EMS Chapter 1 - EMS Systems
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Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which of the following best describes the primary role of EMS within the healthcare system?
A. Conducting medical research
✔✔ B. Providing prehospital emergency care and transport
C. Running hospitals
D. Supervising pharmacies
What is the first responsibility of an EMT when responding to any call?
✔✔ A. Personal safety
B. Starting an IV
C. Contacting law enforcement
D. Calling the hospital
Which agency is responsible for setting national EMS education standards?
A. Department of Transportation
✔✔ B. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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,C. World Health Organization
D. Centers for Disease Control
Who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to provide medical care in the field?
✔✔ A. The medical director
B. The ambulance company
C. The hospital nurse
D. The EMT instructor
What is the function of the EMS medical director?
A. Driving ambulances
B. Managing dispatch centers
✔✔ C. Providing oversight and guidance on clinical care
D. Ordering supplies
What is the purpose of continuing education for EMTs?
A. To repeat basic training
✔✔ B. To maintain current knowledge and skills
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,C. To fulfill time requirements
D. To avoid fieldwork
What is the "White Paper" and why is it significant in EMS history?
✔✔ A. It identified the need to improve emergency medical care in the U.S.
B. It banned ambulances from operating in cities
C. It started police medical programs
D. It described hospital operations
Which level of EMS provider is trained to perform advanced airway management and cardiac
monitoring?
A. EMR
B. EMT
✔✔ C. Paramedic
D. Dispatcher
What does the term "offline medical control" mean in EMS?
A. Using radios for orders
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, ✔✔ B. Standing orders and protocols approved by a physician
C. Calling the hospital for instructions
D. Treating without documentation
What is one major benefit of a tiered EMS response system?
✔✔ A. Matching resources to the severity of the call
B. Sending the same resources to all calls
C. Avoiding paramedic involvement
D. Delaying response for assessment
Which of the following is an example of online medical control?
✔✔ A. Receiving real-time treatment orders via radio or phone
B. Using pre-approved protocols
C. Documenting in the PCR
D. Waiting for hospital arrival
What is the main role of the EMT in public health efforts?
A. Prescribing medications
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which of the following best describes the primary role of EMS within the healthcare system?
A. Conducting medical research
✔✔ B. Providing prehospital emergency care and transport
C. Running hospitals
D. Supervising pharmacies
What is the first responsibility of an EMT when responding to any call?
✔✔ A. Personal safety
B. Starting an IV
C. Contacting law enforcement
D. Calling the hospital
Which agency is responsible for setting national EMS education standards?
A. Department of Transportation
✔✔ B. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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,C. World Health Organization
D. Centers for Disease Control
Who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to provide medical care in the field?
✔✔ A. The medical director
B. The ambulance company
C. The hospital nurse
D. The EMT instructor
What is the function of the EMS medical director?
A. Driving ambulances
B. Managing dispatch centers
✔✔ C. Providing oversight and guidance on clinical care
D. Ordering supplies
What is the purpose of continuing education for EMTs?
A. To repeat basic training
✔✔ B. To maintain current knowledge and skills
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,C. To fulfill time requirements
D. To avoid fieldwork
What is the "White Paper" and why is it significant in EMS history?
✔✔ A. It identified the need to improve emergency medical care in the U.S.
B. It banned ambulances from operating in cities
C. It started police medical programs
D. It described hospital operations
Which level of EMS provider is trained to perform advanced airway management and cardiac
monitoring?
A. EMR
B. EMT
✔✔ C. Paramedic
D. Dispatcher
What does the term "offline medical control" mean in EMS?
A. Using radios for orders
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, ✔✔ B. Standing orders and protocols approved by a physician
C. Calling the hospital for instructions
D. Treating without documentation
What is one major benefit of a tiered EMS response system?
✔✔ A. Matching resources to the severity of the call
B. Sending the same resources to all calls
C. Avoiding paramedic involvement
D. Delaying response for assessment
Which of the following is an example of online medical control?
✔✔ A. Receiving real-time treatment orders via radio or phone
B. Using pre-approved protocols
C. Documenting in the PCR
D. Waiting for hospital arrival
What is the main role of the EMT in public health efforts?
A. Prescribing medications
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