EMT test 1 chapters 1-15

EMT test 1 chapters 1-15 why is 1966 important - ANSWER DOT charged with devolping EMS standards the white paper was published whats the white paper - ANSWER accidental death and disabilty the neglected disease of modern society state of emergency care was poor many people died on highways and this was a turning point for ems 4 national levels of EMS providers - ANSWER emergency medical responder (first responder) emergency medical technician (emt basic) advanced emergency medical technician (emt intermediate) paramedic (emt paramedic) who is responsible for EMS at federal level - ANSWER DOTs National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA who is responsible for EMS system as a whole - ANSWER medical director who is responsible for care of the patient - ANSWER YOU the EMT pathogen - ANSWER any organism that can cause infection and is contagious parts of scene size up - ANSWER body substance isolation BSI scene safety nature of illness NOI mechanism of injury MOI # of patients additional resources c-spine precautions