Paramedic Exam 1

4 levels of National EMS correct answers Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic Requirements that must be met to function at Paramedic Level correct answers Paramedic must successfully complete a comprehensive accredited paramedic education program at the certificate or associates level Traditional and emerging roles of a paramedic correct answers Public Education, Health Promotion, Illness and injury prevention, provide emergency medical care in and out of hospital setting List and describe the various health care settings a paramedic may practice with an expanded scope of practice correct answers Critical Care Transport, Helicopter Air Ambulance, Tactical EMS, Primary Care, industrial Medicine, Sports Medicine, Corrections, and Hospital Emergency Departments Out of hospital/In-hospital component of EMS correct answers Community Training in CPR, 911 Access, EMS/Fire Response, LEO and Social Workers, Nurses, Doctors, Mental health/Rehab services When and where was the first Civilian Ambulance correct answers 1860 in Cincinatti What milestone was in 1960 correct answers CPR was deemed effective When was the first portable defibrillator invented correct answers 1959 What was the importance of the 1966 Accidental Death and Disability correct answers Called the "White Paper", Noted deficiency's in pre-hospital care, created guidelines for future development of EMS system What are the 10 components of EMS system to statewide assessment correct answers Regulation and Policy, Resource Management, HR and training, Transportation, Facilities, Communications, Trauma Systems, Public info and education, Medical Direction, Evaluation Chain of Survival by American Heart Association correct answers Immediate Recognition and activation of EMS, Early CPR, Rapid Defibrillation, Effective ALS, integrated Post-cardiac arrest care General Services Administration-KKK-A-1822 correct answers Type 1 Ambulance has no passageway, type 2 raised van roof, type 3 passageway, type 4 heavy duty Level 1 Trauma correct answers 24/7 University Based, Comprehensive Stroke Center