You are an EMT treating a patient who has developed a rash and urticaria on her chest and face. If you were to begin treating this patient as a victim of a severe allergic reactions rather than questioning her about previous development of a similar rash, you would be exhibiting an example of:

You are an EMT treating a patient who has developed a rash and urticaria on her chest and face. If you were to begin treating this patient as a victim of a severe allergic reactions rather than questioning her about previous development of a similar rash, you would be exhibiting an example of:

A. an availability bias
B. an illusionary correlation
C. having overconfidence in your judgement
D. an appropriate shortcut to take

Answer: B

The EMT who wants to think like a highly experienced physician tries to do each of the following techniques except:

The EMT who wants to think like a highly experienced physician tries to do each of the following techniques except:

A. organize data in her or his head
B. reflect on what he or she has learned
C. realize that no one strategy works for everything
D. try not to learn from others

Answer: D

If you are an EMT who wants to think like a highly experienced physician in your assessment of patients, you should try to:

If you are an EMT who wants to think like a highly experienced physician in your assessment of patients, you should try to:

A. learn to hate ambiguity
B. utilize a single strategy in all cases
C. understand the limitations of technology and people
D. reflect on what others have learned

Answer: C

You are treating a patient who was found on the floor in the nursing home. It seems evident that he has a fractured hip as he lies on the floor in pain. If you stop the search for diagnosis as soon as you come up with the cause of today's problem, this can lead to:

You are treating a patient who was found on the floor in the nursing home. It seems evident that he has a fractured hip as he lies on the floor in pain. If you stop the search for diagnosis as soon as you come up with the cause of today's problem, this can lead to:

A. missing out on the secondary diagnosis
B. overconfidence and misdiagnosis
C. overestimating the frequency of the problem
D. all of these

Answer: A

The EMT should be skeptical about on condition being the actual cause of another condition a patient presents with. Drawing conclusions about the cause of a diagnosis can lead to a(n):

The EMT should be skeptical about on condition being the actual cause of another condition a patient presents with. Drawing conclusions about the cause of a diagnosis can lead to a(n):

A. anchoring adjustment
B. illusory correlation
C. search satisfying bias
D. availability bias



Answer: B

An EMT recently had a patient with heat stroke. The next time he or she has a patient in a warm environment, the EMT is more likely to think of this as the diagnosis as opposed to more common problems, such as dehydration. This bias is referred to as:

An EMT recently had a patient with heat stroke. The next time he or she has a patient in a warm environment, the EMT is more likely to think of this as the diagnosis as opposed to more common problems, such as dehydration. This bias is referred to as:

A. overconfidence
B. illusory correlation
C. confirmation
D. availability

Answer: D