EMT Ch 1-4 (JB Learning) Questions With Complete Solutions

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a _________ correct answer: System 4 training and licensure levels correct answer: EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic NHTSA correct answer: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) correct answer: A method of delivering health care which involves providing health care within the community rather than at a physician's office or hospital. What is the primary job of the EMT? correct answer: Provide appropriate medical care. Stress correct answer: any event, thought, or action perceived as a threat As an EMT you must focus on correct answer: 1.Personal safety 2.Scene Safety 3.Patient care What happens after you eat a large meal? correct answer: Blood is not available for the digestive process communicable disease correct answer: a disease that is spread from one host to another Pathogen correct answer: a microorganism capable of causing disease Contamination correct answer: The presence of infectious organisms on/into objects Transmission correct answer: The way an infectious disease is spread Types of Transmissions: correct answer: contact airborne food borne vectorborne