Jurisprudence EMS| Exam 2025/2026| Test Questions and Answers| Solved
A General Trauma Facility is a facility that - Answer ✔✔ - Is equivalent to meeting the
criteria for level 3 and level 4 trauma facilities
Abandonment is - Answer ✔✔ - Leaving a patient without appropriate medical care once
patient contact has been made or turning over the care to an individual of lesser education
when advanced treatment has been started
A certificate is - Answer ✔✔ - Emergency medical service personnel with current
certification from the Texas Department of State Health Services
A hospital that has successfully completed the designation process, is capable of
stabilization and/or definitive treatment of critically injured persons and actively
participates in a regional EMS/trauma system - Answer ✔✔ - Trauma facility
The assistance and management given to health care providers and/or entities involved in
regional EMS/trauma systems planning by a physician or group of physicians designated to
provide technical assistance - Answer ✔✔ - Medical Oversight
With regards to EMS and hospital, "bypass" means - Answer ✔✔ - Direction given to an
EMS provider either by direct/on-line control, or predetermined triage criteria, to bypass
the nearest hospital for the most appropriate hospital/trauma facility.
A designated infection control officer is considered: - Answer ✔✔ - A designated officer
who serves as a liaison between the employers employees who have been or believe they
have been exposed to a potentially life threatening infectious disease by a person who was
treated and/or transported by the EMS provider
, A diversion in reference to EMS and hospitals means: - Answer ✔✔ - A procedure put into
effect by a trauma facility to ensure appropriate patient care when that facility is unable to
provide the level of care demanded by a trauma patient's injuries or when the facility has
temporarily exhausted its resources
A unit specially organized to provide coordinated emergency medical response operations
systems during large scale EMS incidents - Answer ✔✔ - Emergency Medical Task Force
A ______ is an emergency medical services personnel with current certification from the
Texas Department of State Health Services - Answer ✔✔ - Certificant
What is the minimum staffing requirement for a Basic Life Support (BLS) with Mobile
Intensive Care Unit (MICU) capability authorized ambulance when operating at a BLS level?
- Answer ✔✔ - Two Emergency Care Attendants
Protocols must have all of the following items - Answer ✔✔ - 1. A signature with an
effective date
2. The protocols from the medical director
3. Delegated procedures for each EMS
4. Certification or license level utilized by the provider
5. Geographic and duty status of personnel
What is the length of time a provider has to provide a completed patient care report to the
receiving facility? - Answer ✔✔ - 24 hours
How long is an EMS service/provider license effective? - Answer ✔✔ - Two years
A General Trauma Facility is a facility that - Answer ✔✔ - Is equivalent to meeting the
criteria for level 3 and level 4 trauma facilities
Abandonment is - Answer ✔✔ - Leaving a patient without appropriate medical care once
patient contact has been made or turning over the care to an individual of lesser education
when advanced treatment has been started
A certificate is - Answer ✔✔ - Emergency medical service personnel with current
certification from the Texas Department of State Health Services
A hospital that has successfully completed the designation process, is capable of
stabilization and/or definitive treatment of critically injured persons and actively
participates in a regional EMS/trauma system - Answer ✔✔ - Trauma facility
The assistance and management given to health care providers and/or entities involved in
regional EMS/trauma systems planning by a physician or group of physicians designated to
provide technical assistance - Answer ✔✔ - Medical Oversight
With regards to EMS and hospital, "bypass" means - Answer ✔✔ - Direction given to an
EMS provider either by direct/on-line control, or predetermined triage criteria, to bypass
the nearest hospital for the most appropriate hospital/trauma facility.
A designated infection control officer is considered: - Answer ✔✔ - A designated officer
who serves as a liaison between the employers employees who have been or believe they
have been exposed to a potentially life threatening infectious disease by a person who was
treated and/or transported by the EMS provider
, A diversion in reference to EMS and hospitals means: - Answer ✔✔ - A procedure put into
effect by a trauma facility to ensure appropriate patient care when that facility is unable to
provide the level of care demanded by a trauma patient's injuries or when the facility has
temporarily exhausted its resources
A unit specially organized to provide coordinated emergency medical response operations
systems during large scale EMS incidents - Answer ✔✔ - Emergency Medical Task Force
A ______ is an emergency medical services personnel with current certification from the
Texas Department of State Health Services - Answer ✔✔ - Certificant
What is the minimum staffing requirement for a Basic Life Support (BLS) with Mobile
Intensive Care Unit (MICU) capability authorized ambulance when operating at a BLS level?
- Answer ✔✔ - Two Emergency Care Attendants
Protocols must have all of the following items - Answer ✔✔ - 1. A signature with an
effective date
2. The protocols from the medical director
3. Delegated procedures for each EMS
4. Certification or license level utilized by the provider
5. Geographic and duty status of personnel
What is the length of time a provider has to provide a completed patient care report to the
receiving facility? - Answer ✔✔ - 24 hours
How long is an EMS service/provider license effective? - Answer ✔✔ - Two years
