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Prehospital Emergency Care,
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By Joseph J. Mistovich, Keith J Karren
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12th edition
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,Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health
1) What is a primary purpose of the modern-day EMS system?
A) Provide a means of transport to and from the hospital
B) Ensure that all members of society have equal access to hospitals
C) Decrease the incidence of death and disability related to injury and illness
D) Provide emergency health care services to medically underserved areas
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
2) Most authorities agree that the modern-day EMS system evolved after the release of which
document?
A) The Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973
B) The white paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society,"
in 1966
C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation
D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in 1996
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that they would like to work for
your emergency ambulance service on a full-time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of
Practice Model, you inform them of which element they need to attain first?
A) They will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening complaints.
B) They will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director.
C) They will be able to work only with an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) or
Paramedic.
D) They will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Objective: 1-1
4) As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS practitioners
include:
A) Ambulance drivers.
B) EMS medical director.
C) Paramedics.
D) Emergency medical dispatchers.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
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Diff: $gf1 Page $gfRef: $gf5-6
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-5
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$gfall $gfEMS $gfpractitioners $gfare $gftrained $gfaccording $gfto $gfthe $gfNational $gfEMS $gfScope $gfof $gfPractice
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Diff: $gf2 Page $gfRef: $gf5-6
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-5
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$gfParamedic $gfthat $gfthey $gfcannot $gfprovide $gfas $gfan $gfEMT?
A) Use $gfof $gfan $gfautomated $gfblood $gfpressure $gfmonitoring
B) Assistance $gfwith $gfemergency $gfchildbirth
C) Providing $gfinterfacility $gftransports
D) Initiating $gfintravenous $gf(IV)
$gftherapy $gfAnswer: $ g f D
Diff: $gf1 Page $gfRef: $gf6
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-5
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$gfthe $gfservice $gfsupervisor?
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$gfor $gfinjured $gfaccording $gfto $gfdispatch $gfinformation."
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$gfto $gfhandle $gfall $gfradio $gfcommunications."
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Answer: $ g f $ g f B
Diff: $gf1 Page $gfRef: $gf7
, Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-7
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$gfresponsibilities $gfrelated $gfto $gfbeing $gfan $gfEMT?
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B) "At $gfthe $gfscene $gfof $gfan $gfemergency, $gfmy $gfresponsibility $gfis $gfto $gfget $gfto $gfthe $gfpatient $gfno $gfmatter
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D) "As $gfan $gfEMT, $gfI $gfrecognize $gfthat $gfthe $gfpublic's $gfsafety $gfcomes $gfbefore $gfthe $gfsafety $gfof $gfme $gfor
$gfmy $gfpartner." $gfAnswer: $ g f C
Diff: $gf2 Page $gfRef: $gf7
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-7
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$gfthe $gfpatient $gfappeared $gfunconscious $gfand $gfwas $gfbleeding $gffrom $gfthe $gfhead. $gfWhich $gfaction
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B) Quietly $gfenter $gfthe $gfhome $gfand $gfquickly $gfmove $gfthe $gfpatient $gfto $gfthe $gfambulance.
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D) Enter $gfthe $gfhome $gfto $gfprotect $gfthe $gfpatient $gfwhile $gfwaiting $gffor $gfthe $gfpolice
$gfto $gfarrive. $gfAnswer: $ g f A
Diff: $gf2 Page $gfRef: $gf7-8
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-7
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$gfenvironment.
B) Ambulances $gfare $gfeasily $gfidentified.
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$gfadministration. $gfAnswer: $ g f A
Diff: $gf1 Page $gfRef: $gf15
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-14
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$gfextricate $gfthe $gfpatient, $gftransport
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Answer: $ g f $ g f A
Diff: $gf2 Page $gfRef: $gf7-8
Prehospital Emergency Care,
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By Joseph J. Mistovich, Keith J Karren
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12th edition
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,Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health
1) What is a primary purpose of the modern-day EMS system?
A) Provide a means of transport to and from the hospital
B) Ensure that all members of society have equal access to hospitals
C) Decrease the incidence of death and disability related to injury and illness
D) Provide emergency health care services to medically underserved areas
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
2) Most authorities agree that the modern-day EMS system evolved after the release of which
document?
A) The Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973
B) The white paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society,"
in 1966
C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation
D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in 1996
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that they would like to work for
your emergency ambulance service on a full-time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of
Practice Model, you inform them of which element they need to attain first?
A) They will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening complaints.
B) They will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director.
C) They will be able to work only with an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) or
Paramedic.
D) They will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Objective: 1-1
4) As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS practitioners
include:
A) Ambulance drivers.
B) EMS medical director.
C) Paramedics.
D) Emergency medical dispatchers.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
,Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-3
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$gfas $gfan $gfEMT $gfthat $gfthey $gfcannot $gfpresently $gfdo $gfas $gfan $gfEMR. $gfYou $gfrespond $gfby $gfsaying $gfthey
$gfwill $gfbe $gfable $gfto:
A) Administer $gfsome $gfmedications.
B) Assist $gfin $gfemergency $gfchildbirth.
C) Use $gfan $gfautomated $gfexternal $gfdefibrillator.
D) Obtain $gfvital
$gfsigns. $gfAnswer:
$ g f A
Diff: $gf1 Page $gfRef: $gf5-6
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-5
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$gfEmergency $gfMedical $gfResponders $gf(EMRs) $gfare $gfon $gfthe $gfscene. $gfIn $gfyour $gfcommunity,
$gfall $gfEMS $gfpractitioners $gfare $gftrained $gfaccording $gfto $gfthe $gfNational $gfEMS $gfScope $gfof $gfPractice
$gfModel. $gfGiven $gfthis, $gfwhich $gftype $gfof $gfcare $gfdo $gfyou $gfexpect $gfthe $gfEMRs $gfto $gfbe $gfproviding?
A) Emergency $gfmedication $gfadministration
B) Automated $gfexternal $gfdefibrillation
C) Intravenous $gftherapy
D) Reading $gfan
$gfelectrocardiogram $gfAnswer:
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Diff: $gf2 Page $gfRef: $gf5-6
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-5
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$gfthey $gfwant $gfto $gfprovide $gfadvanced $gfcare. $gfUnder $gfthe $gfNational $gfEMS $gfScope $gfof $gfPractice
$gfModel, $gfwhich $gfone $gfof $gfthese $gftypes $gfof $gfcare $gfwill $gfthey $gfbe $gfable $gfto $gfprovide $gfas $gfa
$gfParamedic $gfthat $gfthey $gfcannot $gfprovide $gfas $gfan $gfEMT?
A) Use $gfof $gfan $gfautomated $gfblood $gfpressure $gfmonitoring
B) Assistance $gfwith $gfemergency $gfchildbirth
C) Providing $gfinterfacility $gftransports
D) Initiating $gfintravenous $gf(IV)
$gftherapy $gfAnswer: $ g f D
Diff: $gf1 Page $gfRef: $gf6
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-5
8) Which $gfstatement $gfmade $gfby $gfan $gfEMT $gfrequires $gfimmediate $gfintervention $gfby $gfa $gfsuperior $gfor
$gfthe $gfservice $gfsupervisor?
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$gfambulance, $gfunless $gfI $gfhave $gfto $gfremove $gfit $gfto $gfcare $gffor $gfa $gfpatient."
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$gfor $gfinjured $gfaccording $gfto $gfdispatch $gfinformation."
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$gfto $gfhandle $gfall $gfradio $gfcommunications."
D) "I $gfput $gfexam $gfgloves $gfon $gffor $gfevery $gfpatient $gfI $gfcontact, $gfeven $gfif $gfhe $gfor $gfshe $gfdoes $gfnot
$gfhave $gfa $gfknown $gfor $gfsuspected $gfinfectious $gfdisease."
Answer: $ g f $ g f B
Diff: $gf1 Page $gfRef: $gf7
, Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-7
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$gfresponsibilities $gfrelated $gfto $gfbeing $gfan $gfEMT?
A) "The $gfpatient's $gfneeds $gfcome $gfbefore $gfanyone $gfelse's $gfneeds."
B) "At $gfthe $gfscene $gfof $gfan $gfemergency, $gfmy $gfresponsibility $gfis $gfto $gfget $gfto $gfthe $gfpatient $gfno $gfmatter
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D) "As $gfan $gfEMT, $gfI $gfrecognize $gfthat $gfthe $gfpublic's $gfsafety $gfcomes $gfbefore $gfthe $gfsafety $gfof $gfme $gfor
$gfmy $gfpartner." $gfAnswer: $ g f C
Diff: $gf2 Page $gfRef: $gf7
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-7
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B) Quietly $gfenter $gfthe $gfhome $gfand $gfquickly $gfmove $gfthe $gfpatient $gfto $gfthe $gfambulance.
C) Remove $gfthe $gfhusband $gffrom $gfthe $gfhouse, $gfthen $gfprovide $gfemergency $gfcare $gfto $gfthe $gfwife.
D) Enter $gfthe $gfhome $gfto $gfprotect $gfthe $gfpatient $gfwhile $gfwaiting $gffor $gfthe $gfpolice
$gfto $gfarrive. $gfAnswer: $ g f A
Diff: $gf2 Page $gfRef: $gf7-8
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-7
11) Why$gfis $gfEMS $gfin $gfa $gfunique $gfposition $gfto $gfcontribute $gfsignificantly $gfto $gfmobile $gfintegrated
$gfhealth $gfcare?
A) EMS $gfproviders $gfare $gffamiliar $gfwith $gfand $gfcapable $gfof $gffunctioning $gfin $gfthe $gfout-of-hospital
$gfenvironment.
B) Ambulances $gfare $gfeasily $gfidentified.
C) The $gfcommunity $gftrusts $gfuniformed $gfhealth $gfcare $gfproviders.
D) EMS $gfproviders $gfare $gffamiliar $gfwith $gfthe $gfmany $gfroutes $gfof $gfmedication
$gfadministration. $gfAnswer: $ g f A
Diff: $gf1 Page $gfRef: $gf15
Objective: $ g f $ g f 1-14
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$gfthe $gfcar $gfare $gfyelling $gffor $gfyou $gfto $gfhelp. $gfWhich $gfsteps $gfrepresent $gfthe $gfcorrect $gforder $gfof
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$gfextricate $gfthe $gfpatient, $gftransport
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$gfextricate $gfthe $gfpatient, $gftransport
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$gfextricate $gfthe $gfpatient, $gftransport
Answer: $ g f $ g f A
Diff: $gf2 Page $gfRef: $gf7-8
