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TEST BANK FOR Emergency Medical Responder First
on Scene, 12th edition Chris Le Baudour Kaitlyn
Laurelle Keith Wesley
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Emergency Medical Responder First on Scene, 12th edition Chris Le Baudour Kaitlyn Laurelle
Keith Wesley
Chapter 1-27
Chapter 1 Introduction to EMS Systems
1) What term/phrase is used when referring to the chain of human resources and emergency
services linked together to provide continuous emergency care from the scene to the
medical facility?
A) EMT resources
B) 911 services
C) EMS system
D) Emergency services
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4-5
Objective: 1
2) The Medical Director is a physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for:
A) standards, protocols, and evaluation of patient care.
B) certification and licensure of EMRs.
C) staffing decisions and hiring.
D) answering and dispatching 911 calls.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Objective: 1
3) You have received an order over the phone from the Medical Director to administer oxygen to
the patient. This would be called:
A) off-line medical direction.
B) on-line medical direction.
C) hospital direction.
D) EMS coordinator direction.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 10
Objective: 12
4) The procedures that an Emergency Medical Responder can and must legally provide as care for
a patient are called:
A) scope of practice.
B) scope of training.
C) standard of care.
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D) standard of training.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Objective: 10
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5) Which agency coordinates EMS on a national level and defines all levels of EMS providers?
A) NEMSES
B) AEMT
C) NHTSA
D) NSPM
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7-8
Objective: 2
6) One important point where trained and untrained people come together as part of the EMS
system is:
A) the 911 service.
B) clinical care.
C) ambulance response.
D) evaluation.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Objective: 3
7) How many nationally recognized levels of EMS training are covered by the National EMS
Education Standards?
A) 8
B) 2
C) 5
D) 4
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
Objective: 5
8) Which level of EMS education allows the responder to perform cardiac defibrillation?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
Objective: 6
9) Which level is considered the minimum level of education and certification for ambulance
personnel in most areas of the United States?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
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TEST BANK FOR Emergency Medical Responder First
on Scene, 12th edition Chris Le Baudour Kaitlyn
Laurelle Keith Wesley
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Emergency Medical Responder First on Scene, 12th edition Chris Le Baudour Kaitlyn Laurelle
Keith Wesley
Chapter 1-27
Chapter 1 Introduction to EMS Systems
1) What term/phrase is used when referring to the chain of human resources and emergency
services linked together to provide continuous emergency care from the scene to the
medical facility?
A) EMT resources
B) 911 services
C) EMS system
D) Emergency services
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4-5
Objective: 1
2) The Medical Director is a physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for:
A) standards, protocols, and evaluation of patient care.
B) certification and licensure of EMRs.
C) staffing decisions and hiring.
D) answering and dispatching 911 calls.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Objective: 1
3) You have received an order over the phone from the Medical Director to administer oxygen to
the patient. This would be called:
A) off-line medical direction.
B) on-line medical direction.
C) hospital direction.
D) EMS coordinator direction.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 10
Objective: 12
4) The procedures that an Emergency Medical Responder can and must legally provide as care for
a patient are called:
A) scope of practice.
B) scope of training.
C) standard of care.
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D) standard of training.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Objective: 10
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5) Which agency coordinates EMS on a national level and defines all levels of EMS providers?
A) NEMSES
B) AEMT
C) NHTSA
D) NSPM
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7-8
Objective: 2
6) One important point where trained and untrained people come together as part of the EMS
system is:
A) the 911 service.
B) clinical care.
C) ambulance response.
D) evaluation.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Objective: 3
7) How many nationally recognized levels of EMS training are covered by the National EMS
Education Standards?
A) 8
B) 2
C) 5
D) 4
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
Objective: 5
8) Which level of EMS education allows the responder to perform cardiac defibrillation?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
Objective: 6
9) Which level is considered the minimum level of education and certification for ambulance
personnel in most areas of the United States?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
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