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,Prehospital Emergency Care, 12thED(Mistovich et al.)
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Chaptersi1s i EmergencysiCaresiSystems,siResearch,siandsiPublicsiHealth
1) Whatsiissiasiprimarysipurposesiofsithesimodern-daysiEMSsisystem?
A) Providesiasimeanssiofsitransportsitosiandsifromsithesihospital
B) Ensuresithatsiallsimemberssiofsisocietysihavesiequalsiaccesssitosihospitals 1
C) Decreasesithesiincidencesiofsideathsiandsidisabilitysirelatedsitosiinjurysiandsiillness
D) Providesiemergencysihealthsicaresiservicessitosimedicallysiunderservedsiarea
ssA
i nswer:s i C
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Objective:s i 1-2
2) Mostsiauthoritiessiagreesithatsithesimodern-
daysiEMSsisystemsievolvedsiaftersithesireleasesiofsiw chdsi ocument?
iu
A) ThesiEmergencysiMedicalsiServicessiActsiofsi1973
B) Thesiw tesipapersi"AccidentalsiDeathsiandsiDisability:siThesiNeglectedsiDiseasesiofsiModernsi
iu
Society"siinsi1966
C) ThesiAmericansiHeartsiAssociation'ssiGuidelinessiforsiCardiacsiResuscitation
D) EmergencysiMedicalsiServices:siAgendasiforsithesiFuture,siinsi199
6sA
i nswer:s i B
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si3
Objective:s i 1-2
3) AnsiEmergencysiMedicalsiRespondersicomessitosiyousiandsistatessithatsihesiwouldsilikesitosiworksifor
si yoursiemergencysi ambulancesiservicesionsiasifull-
timesibasis.siKnowingsithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsP i racticesiModel,si yousiinformsi msiofsiw chsiele
iu iu
ment?
A) Hesiwillsibesiablesitositakesicaresiofsionlysipatientssiwithsinon-life-threateningsicomplaints
B) Hesiwillsifirstsineedsiapprovalsifromsiyoursiambulancesiservice'ssimedicalsidirector
C) HesiwillsibesiablesitosiworksionlysiwithsiansiAdvancedsiEMTsiorsiparamedic
D) HesiwillsifirstsihavesitosibecomesiansiEmergencysiMedicalsiTechnicia
nsAi nswer:s i D
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si6-7
Objective:s i 1-1
4) AssidefinedsibysithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsiPracticesiModel,sithesifoursilevelssiofsiEM
Sspi ractitionerssiinclude:
A) Ambulancesidrivers
B) EMSsimedicalsidirector
C) Paramedics
D) Emergencysimedicalsidispatcherssi
Answer:s i C
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Objective:s i 1-3
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,5) AnsiEmergencysiMedicalsiRespondersi(EMR)siapproachessiyousiandsistatessithatsihesiissiinterestedsii
nsbi ecomingsiansiEMT.siSpecifically,sihesiaskssiwhatsihesiwillsibesiablesitosidosiassiansiEMTsithatsihesicann
otsipresentlysidosiassiansiEMR.siYousirespondsibysisayingsihesiwillsibesiablesito:
A) Administersisomesimedications
B) Assistsiinsiemergencysic ldbirth
iu
C) Usesiansiautomatedsiexternalsidefibrillator
D) Obtainsivitalsisign
ssA
i nswer:s i A
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Objective:s i 1-5
6) Yousihavesibeensidispatchedsiforsiasi61-year-
oldsifemalesiinsicardiacsiarrest.siEmergencysiMedicalsiResponderssi(EMRs)siaresionsiscene.siInsiyoursico
mmunity,siallsiEMSsipractitionerssiaresitrainedsiaccordingsitosithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsiPracticesi
Model.siGivensit s,siw chsitypesiofsicaresidosiyousei xpectsithesiEMRssitosibesiproviding?
iu iu
A) Emergencysimedicationsiadministration
B) Automatedsiexternalsidefibrillation
C) Intravenoussitherapy
D) Readingsiansielectrocardiogramsi
Answer:s i B
Diff:si2 PagesiRef:si6
Objective:s i 1-5
7) AnsiEMTsiwithsiyoursiservicesistatessithatsishesidesiressitosibecomesiasiparamedicsibecausesishesiwantssit
ospi rovidesiadvancedsicare.siUndersithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsiPracticesiModel,siw chsionesiofsithesesit
iu
ypessiofsicaresiwillsishesibesiablesitosiprovidesiassiasiparamedicsithatsishesicannotsiprovidesiassiansiEMT?
A) Automatedsibloodsipressuresimonitoring
B) Assistancesiwithsiemergencysic ldbirth
iu
C) Interfacilitysitransports
D) IVsitherap
ysA
i nswer:s i D
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si7
Objective:s i 1-5
8) W chsistatementsimadesibysiansiEMTsirequiressiimmediatesiinterventionsibysiasisuperiorsiorsithesi
iu
servicesisupervisor?
A) "IsialwayssiwearsimysiseatsibeltsiwheneversiIsiamsiinsithesipatientsicompartmentsiofsithesiambulanc
e,sui nlesssiIsihavesitosiremovesiitsitosicaresiforsiasipatient."
B) "IsidrivesiassifastsiassiIsicansitosigetsitosithesiscenesiofsiansiemergency,siespeciallysiifsiasic ldsiissisicksio
iu
rsii njuredsiaccordingsitosidispatchsiinformation."
C) "WhensiIsiamsidrivingsiwithsilightssiandsisirens,siIsiinstructsimysipartnersithatsihesiwillsineedsitosihandlesia
llsri adiosicommunications."
D) "IsiputsiexamsiglovessionsiforsieverysipatientsiIsicontact,sievensiifsihesiorsishesidoessinotsihavesiasiknownsi
orssi uspectedsiinfectioussidisease."
Answer:s i B
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si9
Objective:s i 1-7
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, 9) W chsistatementsishowssithatsithesiEMTsihassiasigoodsiunderstandingsiofsihersirolesiandsi
iu
responsibilitiessirelatedsitosibeingsiansiEMT?
A) "Thesipatient'ssineedssicomesibeforesianyonesielse'ssineeds."
B) "Atsithesiscenesiofsiansiemergency,simysiresponsibilitysiissitosigetsitosithesipatientsinosimattersiwhat."
C) "Mysisafetysicomessifirst,siandsithensithesipatient'ssisafety."
D) "AssiansiEMT,siIsirecognizesithatsithesipublic'ssisafetysicomessibeforesithesisafetysiofsimesiorsim
yspi artner."
Answer:s i C
Diff:si2 PagesiRef:si8-9
Objective:s i 1-7
10) AnsiambulancesiwithsitwosiEMTssiarrivessiinsifrontsiofsiasihousesiforsiansiunknownsimedicalsiemergen
cy.siOnsiscene,sibystanderssireportsithatsiasifemalesipatientsiwassibeatensibysihersihusbandsiinsithesidrivewa
ysiandsithensidraggedsibacksiintosithesihouse.siTheysistatesithatsithesipatientsiappearedsiunconscioussai ndsiwa
ssibleedingsifromsithesihead.siW chsiactionsiwouldsithesiEMTssiperformsinext?
iu
A) Dosinotsientersithesiscenesiuntilsiitsihassibeensicontrolledsibysilawsienforcement
B) Quietlysientersithesihomesiandsiquicklysimovesithesipatientsitosithesiambulance
C) Removesithesihusbandsifromsithesihouse,sithensiprovidesiemergencysicaresitosithesiwife
D) Entersithesihomesitosiprotectsithesipatientsiw lesiwaitingsiforsithesipolicesitosiarrivesi
iu
Answer:s i A
Diff:si2 PagesiRef:si9
Objective:s i 1-7
11) WhysiissiEMSsiinsiasiuniquesipositionsitosicontributesisignificantlysitosimobilesiintegratedsihealthsicare?
A) EMSsiproviderssiaresifamiliarsiwithsiandsicapablesiofsifunctioningsiinsithesiout-of-
hospitalsei nvironment
B) Ambulancessiaresieasilysiidentified
C) Thesicommunitysitrustssiuniformedsihealthsicaresiproviders
D) EMSsiproviderssiaresifamiliarsiwithsithesimanysiroutessiofsimedicationsiadministratio
nsA
i nswer:s i A
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si17
Objective:s i 1-15
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,Prehospital Emergency Care, 12thED(Mistovich et al.)
iu iu iu iu iu
Chaptersi1s i EmergencysiCaresiSystems,siResearch,siandsiPublicsiHealth
1) Whatsiissiasiprimarysipurposesiofsithesimodern-daysiEMSsisystem?
A) Providesiasimeanssiofsitransportsitosiandsifromsithesihospital
B) Ensuresithatsiallsimemberssiofsisocietysihavesiequalsiaccesssitosihospitals 1
C) Decreasesithesiincidencesiofsideathsiandsidisabilitysirelatedsitosiinjurysiandsiillness
D) Providesiemergencysihealthsicaresiservicessitosimedicallysiunderservedsiarea
ssA
i nswer:s i C
Diff:si2 PagesiRef:si7
Objective:s i 1-2
2) Mostsiauthoritiessiagreesithatsithesimodern-
daysiEMSsisystemsievolvedsiaftersithesireleasesiofsiw chdsi ocument?
iu
A) ThesiEmergencysiMedicalsiServicessiActsiofsi1973
B) Thesiw tesipapersi"AccidentalsiDeathsiandsiDisability:siThesiNeglectedsiDiseasesiofsiModernsi
iu
Society"siinsi1966
C) ThesiAmericansiHeartsiAssociation'ssiGuidelinessiforsiCardiacsiResuscitation
D) EmergencysiMedicalsiServices:siAgendasiforsithesiFuture,siinsi199
6sA
i nswer:s i B
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si3
Objective:s i 1-2
3) AnsiEmergencysiMedicalsiRespondersicomessitosiyousiandsistatessithatsihesiwouldsilikesitosiworksifor
si yoursiemergencysi ambulancesiservicesionsiasifull-
timesibasis.siKnowingsithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsP i racticesiModel,si yousiinformsi msiofsiw chsiele
iu iu
ment?
A) Hesiwillsibesiablesitositakesicaresiofsionlysipatientssiwithsinon-life-threateningsicomplaints
B) Hesiwillsifirstsineedsiapprovalsifromsiyoursiambulancesiservice'ssimedicalsidirector
C) HesiwillsibesiablesitosiworksionlysiwithsiansiAdvancedsiEMTsiorsiparamedic
D) HesiwillsifirstsihavesitosibecomesiansiEmergencysiMedicalsiTechnicia
nsAi nswer:s i D
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si6-7
Objective:s i 1-1
4) AssidefinedsibysithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsiPracticesiModel,sithesifoursilevelssiofsiEM
Sspi ractitionerssiinclude:
A) Ambulancesidrivers
B) EMSsimedicalsidirector
C) Paramedics
D) Emergencysimedicalsidispatcherssi
Answer:s i C
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si6-7
Objective:s i 1-3
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,5) AnsiEmergencysiMedicalsiRespondersi(EMR)siapproachessiyousiandsistatessithatsihesiissiinterestedsii
nsbi ecomingsiansiEMT.siSpecifically,sihesiaskssiwhatsihesiwillsibesiablesitosidosiassiansiEMTsithatsihesicann
otsipresentlysidosiassiansiEMR.siYousirespondsibysisayingsihesiwillsibesiablesito:
A) Administersisomesimedications
B) Assistsiinsiemergencysic ldbirth
iu
C) Usesiansiautomatedsiexternalsidefibrillator
D) Obtainsivitalsisign
ssA
i nswer:s i A
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si6-7
Objective:s i 1-5
6) Yousihavesibeensidispatchedsiforsiasi61-year-
oldsifemalesiinsicardiacsiarrest.siEmergencysiMedicalsiResponderssi(EMRs)siaresionsiscene.siInsiyoursico
mmunity,siallsiEMSsipractitionerssiaresitrainedsiaccordingsitosithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsiPracticesi
Model.siGivensit s,siw chsitypesiofsicaresidosiyousei xpectsithesiEMRssitosibesiproviding?
iu iu
A) Emergencysimedicationsiadministration
B) Automatedsiexternalsidefibrillation
C) Intravenoussitherapy
D) Readingsiansielectrocardiogramsi
Answer:s i B
Diff:si2 PagesiRef:si6
Objective:s i 1-5
7) AnsiEMTsiwithsiyoursiservicesistatessithatsishesidesiressitosibecomesiasiparamedicsibecausesishesiwantssit
ospi rovidesiadvancedsicare.siUndersithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsiPracticesiModel,siw chsionesiofsithesesit
iu
ypessiofsicaresiwillsishesibesiablesitosiprovidesiassiasiparamedicsithatsishesicannotsiprovidesiassiansiEMT?
A) Automatedsibloodsipressuresimonitoring
B) Assistancesiwithsiemergencysic ldbirth
iu
C) Interfacilitysitransports
D) IVsitherap
ysA
i nswer:s i D
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si7
Objective:s i 1-5
8) W chsistatementsimadesibysiansiEMTsirequiressiimmediatesiinterventionsibysiasisuperiorsiorsithesi
iu
servicesisupervisor?
A) "IsialwayssiwearsimysiseatsibeltsiwheneversiIsiamsiinsithesipatientsicompartmentsiofsithesiambulanc
e,sui nlesssiIsihavesitosiremovesiitsitosicaresiforsiasipatient."
B) "IsidrivesiassifastsiassiIsicansitosigetsitosithesiscenesiofsiansiemergency,siespeciallysiifsiasic ldsiissisicksio
iu
rsii njuredsiaccordingsitosidispatchsiinformation."
C) "WhensiIsiamsidrivingsiwithsilightssiandsisirens,siIsiinstructsimysipartnersithatsihesiwillsineedsitosihandlesia
llsri adiosicommunications."
D) "IsiputsiexamsiglovessionsiforsieverysipatientsiIsicontact,sievensiifsihesiorsishesidoessinotsihavesiasiknownsi
orssi uspectedsiinfectioussidisease."
Answer:s i B
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si9
Objective:s i 1-7
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, 9) W chsistatementsishowssithatsithesiEMTsihassiasigoodsiunderstandingsiofsihersirolesiandsi
iu
responsibilitiessirelatedsitosibeingsiansiEMT?
A) "Thesipatient'ssineedssicomesibeforesianyonesielse'ssineeds."
B) "Atsithesiscenesiofsiansiemergency,simysiresponsibilitysiissitosigetsitosithesipatientsinosimattersiwhat."
C) "Mysisafetysicomessifirst,siandsithensithesipatient'ssisafety."
D) "AssiansiEMT,siIsirecognizesithatsithesipublic'ssisafetysicomessibeforesithesisafetysiofsimesiorsim
yspi artner."
Answer:s i C
Diff:si2 PagesiRef:si8-9
Objective:s i 1-7
10) AnsiambulancesiwithsitwosiEMTssiarrivessiinsifrontsiofsiasihousesiforsiansiunknownsimedicalsiemergen
cy.siOnsiscene,sibystanderssireportsithatsiasifemalesipatientsiwassibeatensibysihersihusbandsiinsithesidrivewa
ysiandsithensidraggedsibacksiintosithesihouse.siTheysistatesithatsithesipatientsiappearedsiunconscioussai ndsiwa
ssibleedingsifromsithesihead.siW chsiactionsiwouldsithesiEMTssiperformsinext?
iu
A) Dosinotsientersithesiscenesiuntilsiitsihassibeensicontrolledsibysilawsienforcement
B) Quietlysientersithesihomesiandsiquicklysimovesithesipatientsitosithesiambulance
C) Removesithesihusbandsifromsithesihouse,sithensiprovidesiemergencysicaresitosithesiwife
D) Entersithesihomesitosiprotectsithesipatientsiw lesiwaitingsiforsithesipolicesitosiarrivesi
iu
Answer:s i A
Diff:si2 PagesiRef:si9
Objective:s i 1-7
11) WhysiissiEMSsiinsiasiuniquesipositionsitosicontributesisignificantlysitosimobilesiintegratedsihealthsicare?
A) EMSsiproviderssiaresifamiliarsiwithsiandsicapablesiofsifunctioningsiinsithesiout-of-
hospitalsei nvironment
B) Ambulancessiaresieasilysiidentified
C) Thesicommunitysitrustssiuniformedsihealthsicaresiproviders
D) EMSsiproviderssiaresifamiliarsiwithsithesimanysiroutessiofsimedicationsiadministratio
nsA
i nswer:s i A
Diff:si1 PagesiRef:si17
Objective:s i 1-15
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