affect his family. He says that his wife is very worried about the danger associated with EMS and has never had to deal with him being gone for 24 hours at a time. Which of the following is the most appropriate response?

Which one of the following actions taken by an EMT illustrates the best effort toward well-being in the field of EMS?

A patient with a history of hepatitis C has called 911 because he has a headache. Given the complaint and medical history, which personal protective equipment is most appropriate?

An EMT has an understanding of the different types of pathogens when she states:

You are by the side of a patient you suspect to be suffering from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) . Which one of the following is the most effective way to prevent transmission of the disease from the patient to you?

You are the first to arrive on the scene of a motor vehicle collision. The scene size-up reveals a tanker truck on its side with an unresponsive driver in the cab. Multiple bystanders are around the cab waving for you to come over and help the driver. Your immediate action should be to:

You are dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on a remote country road. It is night and your scene size-up reveals a heavily damaged car that rolled several times. The driver has been ejected and is lying prone in the middle of the road. In this situation, which one of the following types of protective clothing is it most essential that you don prior to making patient contact?

A shooting at a public mall leaves three people dead and nine injured, several critically. As operations wind down, many rescuers are physically and emotionally upset. Which of the following is most appropriate at this time?

You are accidentally stuck with a needle used to administer a medication to a patient with a known history of hepatitis B. You have already completed your hepatitis B vaccine series. In this case, which of the following statements is true?

A 38-year-old male is complaining of generalized weakness and fatigue. Assessment findings include abdominal pain, fever, and yellowing of the eyes. Given these signs and symptoms, you would be suspicious of:

The practice of protecting yourself from disease transmission through exposure to blood and other body fluids is referred to as:

You have just been instructed to stop emergency care on an unresponsive and pulseless 61-year-old man found by his wife in the bathroom. After telling his wife that there is nothing more that can be done, she erupts in an episode of rage and starts screaming that there must be something else that can be done and you are not doing your job well enough. In this situation, which action is best?

Which one of the following statements best characterizes the reason for wearing a high-visibility safety vest at the scene of a motor vehicle collision?