When En Route to a Call, One of the Paramedic's

question 22

Multiple Choice

When en route to a call, one of the paramedic's chief responsibilities is:

• A) assessing the patient's responsiveness.
• B) preparing the ambulance to accept the patient.
• C) identifying the mechanism of injury or nature of illness.
• D) anticipating scene risks and needs based on dispatch information.

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Definitions:

Compression

The act of pressing together; in geology, it refers to the stress applied to materials causing a decrease in volume or shortening.

Thrust Faulting

A geological process where one rock layer is pushed up over another, often leading to mountain building.

Overriding Plate

The tectonic plate that sits above another plate at a convergent boundary, often responsible for mountain building and volcanic activity.

Ocean-Continent Convergent Boundary

A plate-tectonic boundary where an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, generally expressed by subduction of the oceanic plate beneath the continent.