EMT CHAPTER 1 EMS SYSTEMS
Questions and Answers
1.BLS: Basic lifesaving interventions
2.ALS: Advanced procedures, such as drug administration
3.EMT: EMS professional trained in BLS interventions
4.AEMT: EMS professional trained in some ALS interventions
5.Paramedic: EMS professional trained in ALS interventions
6.Medical Control: Physician instruction to EMS team
7.CQI: A system of internal reviews and audits
8.EMS: A system to provide prehospital care to the sick and injured
9.Continuing education: A required amount of training to maintain skills
10. Quality control: Responsibility of the medical director to ensure
that appropriate care is delivered by an EMT
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, 11.Primary service area: Designated area in which the ems service is
12.Medical Director: The physician who authorizes the EMT to perform in
the field.
13.American with Disabilities Act: Protects disabled individuals from
discrimina- tion
14.EMT: Control of external bleeeding, oxygen administration, and CPR
are includ- ed in the "scope of practice" of the:
A.paramed
ic B.EMT
C.AEMT
D.EMR
15.a: Which of the following is not true of medical control?
A.It is determined by the dispatcher
b.It may be written or "standing orders."
c. it may require online radio or phone consultation
d. it describes the care authorized by the medical director.
16.D: All of the following are components of continuous quality
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Questions and Answers
1.BLS: Basic lifesaving interventions
2.ALS: Advanced procedures, such as drug administration
3.EMT: EMS professional trained in BLS interventions
4.AEMT: EMS professional trained in some ALS interventions
5.Paramedic: EMS professional trained in ALS interventions
6.Medical Control: Physician instruction to EMS team
7.CQI: A system of internal reviews and audits
8.EMS: A system to provide prehospital care to the sick and injured
9.Continuing education: A required amount of training to maintain skills
10. Quality control: Responsibility of the medical director to ensure
that appropriate care is delivered by an EMT
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, 11.Primary service area: Designated area in which the ems service is
12.Medical Director: The physician who authorizes the EMT to perform in
the field.
13.American with Disabilities Act: Protects disabled individuals from
discrimina- tion
14.EMT: Control of external bleeeding, oxygen administration, and CPR
are includ- ed in the "scope of practice" of the:
A.paramed
ic B.EMT
C.AEMT
D.EMR
15.a: Which of the following is not true of medical control?
A.It is determined by the dispatcher
b.It may be written or "standing orders."
c. it may require online radio or phone consultation
d. it describes the care authorized by the medical director.
16.D: All of the following are components of continuous quality
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