JB learning exam 1 (ch 1)
Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
1. Mobile army surgical hospitals (MAS*H) saved thousands of soldiers' lives
during the Korean war by
A) performing surgery within 30 minutes of the injury.
B) bringing the hospital facilities closer to the battlefield.
C) deploying combat medics to retrieve wounded soldiers.
D) using helicopters to airlift casualties to the United States.—ANSWER-
Ans: B
Page: 6
Type: General Knowledge
2. In the United States mobile intensive care units (MICUs) initially were
staffed by
A) physicians.
B) registered nurses.
,C) funeral home directors.
D) nonphysician providers.—ANSWER-Ans: D
Page: 6
Type: General Knowledge
3. The entity that was created in 1966 and that provides authority and
financial support for the development of basic and advanced life support
programs is the:
A) National Association of EMTs.
B) United States Department of Transportation.
C) National Highway Safety Department.
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—ANSWER-Ans: B
Page: 6
Type: General Knowledge
4. Which of the following is NOT a critical point addressed by the "White
Paper" written in 1966 that was entitled "Accidental Death and Disability:
The Neglected Disease of Modern Society"?
A) Ensuring that paramedics responded to every call
B) Participating in community-based prevention efforts
C) Allocating adequate resources for medical direction
D) Developing and pursuing a national EMS research agenda—ANSWER-
Ans: A
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,Page: 7
Type: General Knowledge
5. The first EMT textbook Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick
and Injured was published in 1971 by the:
A) National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE).
B) American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
C) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
D) American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).—ANSWER-Ans: C
Page: 6
Type: General Knowledge
6. Dr. Eugene Nagel advanced emergency medical treatment in 1969 by:
A) training paramedics to administer certain medications directly through
the chest wall and into the left ventricle.
B) developing and implementing closed-chest cardiac massage (CPR) in
order to pump blood in a patient without a pulse.
C) implementing the "golden hour" which dramatically increased survival
rates of patients who experienced severe trauma.
D) developing a telemetry system that enabled fire fighters to transmit a
patient's electrocardiogram to the physician at the hospital.—ANSWER-Ans:
D
Page: 6
, Type: General Knowledge
7. Which of the following was NOT a required component identified by the
Emergency Medical Services System Act of 1973?
A) EMS research
B) Mutual aid agreements
C) National EMS certification
D) Integration of health services—ANSWER-Ans: C
Page: 7
Type: General Knowledge
8. Which of the following is one of the 10 system elements developed by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in an effort to
sustain EMS systems?
A) Medical direction
B) Fully enhanced 9-1-1
C) Paramedic supervisors
D) Continued federal funding—ANSWER-Ans: A
Page: 7
Type: General Knowledge
9. The EMS network begins:
A) by educating dispatchers.
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Katelyn Whitman
Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
1. Mobile army surgical hospitals (MAS*H) saved thousands of soldiers' lives
during the Korean war by
A) performing surgery within 30 minutes of the injury.
B) bringing the hospital facilities closer to the battlefield.
C) deploying combat medics to retrieve wounded soldiers.
D) using helicopters to airlift casualties to the United States.—ANSWER-
Ans: B
Page: 6
Type: General Knowledge
2. In the United States mobile intensive care units (MICUs) initially were
staffed by
A) physicians.
B) registered nurses.
,C) funeral home directors.
D) nonphysician providers.—ANSWER-Ans: D
Page: 6
Type: General Knowledge
3. The entity that was created in 1966 and that provides authority and
financial support for the development of basic and advanced life support
programs is the:
A) National Association of EMTs.
B) United States Department of Transportation.
C) National Highway Safety Department.
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—ANSWER-Ans: B
Page: 6
Type: General Knowledge
4. Which of the following is NOT a critical point addressed by the "White
Paper" written in 1966 that was entitled "Accidental Death and Disability:
The Neglected Disease of Modern Society"?
A) Ensuring that paramedics responded to every call
B) Participating in community-based prevention efforts
C) Allocating adequate resources for medical direction
D) Developing and pursuing a national EMS research agenda—ANSWER-
Ans: A
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Katelyn Whitman
,Page: 7
Type: General Knowledge
5. The first EMT textbook Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick
and Injured was published in 1971 by the:
A) National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE).
B) American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
C) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
D) American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).—ANSWER-Ans: C
Page: 6
Type: General Knowledge
6. Dr. Eugene Nagel advanced emergency medical treatment in 1969 by:
A) training paramedics to administer certain medications directly through
the chest wall and into the left ventricle.
B) developing and implementing closed-chest cardiac massage (CPR) in
order to pump blood in a patient without a pulse.
C) implementing the "golden hour" which dramatically increased survival
rates of patients who experienced severe trauma.
D) developing a telemetry system that enabled fire fighters to transmit a
patient's electrocardiogram to the physician at the hospital.—ANSWER-Ans:
D
Page: 6
, Type: General Knowledge
7. Which of the following was NOT a required component identified by the
Emergency Medical Services System Act of 1973?
A) EMS research
B) Mutual aid agreements
C) National EMS certification
D) Integration of health services—ANSWER-Ans: C
Page: 7
Type: General Knowledge
8. Which of the following is one of the 10 system elements developed by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in an effort to
sustain EMS systems?
A) Medical direction
B) Fully enhanced 9-1-1
C) Paramedic supervisors
D) Continued federal funding—ANSWER-Ans: A
Page: 7
Type: General Knowledge
9. The EMS network begins:
A) by educating dispatchers.
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Katelyn Whitman
