AAOS EMERGENCY CARE AND
TRANSPORTATION TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND EXPERT REVIEWED
SOLUTIONS
●● Name the four levels of EMT training and licensure.
Answer: Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)- very basic training and
provides care before the ambulance arrives. Can also perform in an
assistant role within the ambulance.
Emergency medical technician (EMT)- has training in basic life support
including automated external defibrillation, use of airway adjuncts, and
assisting patients with certain meds.
Advanced EMT (AEMT)- has training in specific aspects of advanced
life support ALS (intravenous therapy and the administration of certain
emergency meds.)
Paramedic- extensive training in ALS including endotracheal intubation,
emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced
assessment and treatment skills.
●● Describe EMT licensure criteria; include how the Americans with
disabilities act (ADA) applies to employment as an EMT
Answer: Licensure requirements: High school diploma or quivalent,
proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases,
successful completion of a background check and drug screening, valid
drivers license, successful completion of a recognized health care
, provider basic life support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation course,
successful completion of a state-recognized practical certification exam,
demonstrate the mental and physical ability necessary to safely and
properly perform all the tasks, compliance with other state local and
employer provisions.
The Americans with disabilities act of 1990 protect people who have a
disability from being denied access to programs and services that are
provided by state or local governments and prohibits employers from
failing to provide full and equal employment to the disabled.
●● Discuss the historical background of the development of the EMS
system.
Answer: EMS as we know it had its origins in 1966 with the publication
of Accidental Death and Disability: he Neglect Disease of Modern
Society (AKA: The White Paper). Through the 1970s, following the
recommended guidelines, each state developed the necessary legislation,
and the EMS system expanded throughout the USA. During the same
period emergency medicine became a recognized medical specialty, and
fully staffed EDs that we know today became the accepted standard of
care. In the 1980s, many areas enhanced the EMT National Standard
Curriculum by adding EMTs with advanced levels to provide ALS. In
the 1990s NHTSA began an examination of EMS from a national
perspective. With the counsel of EMS providers, physicians, fire chiefs,
nurses, state administrators, educators, and other interested
professionals, NHTSA created the EMS Agenda for the Future. This
important document created a plan to standardize the levels of EMS
education and EMS providers in an effort to ensure more seamless
delivery of EMS care across the country.
TRANSPORTATION TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND EXPERT REVIEWED
SOLUTIONS
●● Name the four levels of EMT training and licensure.
Answer: Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)- very basic training and
provides care before the ambulance arrives. Can also perform in an
assistant role within the ambulance.
Emergency medical technician (EMT)- has training in basic life support
including automated external defibrillation, use of airway adjuncts, and
assisting patients with certain meds.
Advanced EMT (AEMT)- has training in specific aspects of advanced
life support ALS (intravenous therapy and the administration of certain
emergency meds.)
Paramedic- extensive training in ALS including endotracheal intubation,
emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced
assessment and treatment skills.
●● Describe EMT licensure criteria; include how the Americans with
disabilities act (ADA) applies to employment as an EMT
Answer: Licensure requirements: High school diploma or quivalent,
proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases,
successful completion of a background check and drug screening, valid
drivers license, successful completion of a recognized health care
, provider basic life support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation course,
successful completion of a state-recognized practical certification exam,
demonstrate the mental and physical ability necessary to safely and
properly perform all the tasks, compliance with other state local and
employer provisions.
The Americans with disabilities act of 1990 protect people who have a
disability from being denied access to programs and services that are
provided by state or local governments and prohibits employers from
failing to provide full and equal employment to the disabled.
●● Discuss the historical background of the development of the EMS
system.
Answer: EMS as we know it had its origins in 1966 with the publication
of Accidental Death and Disability: he Neglect Disease of Modern
Society (AKA: The White Paper). Through the 1970s, following the
recommended guidelines, each state developed the necessary legislation,
and the EMS system expanded throughout the USA. During the same
period emergency medicine became a recognized medical specialty, and
fully staffed EDs that we know today became the accepted standard of
care. In the 1980s, many areas enhanced the EMT National Standard
Curriculum by adding EMTs with advanced levels to provide ALS. In
the 1990s NHTSA began an examination of EMS from a national
perspective. With the counsel of EMS providers, physicians, fire chiefs,
nurses, state administrators, educators, and other interested
professionals, NHTSA created the EMS Agenda for the Future. This
important document created a plan to standardize the levels of EMS
education and EMS providers in an effort to ensure more seamless
delivery of EMS care across the country.
