First Responder EMS Curriculum for Training Centers in Eurasia

First Responder Post-Course Test1. First Responders have the knowledge, skills, and professional attitudes necessary toprovide professional pre-hospital emergency medical care. Which of the following isnot a role of the First Responder?A Scene safetyB Gaining access to the patientC Assessing the patient for illness or injuryD Crime prevention at the scene2. Which of the following is not a responsibility of the First Responder?A Maintaining knowledge and skills through continuing education and refresher coursesB Personal health and safetyC Vehicle extricationD Being the patient’s advocate3. Which statement(s) is/are true?A Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance are all phases in the normalgrieving process.B All First Responders, family members, and bystanders proceed through the stages of thegrieving process in the same order.C The grieving process helps people cope with death.D The First Responder should be focused only on the physical complaints of the patient.E A and C.4. Body substance isolation (BSI) refers to techniques and equipment used by the FirstResponder to prevent infectious disease transmission. Which of the following areconsidered appropriate BSI precautions?A Eye protection/gogglesB GlovesC Hand washingD Preventative immunizationsE All of the above5. Which statement is true regarding scene safety?A The responsibility of the First Responder is to assess and treat the patient, regardless ofthe scene’s safety.B The patient’s safety takes priority over the safety of the First Responder or bystanders.C Assessing scene safety is not the responsibility of the First responder.D If the scene is not safe, make it safe. Otherwise, do not enter the scene.First Responder EMS Curriculum/AIHA, July 2002 393