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Chapterv1v EmergencyvCarevSystems,vResearch,vandvPublicvHealth
1) vWhatvisvavprimaryvpurposevofvthevmodern-dayvEMSvsystem?
A) Providevavmeansvofvtransportvtovandvfromvthevhospital
B) Ensurevthatvallvmembersvofvsocietyvhavevequalvaccessvtovhospitals
C) Decreasevthevincidencevofvdeathvandvdisabilityvrelatedvtovinjuryvandvillness
D) Providevemergencyvhealthvcarevservicesvtovmedicallyvunderservedv
areasvAnswerv:v C
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Objective:v 1-2
2) Mostvauthoritiesvagreevthatvthevmodern-
dayvEMSvsystemvevolvedvaftervthevreleasevofvwhichvdocument?
A) ThevEmergencyvMedicalvServicesvActvofv1973
B) Thevwhitevpaperv"AccidentalvDeathvandvDisability:vThevNeglectedvDiseasevofv
ModernvSociety"vinv1966
C) ThevAmericanvHeartvAssociation'svGuidelinesvforvCardiacvResuscitation
D) EmergencyvMedicalvServices:vAgendavforvthevFuture,vinv
1996vAnswerv:v B
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Objective:v 1-2
3) AnvEmergencyvMedicalvRespondervcomesvtovyouvandvstatesvthatvhevwouldvlikevtov
workvforvyourvemergencyvambulancevservicevonvavfull-
timevbasis.vKnowingvthevNationalvEMSvScopevofvPracticevModel,vyouvinformvhimvofv
whichvelement?
A) Hevwillvbevablevtovtakevcarevofvonlyvpatientsvwithvnon-life-threateningvcomplaints
B) Hevwillvfirstvneedvapprovalvfromvyourvambulancevservice'svmedicalvdirector
C) HevwillvbevablevtovworkvonlyvwithvanvAdvancedvEMTvorvparamedic
D) HevwillvfirstvhavevtovbecomevanvEmergencyvMedicalvTech
nicianvAnswerv:v D
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Objective:v 1-1
4) AsvdefinedvbyvthevNationalvEMSvScopevofvPracticevModel,vthevfourvlevelsv
ofvEMSvpractitionersvinclude:
A) Ambulancevdrivers
B) EMSvmedicalvdirector
C) Paramedics
D) Emergencyvmedicalvdispatche
rsvAnswerv:v C
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5) AnvEmergencyvMedicalvResponderv(EMR)vapproachesvyouvandvstatesvthatvhevisvinter
estedvinvbecomingvanvEMT.vSpecifically,vhevasksvwhatvhevwillvbevablevtovdovasvanvE
MTvthatvhevcannotvpresentlyvdovasvanvEMR.vYouvrespondvbyvsayingvhevwillvbevablev
to:
A) Administervsomevmedications
B) Assistvinvemergencyvchildbirth
C) Usevanvautomatedvexternalvdefibrillator
D) Obtainvvitalvsig
nsvAnswerv:v A
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Objective:v 1-5
6) Youvhavevbeenvdispatchedvforvav61-year-
oldvfemalevinvcardiacvarrest.vEmergencyvMedicalvRespondersv(EMRs)varevonvscene.vIn
vyourvcommunity,vallvEMSvpractitionersvarevtrainedvaccordingvtovthevNationalvEMSvSc
opevofvPracticevModel.vGivenvthis,vwhichvtypevofvcarevdovyouvexpectvthevEMRsvtovbe
vproviding?
A) Emergencyvmedicationvadministration
B) Automatedvexternalvdefibrillation
C) Intravenousvtherapy
D) Readingvanvelectrocardiogra
mvAnswerv:v B
Diff:v2 PagevRef:v6
Objective:v 1-5
7) AnvEMTvwithvyourvservicevstatesvthatvshevdesiresvtovbecomevavparamedicvbecausevshe
vwantsvtovprovidevadvancedvcare.vUndervthevNationalvEMSvScopevofvPracticevModel,vw
hichvonevofvthesevtypesvofvcarevwillvshevbevablevtovprovidevasvavparamedicvthatvshevca
nnotvprovidevasvanvEMT?
A) Automatedvbloodvpressurevmonitoring
B) Assistancevwithvemergencyvchildbirth
C) Interfacilityvtransports
D) IVvtherap
yvAnswerv:
vD
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Objective:v 1-5
8) WhichvstatementvmadevbyvanvEMTvrequiresvimmediatevinterventionvbyvavsuperio
rvorvthevservicevsupervisor?
A) "IvalwaysvwearvmyvseatvbeltvwhenevervIvamvinvthevpatientvcompartmentvofvtheva
mbulance,vunlessvIvhavevtovremovevitvtovcarevforvavpatient."
B) "IvdrivevasvfastvasvIvcanvtovgetvtovthevscenevofvanvemergency,vespeciallyvifvavchi
ldvisvsickvorvinjuredvaccordingvtovdispatchvinformation."
C) "WhenvIvamvdrivingvwithvlightsvandvsirens,vIvinstructvmyvpartnervthatvhevwillvneedvto
vhandlevallvradiovcommunications."
D) "IvputvexamvglovesvonvforveveryvpatientvIvcontact,vevenvifvhevorvshevdoesvnotvhavev
avknownvorvsuspectedvinfectiousvdisease."
Answerv:v B
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9) WhichvstatementvshowsvthatvthevEMTvhasvavgoodvunderstandingvofvhervr
olevandvresponsibilitiesvrelatedvtovbeingvanvEMT?
A) "Thevpatient'svneedsvcomevbeforevanyonevelse'svneeds."
B) "Atvthevscenevofvanvemergency,vmyvresponsibilityvisvtovgetvtovthevpatientvnovmattervwh
at."
C) "Myvsafetyvcomesvfirst,vandvthenvthevpatient'svsafety."
D) "AsvanvEMT,vIvrecognizevthatvthevpublic'svsafetyvcomesvbeforevthevsafetyvofv
mevorvmyvpartner."
Answerv:v C
Diff:v2 PagevRef:v8-9
Objective:v 1-7
10) AnvambulancevwithvtwovEMTsvarrivesvinvfrontvofvavhousevforvanvunknownvmedical
vemergency.vOnvscene,vbystandersvreportvthatvavfemalevpatientvwasvbeatenvbyvhervhusba
ndvinvthevdrivewayvandvthenvdraggedvbackvintovthevhouse.vTheyvstatevthatvthevpatientvap
pearedvunconsciousvandvwasvbleedingvfromvthevhead.vWhichvactionvwouldvthevEMTsvper
formvnext?
A) Dovnotventervthevscenevuntilvitvhasvbeenvcontrolledvbyvlawvenforcement
B) Quietlyventervthevhomevandvquicklyvmovevthevpatientvtovthevambulance
C) Removevthevhusbandvfromvthevhouse,vthenvprovidevemergencyvcarevtovthevwife
D) Entervthevhomevtovprotectvthevpatientvwhilevwaitingvforvthevpolicevt
ovarrivevAnswerv:v A
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Objective:v 1-7
11) WhyvisvEMSvinvavuniquevpositionvtovcontributevsignificantlyvtovmobilevintegratedvhealth
vcare?
A) EMSvprovidersvarevfamiliarvwithvandvcapablevofvfunctioningvinvthevout-of-
hospitalvenvironment
B) Ambulancesvareveasilyvidentified
C) Thevcommunityvtrustsvuniformedvhealthvcarevproviders
D) EMSvprovidersvarevfamiliarvwithvthevmanyvroutesvofvmedicationvadminist
rationvAnswerv:v A
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Objective:v 1-15
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Chapterv1v EmergencyvCarevSystems,vResearch,vandvPublicvHealth
1) vWhatvisvavprimaryvpurposevofvthevmodern-dayvEMSvsystem?
A) Providevavmeansvofvtransportvtovandvfromvthevhospital
B) Ensurevthatvallvmembersvofvsocietyvhavevequalvaccessvtovhospitals
C) Decreasevthevincidencevofvdeathvandvdisabilityvrelatedvtovinjuryvandvillness
D) Providevemergencyvhealthvcarevservicesvtovmedicallyvunderservedv
areasvAnswerv:v C
Diff:v2 PagevRef:v7
Objective:v 1-2
2) Mostvauthoritiesvagreevthatvthevmodern-
dayvEMSvsystemvevolvedvaftervthevreleasevofvwhichvdocument?
A) ThevEmergencyvMedicalvServicesvActvofv1973
B) Thevwhitevpaperv"AccidentalvDeathvandvDisability:vThevNeglectedvDiseasevofv
ModernvSociety"vinv1966
C) ThevAmericanvHeartvAssociation'svGuidelinesvforvCardiacvResuscitation
D) EmergencyvMedicalvServices:vAgendavforvthevFuture,vinv
1996vAnswerv:v B
Diff:v1 PagevRef:v3
Objective:v 1-2
3) AnvEmergencyvMedicalvRespondervcomesvtovyouvandvstatesvthatvhevwouldvlikevtov
workvforvyourvemergencyvambulancevservicevonvavfull-
timevbasis.vKnowingvthevNationalvEMSvScopevofvPracticevModel,vyouvinformvhimvofv
whichvelement?
A) Hevwillvbevablevtovtakevcarevofvonlyvpatientsvwithvnon-life-threateningvcomplaints
B) Hevwillvfirstvneedvapprovalvfromvyourvambulancevservice'svmedicalvdirector
C) HevwillvbevablevtovworkvonlyvwithvanvAdvancedvEMTvorvparamedic
D) HevwillvfirstvhavevtovbecomevanvEmergencyvMedicalvTech
nicianvAnswerv:v D
Diff:v1 PagevRef:v6-7
Objective:v 1-1
4) AsvdefinedvbyvthevNationalvEMSvScopevofvPracticevModel,vthevfourvlevelsv
ofvEMSvpractitionersvinclude:
A) Ambulancevdrivers
B) EMSvmedicalvdirector
C) Paramedics
D) Emergencyvmedicalvdispatche
rsvAnswerv:v C
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5) AnvEmergencyvMedicalvResponderv(EMR)vapproachesvyouvandvstatesvthatvhevisvinter
estedvinvbecomingvanvEMT.vSpecifically,vhevasksvwhatvhevwillvbevablevtovdovasvanvE
MTvthatvhevcannotvpresentlyvdovasvanvEMR.vYouvrespondvbyvsayingvhevwillvbevablev
to:
A) Administervsomevmedications
B) Assistvinvemergencyvchildbirth
C) Usevanvautomatedvexternalvdefibrillator
D) Obtainvvitalvsig
nsvAnswerv:v A
Diff:v1 PagevRef:v6-7
Objective:v 1-5
6) Youvhavevbeenvdispatchedvforvav61-year-
oldvfemalevinvcardiacvarrest.vEmergencyvMedicalvRespondersv(EMRs)varevonvscene.vIn
vyourvcommunity,vallvEMSvpractitionersvarevtrainedvaccordingvtovthevNationalvEMSvSc
opevofvPracticevModel.vGivenvthis,vwhichvtypevofvcarevdovyouvexpectvthevEMRsvtovbe
vproviding?
A) Emergencyvmedicationvadministration
B) Automatedvexternalvdefibrillation
C) Intravenousvtherapy
D) Readingvanvelectrocardiogra
mvAnswerv:v B
Diff:v2 PagevRef:v6
Objective:v 1-5
7) AnvEMTvwithvyourvservicevstatesvthatvshevdesiresvtovbecomevavparamedicvbecausevshe
vwantsvtovprovidevadvancedvcare.vUndervthevNationalvEMSvScopevofvPracticevModel,vw
hichvonevofvthesevtypesvofvcarevwillvshevbevablevtovprovidevasvavparamedicvthatvshevca
nnotvprovidevasvanvEMT?
A) Automatedvbloodvpressurevmonitoring
B) Assistancevwithvemergencyvchildbirth
C) Interfacilityvtransports
D) IVvtherap
yvAnswerv:
vD
Diff:v1 PagevRef:v7
Objective:v 1-5
8) WhichvstatementvmadevbyvanvEMTvrequiresvimmediatevinterventionvbyvavsuperio
rvorvthevservicevsupervisor?
A) "IvalwaysvwearvmyvseatvbeltvwhenevervIvamvinvthevpatientvcompartmentvofvtheva
mbulance,vunlessvIvhavevtovremovevitvtovcarevforvavpatient."
B) "IvdrivevasvfastvasvIvcanvtovgetvtovthevscenevofvanvemergency,vespeciallyvifvavchi
ldvisvsickvorvinjuredvaccordingvtovdispatchvinformation."
C) "WhenvIvamvdrivingvwithvlightsvandvsirens,vIvinstructvmyvpartnervthatvhevwillvneedvto
vhandlevallvradiovcommunications."
D) "IvputvexamvglovesvonvforveveryvpatientvIvcontact,vevenvifvhevorvshevdoesvnotvhavev
avknownvorvsuspectedvinfectiousvdisease."
Answerv:v B
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9) WhichvstatementvshowsvthatvthevEMTvhasvavgoodvunderstandingvofvhervr
olevandvresponsibilitiesvrelatedvtovbeingvanvEMT?
A) "Thevpatient'svneedsvcomevbeforevanyonevelse'svneeds."
B) "Atvthevscenevofvanvemergency,vmyvresponsibilityvisvtovgetvtovthevpatientvnovmattervwh
at."
C) "Myvsafetyvcomesvfirst,vandvthenvthevpatient'svsafety."
D) "AsvanvEMT,vIvrecognizevthatvthevpublic'svsafetyvcomesvbeforevthevsafetyvofv
mevorvmyvpartner."
Answerv:v C
Diff:v2 PagevRef:v8-9
Objective:v 1-7
10) AnvambulancevwithvtwovEMTsvarrivesvinvfrontvofvavhousevforvanvunknownvmedical
vemergency.vOnvscene,vbystandersvreportvthatvavfemalevpatientvwasvbeatenvbyvhervhusba
ndvinvthevdrivewayvandvthenvdraggedvbackvintovthevhouse.vTheyvstatevthatvthevpatientvap
pearedvunconsciousvandvwasvbleedingvfromvthevhead.vWhichvactionvwouldvthevEMTsvper
formvnext?
A) Dovnotventervthevscenevuntilvitvhasvbeenvcontrolledvbyvlawvenforcement
B) Quietlyventervthevhomevandvquicklyvmovevthevpatientvtovthevambulance
C) Removevthevhusbandvfromvthevhouse,vthenvprovidevemergencyvcarevtovthevwife
D) Entervthevhomevtovprotectvthevpatientvwhilevwaitingvforvthevpolicevt
ovarrivevAnswerv:v A
Diff:v2 PagevRef:v9
Objective:v 1-7
11) WhyvisvEMSvinvavuniquevpositionvtovcontributevsignificantlyvtovmobilevintegratedvhealth
vcare?
A) EMSvprovidersvarevfamiliarvwithvandvcapablevofvfunctioningvinvthevout-of-
hospitalvenvironment
B) Ambulancesvareveasilyvidentified
C) Thevcommunityvtrustsvuniformedvhealthvcarevproviders
D) EMSvprovidersvarevfamiliarvwithvthevmanyvroutesvofvmedicationvadminist
rationvAnswerv:v A
Diff:v1 PagevRef:v17
Objective:v 1-15
