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Volume 1 Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Paramedicine
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1) What is oneofthe emerging roles and responsibilities ofa paramedic in the 21st century?
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2) Safety inspections, accident prevention, and medicalscreening ofemployees are some ofthe
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D) sportsmedicine. v
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3) Which ofthe following best describes the initialeducation programofthe paramedic?
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A) It addresses everything one needs to knowto practice paramedicine.
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B) It is a rite ofpassage, but information is inconsistent with how things reallyshould be done.
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C) It is the base and beginning ofone's professional education, not the end.
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D) Lectures prepare students, but all learning occurs on the jobduring the internship phase.
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4) Which ofthe followingbest describes the paramedic's professionalobligation?
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B) Placingthe system's well-being above that ofthe patient
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C) Absolute adherence to medicalprotocols v v v v
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, 5) A major advance inthe education of out-of-hospitalwas the:
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A) formation ofthe National Association of EmergencyMedicalTechnicians. v v v v v v v v
B) 2009 publication National EMS Services Education Standards.
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C) passage ofthe Health Insurance Portabilityand AccountabilityAct (HIPAA). v v v v v v v v v
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6) Which ofthe following statements about aparamedic's skillcompetency is TRUE?
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A) High-frequency, low-criticalityskills should be reviewed often. v v v v v v
B) Low-frequency, high-criticalityskills should be rarelyreviewed. v v v v v v
C) Allskills should bereviewed equally, regardless of criticality.
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D) Frequent review of infrequentlyused skills is criticalto ensurecompetency. v v v v v v v v v v
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7) Theparamedic's right to care for patients, administer medications, and performother related tasks
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A) the EMS system medicaldirector.
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B) the statesecretaryof health.
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C) the receiving hospitalpersonnel.
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8) Manyprofessional sportsteams have found paramedics to be effective complements to their:
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