PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE, 11TH EDITION MISTOVICH, KEITH TEST BANK

Prehospital Emergency Care, 11th Edition Mistovich, Keith Test Bank Fully

Updated!!!!




Wicky Aplus stuvia

,Prehospital Emergency Care, 11e (Mistovich et al.)
x x x x x x


Chapter 1 Emergency Care Systems, Research, and Public Health
x x x x x x x x x




1) What is a primary purpose of the modern-day EMS system?
x x x x x x x x x


A) Provide a means of transport to and from the hospital
x x x x x x x x x


B) Ensure that all members of society have equal access to hospitals
x x x x x x x x x x


C) Decrease the incidence of death and disability related to injury and illness
x x x x x x x x x x x


D) Provide emergency health care services to medically underserved areas
x x x x x x x x


Answer: C
x x


Diff: 2
x Page Ref: 7 x x


Objective: 1-2 x




2) Most authorities agree that the modern-day EMS system evolved after the release of which
x x x x x x x x x x x x x


document?
x


A) The Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973
x x x x x x


B) The white paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
x x x x x x x x x x x


Society" in 1966
x x x


C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation
x x x x x x x


D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in 1996 x x x x x x x x


Answer: B
x x


Diff: 1
x Page Ref: 3 x x


Objective: 1-2 x




3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that he would like to work for
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


your emergency ambulance service on a full-time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


Practice Model, you inform him of which element?
x x x x x x x x


A) He will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening complaints
x x x x x x x x x x x x


B) He will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director
x x x x x x x x x x


C) He will be able to work only with an Advanced EMT or paramedic
x x x x x x x x x x x x


D) He will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician
x x x x x x x x x


Answer: D
x x


Diff: 1
x Page Ref: 6-7 x x


Objective: 1-1 x




4) As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


practitioners include:
x x


A) Ambulance drivers x


B) EMS medical director
x x


C) Paramedics
D) Emergency medical dispatchers x x


Answer: C
x x


Diff: 1
x Page Ref: 6-7 x x


Objective: 1-3 x




1
Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc. x x x x x

,5) An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) approaches you and states that he is interested in
x x x x x x x x x x x x x


becoming an EMT. Specifically, he asks what he will be able to do as an EMT that he cannot
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


presently do as an EMR. You respond by saying he will be able to:
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


A) Administer some medications x x


B) Assist in emergency childbirth
x x x


C) Use an automated external defibrillator
x x x x


D) Obtain vital signs x x


Answer: A
x x


Diff: 1
x Page Ref: 6-7 x x


Objective: 1-5 x




6) You have been dispatched for a 61-year-old female in cardiac arrest. Emergency Medical
x x x x x x x x x x x x


Responders (EMRs) are on scene. In your community, all EMS practitioners are trained
x x x x x x x x x x x x x


according to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model. Given this, which type of care do you
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


expect the EMRs to be providing?
x x x x x x


A) Emergency medication administration x x


B) Automated external defibrillation x x


C) Intravenous therapy x


D) Reading an electrocardiogram x x


Answer: B
x x


Diff: 2
x Page Ref: 6 x x


Objective: 1-5 x




7) An EMT with your service states that she desires to become a paramedic because she wants to
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


provide advanced care. Under the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, which one of these
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


types of care will she be able to provide as a paramedic that she cannot provide as an EMT?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


A) Automated blood pressure monitoring x x x


B) Assistance with emergency childbirth x x x


C) Interfacility transports x


D) IV therapy
x


Answer: D
x x


Diff: 1
x Page Ref: 7 x x


Objective: 1-5 x




8) Which statement made by an EMT requires immediate intervention by a superior or the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x


service supervisor?
x x


A) "I always wear my seat belt whenever I am in the patient compartment of the ambulance,
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


unless I have to remove it to care for a patient."
x x x x x x x x x x x


B) "I drive as fast as I can to get to the scene of an emergency, especially if a child is sick or
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


injured according to dispatch information."
x x x x x


C) "When I am driving with lights and sirens, I instruct my partner that he will need to handle all
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


radio communications."
x x


D) "I put exam gloves on for every patient I contact, even if he or she does not have a known or
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


suspected infectious disease."
x x x


Answer: B x


Diff: 1
x Page Ref: 9 x x


Objective: 1-7 x




2
Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc. x x x x x

, 9) Which statement shows that the EMT has a good understanding of her role and
x x x x x x x x x x x x x


responsibilities related to being an EMT?
x x x x x x


A) "The patient's needs come before anyone else's needs."
x x x x x x x


B) "At the scene of an emergency, my responsibility is to get to the patient no matter what."
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


C) "My safety comes first, and then the patient's safety."
x x x x x x x x


D) "As an EMT, I recognize that the public's safety comes before the safety of me or my
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


partner."
x


Answer: C x


Diff: 2 x Page Ref: 8-9 x x


Objective: 1-7 x




10) An ambulance with two EMTs arrives in front of a house for an unknown medical
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


emergency. On scene, bystanders report that a female patient was beaten by her husband in the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


driveway and then dragged back into the house. They state that the patient appeared unconscious
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


and was bleeding from the head. Which action would the EMTs perform next?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x


A) Do not enter the scene until it has been controlled by law enforcement
x x x x x x x x x x x x


B) Quietly enter the home and quickly move the patient to the ambulance
x x x x x x x x x x x


C) Remove the husband from the house, then provide emergency care to the wife
x x x x x x x x x x x x


D) Enter the home to protect the patient while waiting for the police to arrive
x x x x x x x x x x x x x


Answer: A
x x


Diff: 2 x Page Ref: 9 x x


Objective: 1-7 x




11) Why is EMS in a unique position to contribute significantly to mobile integrated health care?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


A) EMS providers are familiar with and capable of functioning in the out-of-hospital
x x x x x x x x x x x


environment
x


B) Ambulances are easily identified x x x


C) The community trusts uniformed health care providers
x x x x x x


D) EMS providers are familiar with the many routes of medication administration
x x x x x x x x x x


Answer: A
x x


Diff: 1 x Page Ref: 17 x x


Objective: 1-15 x




3
Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc. x x x x x