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Emergency Medical Responder: First on Scene
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Chris Le Baudour, J. David Bergeron, & Keith Wesley
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11th Edition
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter |1 |Introduction |to |EMS |Systems 1
Chapter |2 |Legal |and |Ethical |Principles |of |Emergency |Care 8
Chapter |3 |Wellness |and |Safety |of |the |Emergency |Medical |Responder 15
Chapter |4 |Introduction |to |Medical |Terminology, |Human |Anatomy, 21
Chapter |5 |Introduction |to |Pathophysiology 27
Chapter |6 |Principles |of |Lifting, |Moving, |and |Positioning |of |Patients 33
Chapter |7 |Principles |of |Effective |Communication 39
Chapter |8 |Principles |of |Effective |Documentation 45
Chapter |9 |Principles |of |Airway |Management |and |Ventilation 51
Chapter |10 |Principles |of |Oxygen |Therapy 59
Chapter |11 |Principles |of |Resuscitation 64
Chapter |12 |Obtaining |a |Medical |History |and |Vital |Signs 70
Chapter |13 |Principles |of |Patient |Assessment 76
Chapter |14 |Caring |for |Cardiac |Emergencies 83
Chapter |15 |Caring |for |Respiratory |Emergencies 90
Chapter |16 |Caring |for |Common |Medical |Emergencies 96
Chapter |17 |Caring |for |Environmental |Emergencies 104
Chapter |18 |Caring |for |Soft-Tissue |Injuries |and |Bleeding 110
Chapter |19 |Recognition |and |Care |of |Shock 117
Chapter |20 |Caring |for |Muscle |and |Bone |Injuries 125
Chapter |21 |Caring |for |Head |and |Spine |Injuries 132
Chapter |22 |Caring |for |Chest |and |Abdominal |Emergencies 137
Chapter |23 |Care |During |Pregnancy |and |Childbirth 143
Chapter |24 |Caring |for |Infants |and |Children 150
Chapter |25 |Special |Considerations |for |the |Geriatric |Patient 156
Chapter |26 |Introduction |to |EMS |Operations |and |Hazardous |Response 162
Chapter |27 |Introduction |to |Multiple-Casualty |Incidents, |the |Incident |Command |System, 171
,Emergency |Medical |Responder: |First |on |the |Scene, |11e |(Le |Baudour) |Chapter
|1 | Introduction |to |EMS |Systems
1) The |term | means |the |chain |of |human |resources |and |services |linked |together |to
|provide |continuous |emergency |care |from |the |scene |to |the |medical |facility.
A) EMT |resources
B) 911 |services
C) EMS |system
D) emergency|services
|Answer: | C
Diff: |1 Page |Ref: |4
Objective: | 1
2) The |Medical |Director |is |a |physician |who |assumes |the |ultimate |responsibility|for:
A) standards, |protocols, |and |evaluation |of |patient |care.
B) certification |and |licensure |of |EMRs.
C) staffing |decisions |and |hiring.
D) answering |and |dispatching |911 |calls.
|Answer: | A
Diff: |1 Page |Ref: |4
Objective: | 1
3) You |have |received |an |order |over |the |phone |from |the |Medical |Director |to |administer |oxygen |to |the
|patient. |This |would |be |called: | | | | | |
A) off-line |medical |direction.
B) on-line |medical |direction.
C) hospital |direction.
D) EMS |coordinator |direction.
|Answer: | B
Diff: |1 Page |Ref: |8
Objective: | 1
4) The |procedures |that |an |Emergency |Medical |Responder |can |and |must |legally |provide |as |care
|for |a |patient |are |called:
A) scope |of |practice.
B) scope |of |training.
C) standard |of |care.
D) standard |of |training.
|Answer: | A
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Objective: | 1
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, 5) Which |agency |coordinates |EMS |on |a |national |level |and |defines |all |levels |of |EMS |providers?
A) NEMSES
B) AEMT
C) NHTSA
D) NSPM
Answer: | C
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Objective: | 2
6) One |important |point |where |trained |and |untrained |people |come |together |as |part |of |the |EMS
|system |is:
A) the |911 |service.
B) clinical |care.
C) ambulance |response.
D) evaluation.
|Answer: | A
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Objective: | 3
7) How |many |nationally |recognized |levels |of |EMS |training |are |covered |by |the |National |EMS
|Education |Standards?
A) |8
B) |2
C) |5 | | | | | |
D) |4
Answer: | D
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Objective: | 4
8) Which |level |of |EMS |education |allows |the |responder |to |perform |cardiac |defibrillation?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
Answer: | A
Diff: |1 Page |Ref: |7
Objective: | 5
9) Which |level |is |considered |the |minimum |level |of |education |and |certification |for |ambulance
|personnel |in |most |areas |of |the |United |States?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
Answer: | C
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Objective: | 5
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