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What's the difference between Certification and Licensure? ✔Correct Answer-Certification=
An exam used by a school to ensure health care providers have at least some basic level of
knowledge and skill
Licensure= A process by which the ACP ensures competency in an examination setting
When were motorized vehicles used to provide care for the wounded? ✔Correct Answer-
WW1 and WW2
When did advancements occur in the caring of immediate trauma patients? ✔Correct
Answer-Korean and Vietnamese war
When did helicopter extrication originally occur? ✔Correct Answer-Korean War
What was the "White paper" ✔Correct Answer-Created in the states it was a paper about
how lacking the prehospital treatment was in the United States
What was the college of paramedics originally called ✔Correct Answer-APPA
What are the primary and secondary roles of EMS? ✔Correct Answer-Primary= Patient care
Secondary= Fire ground support
What are the primary and secondary roles of Fire/Rescue? ✔Correct Answer-Primary= Fire
suppression and rescue
Secondary= Patient care, gaining access and extrication
What are the Primary and Secondary functions of Police? ✔Correct Answer-Primary= Scene
control
Secondary= Assist with patient care, scene investigation
How long is a PCP course? ✔Correct Answer-240 hours
What is a PSA? ✔Correct Answer-Primary service Area
In terms of ALS, what can a PCP do? ✔Correct Answer--Iv therapy
, -Advanced airway adjuncts
-Administration of limited number of medications
How long is an ACP course? ✔Correct Answer-800-1500 hours
What is the public safety access point for EMS? ✔Correct Answer-Dialing 911
What does an enhanced system provide? ✔Correct Answer-Address, phone number of the
caller,
Who conducts evaluations and quality control on EMS work? ✔Correct Answer-Medical
director
What are the 3 types of errors made in EMS? (Don't define them) ✔Correct Answer-Skill-
Based failure
Rule-Based Failure
Knowledge-Based failure
Define skill based failure: ✔Correct Answer-Failures of action, or unintentional actions.
Ex: Slips of action and lapses of memory
Lapses of memory are what type of error? ✔Correct Answer-Skill based
Define rule based errors: ✔Correct Answer-Actions that match intentions, but do not achieve
their intended outcome due to incorrect application of a rule
Define a knowledge based failure ✔Correct Answer-Actions which are intended but do not
achieve the intended outcome due to knowledge deficits
What is a primary prevention? ✔Correct Answer-Focuses on preventing an injury or illness
from occuring
What is a secondary prevention? ✔Correct Answer-Focuses on mitigating the damage done if
an injury or illness is to take place
List 4 things EMS can do to help with public education ✔Correct Answer-1. One on one after
an accident
2. Going to local schools