EMS Chapters 1-4 Questions with Accurate Answers 2024

EMS Chapters 1-4 Questions with Accurate Answers 2024 NHTSA Standards for EMS 1) Regulation and Policy 2) Resource Management 3) HR and Training 4) Transportation 5) Facilities 6) Communications 7) Trauma System 8) Evaluation 9) Public Information 10) Medical Direction Online Medical Direction when we have to call the medical director for permission Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:03 / 0:15 Full screen Offline Medical Direction standing orders; already permitted Specialized Care Facilities Trauma Centers, Burn, Stroke, Cardiac, Labor & Delivery/ Pediatrics, Poison Control Emergency Medical Dispathcers can provide instructions to callers on how to provide emergency care until EMS personnel arrvie Levels of EMS Training 1) Emergency Medical Responder 2) Emergency Medical Technician 3) Advanced EMT 4) Paramedic 5) AEMT-Critical Care *Additional level in/btw Adv. EMT and Paramedic recognized in NYS only* REMEMBER EMS first started in 1790's-Napoleonic Wars Department of Transportation charged with developing EMS standards in 1966 Occupational Exposure Control Plan OSHA standard on bloodborne pathogens (1992) requires infection control be joint responsibility of employer and employee Ryan White CARE Act Allows EMS providers to seek to determine if exposure... Stages of Stress Stage 1: Alarm Reaction (fight or flight) Stage 2: Resistance (coping) Stage 3: Exhaustion (loss of ability to resist or adapt to the stressor)