CORRECT AND WELL DETAILED
1.American Heart Association protocols are based on : A.
Evidence- Based Research
2.As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest
pain based on:: B. Medical director approval
3.National guidelines for EMS care are intended to .:
D.provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United
States
4.Online medical control requires .: A. phone or radio contact
with the medical director
5.Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on .: C.
EMS research
6.The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is called
: A. time management
, 7.The ability to take appropriate action with little direction is known as
: A. self-motivation
8.The ability to understand others and have them understand you is known as :
B. communication
9.The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more im- portant
than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is
based MOSTLY on:: C. EMS research.
10.The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according to
.: D. HIPAA
11.What is an EMT's primary service area?: C. The main area in which the EMS
agency operates
12.What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field?: C. Follow the agency's
written protocols
13.Which of the following courses requires about 150 hours of training?: A. EMT
14.Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical
services (EMS)?: A. A team of health care professionals who are respon-