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Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice
6th Edition, Volume. 1 – 5, by (Bledsoe)
,Paramedic58Care:58Principles58&58Practice58V.581-
5,586e58(Bledsoe)
Volume5815 8 Introduction58to58Advanced58Prehospital58Care
Chapter5815 8 Introduction58to58Paramedicine
1) What58is58one58of58the58emerging58roles58and58responsibilities58of58a58paramedic58in58the5821st58
century?
A) Third-party58biller
B) Managed58health58care
C) Health58promotion
D) Internet58educatio
n58ANSWER:5 8 C
Diff:581 Page58Ref:584
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 4
2) Safety58inspections,58accident58prevention,58and58medical58screening58of58employees58are58s
ome58of58the58responsibilities58for58paramedics58working58in:
A) industrial58medicine.
B) community58clinics.
C) correctional58institutions.
D) sports58medicin
e.58ANSWER:5 8 A
Diff:581 Page58Ref:588
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 5
,3) Which58of58the58following58best58describes58the58initial58education58program58of58the58paramedi
c?
A) It58addresses58everything58one58needs58to58know58to58practice58paramedicine.
B) It58is58a58rite58of58passage,58but58information58is58inconsistent58with58how58things58really58shoul
d58be58done.
C) It58is58the58base58and58beginning58of58one's58professional58education,58not58the58end.
D) Lectures58prepare58students,58but58all58learning58occurs58on58the58job58during58the58inter
nship58phase.58ANSWER:5 8 C
Diff:581 Page58Ref:585
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 3
4) Which58of58the58following58best58describes58the58paramedic's58professional58obligation?
A) Acceptance58and58adherence58to58a58code58of58professional58ethics58and58etiquette
B) Placing58the58system's58well-being58above58that58of58the58patient
C) Absolute58adherence58to58medical58protocols
D) Following58long-
standing58traditions58in58practice58ANSWER:5 8
A
Diff:582 Page58Ref:586
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 3
, 5) A58major58advance58in58the58education58of58out-of-hospital58was58the:
A) formation58of58the58National58Association58of58Emergency58Medical58Technicians.
B) 200958publication58National58EMS58Services58Education58Standards.
C) passage58of58the58Health58Insurance58Portability58and58Accountability58Act58(HIPAA).
D) establishment58of58the58National58Registry58computer-
based58certification58exam.58ANSWER:58B
Diff:581 Page58Ref:585
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 4
6) Which58of58the58following58statements58about58a58paramedic's58skill58competency58is58TRUE?
A) High-frequency,58low-criticality58skills58should58be58reviewed58often.
B) Low-frequency,58high-criticality58skills58should58be58rarely58reviewed.
C) All58skills58should58be58reviewed58equally,58regardless58of58criticality.
D) Frequent58review58of58infrequently58used58skills58is58critical58to58ensure58co
mpetency.58ANSWER:5 8 D
Diff:581 Page58Ref:585
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 3
7) The58paramedic's58right58to58care58for58patients,58administer58medications,58and58perform58o
ther58related58tasks58falls58on58the58license58of:
A) the58EMS58system58medical58director.
B) the58state58secretary58of58health.
C) the58receiving58hospital58personnel.
D) the58state58medical58direc
tor.58ANSWER:5 8 A
Diff:581 Page58Ref:584
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 4
8) Many58professional58sports58teams58have58found58paramedics58to58be58effective58complements58
Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice
6th Edition, Volume. 1 – 5, by (Bledsoe)
,Paramedic58Care:58Principles58&58Practice58V.581-
5,586e58(Bledsoe)
Volume5815 8 Introduction58to58Advanced58Prehospital58Care
Chapter5815 8 Introduction58to58Paramedicine
1) What58is58one58of58the58emerging58roles58and58responsibilities58of58a58paramedic58in58the5821st58
century?
A) Third-party58biller
B) Managed58health58care
C) Health58promotion
D) Internet58educatio
n58ANSWER:5 8 C
Diff:581 Page58Ref:584
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 4
2) Safety58inspections,58accident58prevention,58and58medical58screening58of58employees58are58s
ome58of58the58responsibilities58for58paramedics58working58in:
A) industrial58medicine.
B) community58clinics.
C) correctional58institutions.
D) sports58medicin
e.58ANSWER:5 8 A
Diff:581 Page58Ref:588
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 5
,3) Which58of58the58following58best58describes58the58initial58education58program58of58the58paramedi
c?
A) It58addresses58everything58one58needs58to58know58to58practice58paramedicine.
B) It58is58a58rite58of58passage,58but58information58is58inconsistent58with58how58things58really58shoul
d58be58done.
C) It58is58the58base58and58beginning58of58one's58professional58education,58not58the58end.
D) Lectures58prepare58students,58but58all58learning58occurs58on58the58job58during58the58inter
nship58phase.58ANSWER:5 8 C
Diff:581 Page58Ref:585
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 3
4) Which58of58the58following58best58describes58the58paramedic's58professional58obligation?
A) Acceptance58and58adherence58to58a58code58of58professional58ethics58and58etiquette
B) Placing58the58system's58well-being58above58that58of58the58patient
C) Absolute58adherence58to58medical58protocols
D) Following58long-
standing58traditions58in58practice58ANSWER:5 8
A
Diff:582 Page58Ref:586
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 3
, 5) A58major58advance58in58the58education58of58out-of-hospital58was58the:
A) formation58of58the58National58Association58of58Emergency58Medical58Technicians.
B) 200958publication58National58EMS58Services58Education58Standards.
C) passage58of58the58Health58Insurance58Portability58and58Accountability58Act58(HIPAA).
D) establishment58of58the58National58Registry58computer-
based58certification58exam.58ANSWER:58B
Diff:581 Page58Ref:585
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 4
6) Which58of58the58following58statements58about58a58paramedic's58skill58competency58is58TRUE?
A) High-frequency,58low-criticality58skills58should58be58reviewed58often.
B) Low-frequency,58high-criticality58skills58should58be58rarely58reviewed.
C) All58skills58should58be58reviewed58equally,58regardless58of58criticality.
D) Frequent58review58of58infrequently58used58skills58is58critical58to58ensure58co
mpetency.58ANSWER:5 8 D
Diff:581 Page58Ref:585
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 3
7) The58paramedic's58right58to58care58for58patients,58administer58medications,58and58perform58o
ther58related58tasks58falls58on58the58license58of:
A) the58EMS58system58medical58director.
B) the58state58secretary58of58health.
C) the58receiving58hospital58personnel.
D) the58state58medical58direc
tor.58ANSWER:5 8 A
Diff:581 Page58Ref:584
Standard:5 8 Preparatory58(EMS58Syste
ms)58Objective:5 8 4
8) Many58professional58sports58teams58have58found58paramedics58to58be58effective58complements58