問題一覧
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The intention of health & safety is to:
Reduce the risk of injuries & illnesses
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According to the Trust Health, Safety & Security policy (2022), an EMT1 must:
Report all incidents & near misses using the correct documentation
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A key point in the Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regualtions 1998 is to:
Ensure work equipment is only used for suitable purposes
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Once a Line manager has been informed of the pregnancy of a staff member, they must:
Perfom a risk assessment on the mother
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Who should an EMT1 approach if they have query about health & safety?
Line manager
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Which of the following best defines reasonably practicable
Weighing a risk against the time & money needed to control it
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You are assisting a patient out of the chair. What equipment is avaliable to help reduce the risk to everyone involved?
Turntable, transfer board & slide sheet
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Why is health & safety considered a dynamic process
Risks & hazards may constantly change after the initial DORA
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What is the main cause of injury to patients or public while in our care
Slips,trips & falls
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Which of the following risks to NWAS staff are increasing
Violence & aggression towards staff
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Your line manager must provide you with an FFP3 mask for
Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome & Avian Flu
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A cough, runny rose, loss of taste & high temp are associated with what infectious disease?
Covid 19
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Which of the following best defines a hazard?
Anything might cause harm
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Staff injury & illness will impact on patient care in which of the following ways
Increased wait times
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You have a responsibility to comply with health & safety regulations. Failure to comply could result in:
Prosecution
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Who should staff initially approach to find out additional health & safety information related to their role
Line manager
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Which of the following best defines a clinical risk
The chance of an adverse outcome resulting from treatment or patient care
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Repetive action or a sudden movement can cause the ‘annulus fibrosus’ to rupture & protrude. What injury does this relate to?
Herinated vertebral disc
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Mid-way through a shift you become unwell, your symptoms are associated with a urinary tract infection. You must:
Inform EOC & report the illness to Carlisle support centre
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Which of the following risks are increased for staff working in the emergency & urgent care setting
The risk of ill health & injury
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When an absence is believed to be attributable to an untoward event occurring at work, as an employee what must you do?
Report to the line manager & complete the Datix within 72hrs
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The Health & safety executive (HSE) proposes a hierarchy of control measures to reduce the risk to the lowest reasonbly practicable level. To do this the employee should:
Eliminate the hazard or use a substitute piece of equipment
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Who should an EMT1 approach if they have a query about health & safety
Line manager
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Risk assessments need to be constantly reviewed. You should ask yourself
Have you or your colleague spotted a problem? & how significant is the risk
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The purpose of health & safety is to:
Prevnent injuries & Illness
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Under health & safety legislation, your employer has numerous responsibilities. Select one of the responsibilities of an EMT1:
Report unsafe ways of working
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Why might a risk asssessment need to change?
When new information presents itself
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Which Health & safety legislation is relevant to the role of an EMT?
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
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Whilst at the ambulance station, performing vehicle checks, a colleague falls out of the ambulance & they sustain a head injury. From the following options, what would the first thing an EMT1 MUST do?
Inform EOC
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In 2015, The Classification labelling & packaging of substances & mixtures (CLP) Regulation was introduced. What does this mean for the organisation in which you work
A pictograms must be displayed on any substances packaging
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Which of the following should be considered when working out a risk?
Likelihood v consequence
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The reason for health & safety at work act is to:
Reduce the risk of work-related ill health
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What is one of the legal responsibilities of an EMT1 in relation to healthy & safety?
Interact with regulators such as the CQC
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When performing a dynamic operational risk assessment (DORA), you should:
Question what could go wrong & who is exposed to the hazard
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Which electronic platform can staff use to find out accurate information regarding health & safety?
Datix
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Which legislation requires employers to prevent or reduce workers exposure to hazardous substances?
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002
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Health & Safety is constantly under review, this is to ensure
New technologies are being used to the maximum potential
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When moving a patient into the ambulance, how could the risk to yourself, your colleague & the patient be minimised?
Use the winch attached to the stretcher
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Which of the following best defines a risk
The chance, high or low, that somebody could harmed by hazards