TEST BANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE AND
TRANSPORTATION OF THE SICK AND INJURED
BUNDLED EXAMS VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION PACKAGE
◉ An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life
support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain
emergency medications. Answer: Advanced Emergency Medical
Technician (AEMT)
◉ A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to
respond to a particular call for assistance and provides callers with
vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews. Answer: Emergency
Medical Dispatch (EMD)
◉ The designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for
the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the
hospital. Answer: Primary service area (PSA)
◉ A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac
dysrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and
delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient. Answer:
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
, ◉ An individual who has training in basic life support, including
automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct,
and assisting patients with certain medications. Answer: Emergency
Medical Technician (EMT)
◉ The process whereby a competent authority, usually the state,
allows people to perform a regulated act. Answer: Licensure
◉ The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the
authority to provide medical care in the field. Answer: Medical
Director
◉ Federal legislation passed in 1996. Its main effect in EMS is in
limiting availability of patients' health care information and
penalizing violations of patient privacy. Answer: Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
◉ A health care model in which experienced paramedics receive
advanced training to equip them to provide additional services in the
prehospital environment, such as health evaluations, monitoring of
chronic illnesses or conditions, and patient advocacy Answer:
Community Paramedicine (CP)
◉ A call center, staffed by trained personnel who are responsible for
managing requests for police, fire, and ambulance services. Answer:
Public safety access point
TRANSPORTATION OF THE SICK AND INJURED
BUNDLED EXAMS VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION PACKAGE
◉ An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life
support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain
emergency medications. Answer: Advanced Emergency Medical
Technician (AEMT)
◉ A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to
respond to a particular call for assistance and provides callers with
vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews. Answer: Emergency
Medical Dispatch (EMD)
◉ The designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for
the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the
hospital. Answer: Primary service area (PSA)
◉ A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac
dysrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and
delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient. Answer:
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
, ◉ An individual who has training in basic life support, including
automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct,
and assisting patients with certain medications. Answer: Emergency
Medical Technician (EMT)
◉ The process whereby a competent authority, usually the state,
allows people to perform a regulated act. Answer: Licensure
◉ The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the
authority to provide medical care in the field. Answer: Medical
Director
◉ Federal legislation passed in 1996. Its main effect in EMS is in
limiting availability of patients' health care information and
penalizing violations of patient privacy. Answer: Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
◉ A health care model in which experienced paramedics receive
advanced training to equip them to provide additional services in the
prehospital environment, such as health evaluations, monitoring of
chronic illnesses or conditions, and patient advocacy Answer:
Community Paramedicine (CP)
◉ A call center, staffed by trained personnel who are responsible for
managing requests for police, fire, and ambulance services. Answer:
Public safety access point
