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Emergency Medical Responder: First on the Scene, 11e (Le Baudour)

Chapter 1 Introduction to EMS Systems

1) The term ________ means the chain of human resources and services linked together to provide continuous emergency care from the scene to the medical facility.

• EMT resources
• 911 services
• EMS system
• emergency services

Answer: C

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Objective: 1

2) The Medical Director is a physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for:

• standards, protocols, and evaluation of patient care.
• certification and licensure of EMRs.
• staffing decisions and hiring.
• answering and dispatching 911 calls.

Answer: A

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Objective: 1

3) You have received an order over the phone from the Medical Director to administer oxygen to

the patient. This would be called:

• off-line medical direction.
• on-line medical direction.
• hospital direction.
• EMS coordinator direction.

Answer: B

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Objective: 1

4) The procedures that an Emergency Medical Responder can and must legally provide as care

for a patient are called:

• scope of practice.
• scope of training.
• standard of care.
• standard of training.

Answer: A

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Objective: 1

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2 Copyright © 2019 Pearson Education, Inc.5) Which agency coordinates EMS on a national level and defines all levels of EMS providers?

A) NEMSES

B) AEMT

C) NHTSA

D) NSPM

Answer: C

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Objective: 2

6) One important point where trained and untrained people come together as part of the EMS

system is:

• the 911 service.
• clinical care.
• ambulance response.
• evaluation.

Answer: A

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Objective: 3

7) How many nationally recognized levels of EMS training are covered by the National EMS Education Standards?

• 8
• 2
• 5
• 4

Answer: D

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Objective: 4

8) Which level of EMS education allows the responder to perform cardiac defibrillation?

• Paramedic

B) AEMT

C) EMT

D) EMR

Answer: A

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Objective: 5

9) Which level is considered the minimum level of education and certification for ambulance personnel in most areas of the United States?

• Paramedic

B) AEMT

C) EMT

D) EMR

Answer: C

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10) Many police officers, firefighters, industrial workers, and other public service providers are trained as Emergency Medical Responders because the EMR level is designed specifically for

those who:

• can insert advanced airways and IV lines.
• have the authority to arrest suspects.
• are ambulance personnel.
• may arrive first on the scene.

Answer: D

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Objective: 6

11) The EMS model known as the ________ model is typically operated by a government entity other than the fire department.

• public utility

B) EMS

• paramedic
• hospital-based

Answer: A

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Objective: 7

12) The scope of practice for an EMS provider is defined by ________ statutes and regulations.

• national
• state or local
• professional organization
• medical

Answer: B

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Objective: 8

13) Most 911 calls are automatically directed to a designated ________ operated by a city or county agency with specially trained dispatchers.

• emergency room switchboard.
• fire department.
• public safety answering point (PSAP)
• hospital

Answer: C

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Objective: 9

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4 Copyright © 2019 Pearson Education, Inc.14) Which of the following procedures might be allowed for an Advanced EMT in certain states but not in others?

• Assessment of injury
• Scene safety
• Administration of certain basic medications
• Starting an intravenous line

Answer: D

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Objective: 10

15) Off-line medical direction includes ________ that give the EMS provider permission to administer specific interventions, such as oxygen and medications.

• telephone orders
• medical intervention
• standing orders
• direct intervention

Answer: C

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Objective: 11

16) You are responding to a medical emergency involving a middle-aged man who broke his arm while playing football in the park with some college students. He appears angry and yells random insults at you. What should you do?

• Tell him that you cannot treat him until he treats you with respect.
• Stay calm and overlook his behavior.
• Provide treatment but tell him that he's not hurt badly and to stop complaining.
• Call for police back-up and avoid treating the patient until they arrive.

Answer: B

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Objective: 12

17) In an EMS system, CQI means continuous improvement in the quality of:

• health care products.
• hospital systems.
• protocols and standards.
• patient care.

Answer: D

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Objective: 13

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