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NREMT Paramedic Trauma Exam Prep - Question List

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6. Which of the following types of information are not covered by HIPAA and can be shared with local, regional and national databases for education, prevention and quality of care assessment?
  1. Patient demographics
  2. Patient’s mechanism of injury
  3. Treatments rendered by paramedics and hospital staff
  4. Hospital destination
  5. All of the above
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7. According to the National Trauma Triage Protocol, in which of these cases would it be most appropriate to transport to a trauma center?
  1. A 34-year-old female who fell from a rock-climbing wall onto a soft pad. It is suspected she as a closed fracture to her wrist. No loss of consciousness. Stable vital signs.
  2. A 16-year-old male who accidentally amputated his first and second fingers between the first and second knuckle with a rotating saw.
  3. An 84-year-old female, restrained passenger in an MVA with significant damage. Presents ambulatory and complaining only of a nosebleed. Respiratory rate is 22.
  4. A 24-year-old male who fell from a ladder while painting a single story house. No complaints or obvious injuries.
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8. A patient involved in an MVA should be transported to a trauma center if they present with which of these combinations of vital signs and Glasgow coma scale findings?
  1. BP 144/82, HR 122, RR 16, GCS 14
  2. BP 96/40, HR 104, RR 20, GCS 15
  3. BP 112/62, HR 68, RR 16, GCS 15
  4. BP 170/100, HR 102, RR 32, GCS 14
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9. Appropriate for all kinds of trauma care, including those patients who will require lengthy stays or specialty resources, these centers are usually found in major cities and affiliated with a medical school.
  1. Major trauma center
  2. Level III trauma center
  3. Level I trauma center
  4. Acute care trauma center
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10. Which of the following most accurately describes a Level IV trauma center?
  1. Regional resource center focused on definitive management of complex and critically injured patients
  2. Hospital that should always be bypassed with a patient experiencing a traumatic injury
  3. A community hospital that has the ability to resuscitate and surgically stabilize some trauma patients, but will need to transfer more complicated patients
  4. A rural or remote hospital with the training and education to stabilize and preexisting agreements for rapid transfer of trauma patients
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