PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11E EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION BUNDLED
◉ Highway Safety Act of 1966. Answer: -Required each state to
establish a highway safety program that met prescribed federal
standards and included emergency services.
◉ Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973. Answer: -Provided
access to millions of dollars of funding geared to EMS system
planning and implementation, personnel availability, and training.
◉ Public CPR Courses. Answer: -Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
-American Heart Association began to teach CPR and basic life
support to the public.
◉ Publication of the National Emergency Medical Services
Education and Practice Blueprint. Answer: -Defined issues related to
EMS training and education and was intended to guide the
development of national training curricula.
◉ Publication of EMS Agenda For The Future and The EMS
Education Agenda For The Future: A Systems Approach. Answer:
EMS Agenda For The Future:
,-A document with the intent to make EMS a greater component in
the health care system in the United States (circa 1999)
EMS Education Agenda For The Future: A Systems Approach
-Released to address the issue of consistency in the education,
training, and certification and licensure of entry-level EMS
personnel nationally (circa 2000).
◉ Development of National EMS Core Content, National EMS Scope
of Practice Model, and National EMS Education Standards. Answer:
Development of National EMS Core Content:
-Defined the domain of knowledge found in the National EMS Scope
of Practice. Promotes universal knowledge and skills for EMS
personnel
National EMS Scope of Practice Model:
-Defines four levels of EMS licensure and the corresponding
knowledge and skills necessary for each level.
National EMS Education Standards:
-Outline the minimum terminal objectives for entry-level EMS
personnel based on the National EMS Scope of Practice Model.
,◉ The Institute of Medicine Report The Future of EMS Care: EMS At
The Crossroads. Answer: -Recommended that all state governments
adopt a common scope of practice that allows for reciprocity
between states, national accreditation for all paramedic programs,
and national certification as a prerequisite for state licensure and
local credentialing.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Regulation
and Policy. Answer: -Each state must have laws, regulations, policies,
and procedures that govern its EMS system. A state-level EMS
agency is also required to provide leadership to local jurisdiction
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Resource
Management. Answer: -Each state must have central control of EMS
resources so that each locality and all patients have equal access to
acceptable emergency care.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Human
Resources and Training. Answer: -All personnel who staff
ambulances and transport patients must be trained to at least the
EMT level.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards:
Transportation. Answer: -Patients must be provided with safe,
reliable transportation by ground or air ambulance
, ◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Facilities.
Answer: -Each seriously ill or injured patient must be delivered in a
timely manner to an appropriate medical facility
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards:
Communications. Answer: -A system of communications must be in
place to provide public access to the system and communication
among dispatcher, EMS personnel, and hospital
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Public
Information and Education. Answer: -EMS personnel should
participate in programs designed to educate the public in the
prevention of injuries and how to properly and appropriately access
the EMS system.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Medical
Direction. Answer: Each EMS system must have a physician as a
medical director to provide medical oversight... Refer to Medical
Director definition...
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Trauma
Systems. Answer: -Each state must develop a system of specialized
care for trauma patients, including one or more trauma centers and
rehabilitation programs, plus systems for assigning and transporting
patients to those facilities
SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION BUNDLED
◉ Highway Safety Act of 1966. Answer: -Required each state to
establish a highway safety program that met prescribed federal
standards and included emergency services.
◉ Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973. Answer: -Provided
access to millions of dollars of funding geared to EMS system
planning and implementation, personnel availability, and training.
◉ Public CPR Courses. Answer: -Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
-American Heart Association began to teach CPR and basic life
support to the public.
◉ Publication of the National Emergency Medical Services
Education and Practice Blueprint. Answer: -Defined issues related to
EMS training and education and was intended to guide the
development of national training curricula.
◉ Publication of EMS Agenda For The Future and The EMS
Education Agenda For The Future: A Systems Approach. Answer:
EMS Agenda For The Future:
,-A document with the intent to make EMS a greater component in
the health care system in the United States (circa 1999)
EMS Education Agenda For The Future: A Systems Approach
-Released to address the issue of consistency in the education,
training, and certification and licensure of entry-level EMS
personnel nationally (circa 2000).
◉ Development of National EMS Core Content, National EMS Scope
of Practice Model, and National EMS Education Standards. Answer:
Development of National EMS Core Content:
-Defined the domain of knowledge found in the National EMS Scope
of Practice. Promotes universal knowledge and skills for EMS
personnel
National EMS Scope of Practice Model:
-Defines four levels of EMS licensure and the corresponding
knowledge and skills necessary for each level.
National EMS Education Standards:
-Outline the minimum terminal objectives for entry-level EMS
personnel based on the National EMS Scope of Practice Model.
,◉ The Institute of Medicine Report The Future of EMS Care: EMS At
The Crossroads. Answer: -Recommended that all state governments
adopt a common scope of practice that allows for reciprocity
between states, national accreditation for all paramedic programs,
and national certification as a prerequisite for state licensure and
local credentialing.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Regulation
and Policy. Answer: -Each state must have laws, regulations, policies,
and procedures that govern its EMS system. A state-level EMS
agency is also required to provide leadership to local jurisdiction
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Resource
Management. Answer: -Each state must have central control of EMS
resources so that each locality and all patients have equal access to
acceptable emergency care.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Human
Resources and Training. Answer: -All personnel who staff
ambulances and transport patients must be trained to at least the
EMT level.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards:
Transportation. Answer: -Patients must be provided with safe,
reliable transportation by ground or air ambulance
, ◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Facilities.
Answer: -Each seriously ill or injured patient must be delivered in a
timely manner to an appropriate medical facility
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards:
Communications. Answer: -A system of communications must be in
place to provide public access to the system and communication
among dispatcher, EMS personnel, and hospital
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Public
Information and Education. Answer: -EMS personnel should
participate in programs designed to educate the public in the
prevention of injuries and how to properly and appropriately access
the EMS system.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Medical
Direction. Answer: Each EMS system must have a physician as a
medical director to provide medical oversight... Refer to Medical
Director definition...
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Trauma
Systems. Answer: -Each state must develop a system of specialized
care for trauma patients, including one or more trauma centers and
rehabilitation programs, plus systems for assigning and transporting
patients to those facilities
