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Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
Volume 1: Introduction to Advanced Pre-hospital Care
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 15
,Table of contents:
CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Paramedicine
CHAPTER 2: EMS Systems
CHAPTER 3: Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic
CHAPTER 4: Workforce Safety and Wellness
CHAPTER 5: EMS Research
CHAPTER 6: Public Health
CHAPTER 7: Medical/Legal Aspects of Out-of-Hospital Care
CHAPTER 8: Ethics in Paramedicine
CHAPTER 9: EMS Systems and Communications
CHAPTER 10: Documentation
CHAPTER 11: Pathophysiology
CHAPTER 12: Human Lifespan Development
CHAPTER 13: Emergency Pharmacology
CHAPTER 14: Intravenous Access and Medication Administration
CHAPTER 15: Airway Management and Ventilation
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Chapter q1: q Introduction qto
qParamedicine
1) qWhat qis qone qof qthe qemerging qroles qand qresponsibilities qof qa qparamedic qin qthe q21st
A)qcentury?
qThird-party qbiller
B) qManaged qhealth qcare
C) qHealth qpromotion
D) qInternet qeducation
Answer: q C
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q4
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q4
2) qSafety qinspections, qaccident qprevention, qand qmedical qscreening qof qemployees qare qsome qof
qthe
responsibilities qfor qparamedics q working qin:
A) qindustrial qmedicine.
B) qcommunity qclinics.
C) qcorrectional qinstitutions.
D) qsports qmedicine.
Answer: q A
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q8
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q5
3) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qbest qdescribes qthe qinitial qeducation qprogram qof qthe
A)qparamedic?
qIt qaddresses qeverything qone qneeds qto qknow qto qpractice qparamedicine.
B) qIt qis qa qrite qof qpassage, qbut qinformation qis qinconsistent qwith qhow qthings qreally qshould qbe
qdone.
C) qIt qis qthe qbase qand qbeginning qof qone's qprofessional qeducation, qnot qthe qend.
D) qLectures qprepare qstudents, qbut qall qlearning qoccurs qon qthe qjob qduring qthe qinternship
qphase.
Answer: q C
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q5
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective:
4 ) qWhich qof q3 qthe qfollowing qbest qdescribes qthe qparamedic's qprofessional
A)qobligation?
qAcceptance qand qadherence qto qa qcode qof qprofessional qethics qand
qetiquette
B) qPlacing qthe qsystem's qwell-being qabove qthat qof qthe qpatient
C) qAbsolute qadherence qto qmedical qprotocols
D) qFollowing qlong-standing qtraditions qin qpractice
Answer: q A
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q6
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q3
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5) qA qmajor qadvance qin qthe qeducation qof qout-of-hospital qwas
A)qthe:
qformation qof qthe qNational qAssociation qof qEmergency qMedical qTechnicians.
B) q2009 qpublication qNational qEMS qServices qEducation qStandards.
C) qpassage qof qthe qHealth qInsurance qPortability qand qAccountabilityqAct q(HIPAA).
D) qestablishment qof qthe qNational qRegistry qcomputer-based qcertification qexam.
Answer: q B
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q5
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q4
6) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qstatements qabout qa qparamedic's qskill qcompetency qis
A)qTRUE?
qHigh-frequency, qlow-criticality qskills qshould qbe qreviewed qoften.
B) qLow-frequency, qhigh-criticality qskills qshould qbe qrarely qreviewed.
C) qAll qskills qshould qbe qreviewed qequally, qregardless qof qcriticality.
D) qFrequent qreview qof qinfrequently qused qskills qis qcritical qto qensure
qcompetency.
Answer: q D
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q5
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q3
7) qThe qparamedic's qright qto qcare qfor qpatients, qadminister qmedications, qand qperform qother
qrelated
tasks qfalls qon qthe qlicense qof:
A) qthe qEMS qsystem qmedical qdirector.
B) qthe qstate qsecretary qof qhealth.
C) qthe qreceiving qhospital qpersonnel.
D) qthe qstate qmedical qdirector.
Answer: q A
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q4
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q4
8) qMany qprofessional qsports qteams qhave qfound qparamedics qto qbe qeffective qcomplements qto
A)qtheir:
qteam qphysicians.
B) qphysical qtherapists.
C) qathletic qtrainers.
D) qrehabilitation qprograms.
Answer: q C
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q8
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q5
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Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
Volume 1: Introduction to Advanced Pre-hospital Care
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 15
,Table of contents:
CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Paramedicine
CHAPTER 2: EMS Systems
CHAPTER 3: Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic
CHAPTER 4: Workforce Safety and Wellness
CHAPTER 5: EMS Research
CHAPTER 6: Public Health
CHAPTER 7: Medical/Legal Aspects of Out-of-Hospital Care
CHAPTER 8: Ethics in Paramedicine
CHAPTER 9: EMS Systems and Communications
CHAPTER 10: Documentation
CHAPTER 11: Pathophysiology
CHAPTER 12: Human Lifespan Development
CHAPTER 13: Emergency Pharmacology
CHAPTER 14: Intravenous Access and Medication Administration
CHAPTER 15: Airway Management and Ventilation
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q
Chapter q1: q Introduction qto
qParamedicine
1) qWhat qis qone qof qthe qemerging qroles qand qresponsibilities qof qa qparamedic qin qthe q21st
A)qcentury?
qThird-party qbiller
B) qManaged qhealth qcare
C) qHealth qpromotion
D) qInternet qeducation
Answer: q C
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q4
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q4
2) qSafety qinspections, qaccident qprevention, qand qmedical qscreening qof qemployees qare qsome qof
qthe
responsibilities qfor qparamedics q working qin:
A) qindustrial qmedicine.
B) qcommunity qclinics.
C) qcorrectional qinstitutions.
D) qsports qmedicine.
Answer: q A
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q8
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q5
3) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qbest qdescribes qthe qinitial qeducation qprogram qof qthe
A)qparamedic?
qIt qaddresses qeverything qone qneeds qto qknow qto qpractice qparamedicine.
B) qIt qis qa qrite qof qpassage, qbut qinformation qis qinconsistent qwith qhow qthings qreally qshould qbe
qdone.
C) qIt qis qthe qbase qand qbeginning qof qone's qprofessional qeducation, qnot qthe qend.
D) qLectures qprepare qstudents, qbut qall qlearning qoccurs qon qthe qjob qduring qthe qinternship
qphase.
Answer: q C
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q5
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective:
4 ) qWhich qof q3 qthe qfollowing qbest qdescribes qthe qparamedic's qprofessional
A)qobligation?
qAcceptance qand qadherence qto qa qcode qof qprofessional qethics qand
qetiquette
B) qPlacing qthe qsystem's qwell-being qabove qthat qof qthe qpatient
C) qAbsolute qadherence qto qmedical qprotocols
D) qFollowing qlong-standing qtraditions qin qpractice
Answer: q A
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q6
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q3
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5) qA qmajor qadvance qin qthe qeducation qof qout-of-hospital qwas
A)qthe:
qformation qof qthe qNational qAssociation qof qEmergency qMedical qTechnicians.
B) q2009 qpublication qNational qEMS qServices qEducation qStandards.
C) qpassage qof qthe qHealth qInsurance qPortability qand qAccountabilityqAct q(HIPAA).
D) qestablishment qof qthe qNational qRegistry qcomputer-based qcertification qexam.
Answer: q B
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q5
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q4
6) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qstatements qabout qa qparamedic's qskill qcompetency qis
A)qTRUE?
qHigh-frequency, qlow-criticality qskills qshould qbe qreviewed qoften.
B) qLow-frequency, qhigh-criticality qskills qshould qbe qrarely qreviewed.
C) qAll qskills qshould qbe qreviewed qequally, qregardless qof qcriticality.
D) qFrequent qreview qof qinfrequently qused qskills qis qcritical qto qensure
qcompetency.
Answer: q D
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q5
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q3
7) qThe qparamedic's qright qto qcare qfor qpatients, qadminister qmedications, qand qperform qother
qrelated
tasks qfalls qon qthe qlicense qof:
A) qthe qEMS qsystem qmedical qdirector.
B) qthe qstate qsecretary qof qhealth.
C) qthe qreceiving qhospital qpersonnel.
D) qthe qstate qmedical qdirector.
Answer: q A
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q4
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q4
8) qMany qprofessional qsports qteams qhave qfound qparamedics qto qbe qeffective qcomplements qto
A)qtheir:
qteam qphysicians.
B) qphysical qtherapists.
C) qathletic qtrainers.
D) qrehabilitation qprograms.
Answer: q C
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q8
Standard: q Preparatory q(EMS qSystems)
Objective: q5
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