PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11TH EDS. BY
JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN, BRENT
HAFEN
TEST BANK
Chapter c1 c Emergency cCare cSystems, cResearch, cand cPublic cHealth
1) What cis ca cprimary cpurpose cof cthe cmodern-day cEMS csystem?
A) Provide ca cmeans cof ctransport cto cand cfrom cthe chospital
B) Ensure cthat call cmembers cof csociety chave cequal caccess cto chospitals
C) Decrease cthe cincidence cof cdeath cand cdisability crelated cto cinjury cand cillness
D) Provide cemergency chealth ccare cservices cto cmedically cunderserved
careas cAnswer: c C
Diff: c2 Page cRef: c7
Objective: c 1-2
2) Most cauthorities cagree cthat cthe cmodern-day cEMS csystem cevolved cafter cthe crelease cof
cwhich cdocument?
A) The cEmergency cMedical cServices cAct cof c1973
B) The cwhite cpaper c"Accidental cDeath cand cDisability: cThe cNeglected cDisease cof
cModern cSociety" cin c1966
C) The cAmerican cHeart cAssociation's cGuidelines cfor cCardiac cResuscitation
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,D) Emergency cMedical cServices: cAgenda cfor cthe cFuture, cin
c1996 cAnswer: c B
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c3
Objective: c 1-2
3) An cEmergency cMedical cResponder ccomes cto cyou cand cstates cthat che cwould clike cto
cwork cfor cyour cemergency cambulance cservice con ca cfull-time cbasis. cKnowing cthe
cNational cEMS cScope cof cPractice cModel, cyou cinform chim cof cwhich celement?
A) He cwill cbe cable cto ctake ccare cof conly cpatients cwith cnon-life-threatening ccomplaints
B) He cwill cfirst cneed capproval cfrom cyour cambulance cservice's cmedical cdirector
C) He cwill cbe cable cto cwork conly cwith can cAdvanced cEMT cor cparamedic
D) He cwill cfirst chave cto cbecome can cEmergency cMedical
cTechnician cAnswer: c D
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c6-7
Objective: c 1-1
4) As cdefined cby cthe cNational cEMS cScope cof cPractice cModel, cthe cfour clevels
cof cEMS cpractitioners cinclude:
A) Ambulance cdrivers
B) EMS cmedical cdirector
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency cmedical cdispatchers
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,Answer: c C
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c6-7
Objective: c 1-3
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, 5) An cEmergency cMedical cResponder c(EMR) capproaches cyou cand cstates cthat che cis
cinterested cin cbecoming can cEMT. cSpecifically, che casks cwhat che cwill cbe cable cto cdo cas
can cEMT cthat che ccannot cpresently cdo cas can cEMR. cYou crespond cby csaying che cwill cbe
cable cto:
A) Administer csome cmedications
B) Assist cin cemergency cchildbirth
C) Use can cautomated cexternal cdefibrillator
D) Obtain cvital
csigns cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c6-7
Objective: c 1-5
6) You chave cbeen cdispatched cfor ca c61-year-old cfemale cin ccardiac carrest. cEmergency
cMedical cResponders c(EMRs) care con cscene. cIn cyour ccommunity, call cEMS cpractitioners
care ctrained caccording cto cthe cNational cEMS cScope cof cPractice cModel. cGiven cthis, cwhich
ctype cof ccare cdo cyou cexpect cthe cEMRs cto cbe cproviding?
A) Emergency cmedication cadministration
B) Automated cexternal cdefibrillation
C) Intravenous ctherapy
D) Reading can
celectrocardiogram cAnswer: c B
Diff: c2 Page cRef: c6
Objective: c 1-5
7) An cEMT cwith cyour cservice cstates cthat cshe cdesires cto cbecome ca cparamedic cbecause cshe
cwants cto cprovide cadvanced ccare. cUnder cthe cNational cEMS cScope cof cPractice cModel,
cwhich cone cof cthese ctypes cof ccare cwill cshe cbe cable cto cprovide cas ca cparamedic cthat cshe
ccannot cprovide cas can cEMT?
A) Automated cblood cpressure cmonitoring
B) Assistance cwith cemergency cchildbirth
C) Interfacility ctransports
D) IV
ctherapy
cAnswer: c D
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c7
Objective: c 1-5
8) Which cstatement cmade cby can cEMT crequires cimmediate cintervention cby ca csuperior
cor cthe cservice csupervisor?
A) "I calways cwear cmy cseat cbelt cwhenever cI cam cin cthe cpatient ccompartment cof cthe
cambulance, cunless cI chave cto cremove cit cto ccare cfor ca cpatient."
B) "I cdrive cas cfast cas cI ccan cto cget cto cthe cscene cof can cemergency, cespecially cif ca cchild
cis csick cor cinjured caccording cto cdispatch cinformation."
C) "When cI cam cdriving cwith clights cand csirens, cI cinstruct cmy cpartner cthat che cwill cneed cto
chandle call cradio ccommunications."
D) "I cput cexam cgloves con cfor cevery cpatient cI ccontact, ceven cif che cor cshe cdoes cnot chave ca
cknown cor csuspected cinfectious cdisease."
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JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN, BRENT
HAFEN
TEST BANK
Chapter c1 c Emergency cCare cSystems, cResearch, cand cPublic cHealth
1) What cis ca cprimary cpurpose cof cthe cmodern-day cEMS csystem?
A) Provide ca cmeans cof ctransport cto cand cfrom cthe chospital
B) Ensure cthat call cmembers cof csociety chave cequal caccess cto chospitals
C) Decrease cthe cincidence cof cdeath cand cdisability crelated cto cinjury cand cillness
D) Provide cemergency chealth ccare cservices cto cmedically cunderserved
careas cAnswer: c C
Diff: c2 Page cRef: c7
Objective: c 1-2
2) Most cauthorities cagree cthat cthe cmodern-day cEMS csystem cevolved cafter cthe crelease cof
cwhich cdocument?
A) The cEmergency cMedical cServices cAct cof c1973
B) The cwhite cpaper c"Accidental cDeath cand cDisability: cThe cNeglected cDisease cof
cModern cSociety" cin c1966
C) The cAmerican cHeart cAssociation's cGuidelines cfor cCardiac cResuscitation
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cInc.
,D) Emergency cMedical cServices: cAgenda cfor cthe cFuture, cin
c1996 cAnswer: c B
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c3
Objective: c 1-2
3) An cEmergency cMedical cResponder ccomes cto cyou cand cstates cthat che cwould clike cto
cwork cfor cyour cemergency cambulance cservice con ca cfull-time cbasis. cKnowing cthe
cNational cEMS cScope cof cPractice cModel, cyou cinform chim cof cwhich celement?
A) He cwill cbe cable cto ctake ccare cof conly cpatients cwith cnon-life-threatening ccomplaints
B) He cwill cfirst cneed capproval cfrom cyour cambulance cservice's cmedical cdirector
C) He cwill cbe cable cto cwork conly cwith can cAdvanced cEMT cor cparamedic
D) He cwill cfirst chave cto cbecome can cEmergency cMedical
cTechnician cAnswer: c D
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c6-7
Objective: c 1-1
4) As cdefined cby cthe cNational cEMS cScope cof cPractice cModel, cthe cfour clevels
cof cEMS cpractitioners cinclude:
A) Ambulance cdrivers
B) EMS cmedical cdirector
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency cmedical cdispatchers
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,Answer: c C
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c6-7
Objective: c 1-3
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, 5) An cEmergency cMedical cResponder c(EMR) capproaches cyou cand cstates cthat che cis
cinterested cin cbecoming can cEMT. cSpecifically, che casks cwhat che cwill cbe cable cto cdo cas
can cEMT cthat che ccannot cpresently cdo cas can cEMR. cYou crespond cby csaying che cwill cbe
cable cto:
A) Administer csome cmedications
B) Assist cin cemergency cchildbirth
C) Use can cautomated cexternal cdefibrillator
D) Obtain cvital
csigns cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c6-7
Objective: c 1-5
6) You chave cbeen cdispatched cfor ca c61-year-old cfemale cin ccardiac carrest. cEmergency
cMedical cResponders c(EMRs) care con cscene. cIn cyour ccommunity, call cEMS cpractitioners
care ctrained caccording cto cthe cNational cEMS cScope cof cPractice cModel. cGiven cthis, cwhich
ctype cof ccare cdo cyou cexpect cthe cEMRs cto cbe cproviding?
A) Emergency cmedication cadministration
B) Automated cexternal cdefibrillation
C) Intravenous ctherapy
D) Reading can
celectrocardiogram cAnswer: c B
Diff: c2 Page cRef: c6
Objective: c 1-5
7) An cEMT cwith cyour cservice cstates cthat cshe cdesires cto cbecome ca cparamedic cbecause cshe
cwants cto cprovide cadvanced ccare. cUnder cthe cNational cEMS cScope cof cPractice cModel,
cwhich cone cof cthese ctypes cof ccare cwill cshe cbe cable cto cprovide cas ca cparamedic cthat cshe
ccannot cprovide cas can cEMT?
A) Automated cblood cpressure cmonitoring
B) Assistance cwith cemergency cchildbirth
C) Interfacility ctransports
D) IV
ctherapy
cAnswer: c D
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c7
Objective: c 1-5
8) Which cstatement cmade cby can cEMT crequires cimmediate cintervention cby ca csuperior
cor cthe cservice csupervisor?
A) "I calways cwear cmy cseat cbelt cwhenever cI cam cin cthe cpatient ccompartment cof cthe
cambulance, cunless cI chave cto cremove cit cto ccare cfor ca cpatient."
B) "I cdrive cas cfast cas cI ccan cto cget cto cthe cscene cof can cemergency, cespecially cif ca cchild
cis csick cor cinjured caccording cto cdispatch cinformation."
C) "When cI cam cdriving cwith clights cand csirens, cI cinstruct cmy cpartner cthat che cwill cneed cto
chandle call cradio ccommunications."
D) "I cput cexam cgloves con cfor cevery cpatient cI ccontact, ceven cif che cor cshe cdoes cnot chave ca
cknown cor csuspected cinfectious cdisease."
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