EMS 202 FINAL 2 COMPREHENSIVE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVANCED
STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ The first use of a mobile coronary care unit (ambulance) was in.
Answer: Belfast, Ireland
◉ "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of
Modern Society" was a pivotal report on the status of prehospital
care and was published in.
Answer: 1966
◉ What federal agency is responsible for overseeing the
development of EMS systems as described in the Highway Safety Act
of 1966?.
Answer: Department of Transportation
◉ The first EMT-Ambulance course was administered in wha year?.
Answer: 1969
◉ Which of the following are nationally recognized credentials for
prehospital personnel?.
,Answer: EMT, Advanced EMT, and Paramedic
◉ Which of the following is the accrediting body for EMS education
programs?.
Answer: Committee on the Accreditation of Educational Programs
for the EMS Professions
◉ The statutes or regulations that govern the procedures that a
paramedic may preform is called a.
Answer: Scope of practice
◉ ___ permits a paramedic to preform certain skills and procedures
prior to contacting medical control.
Answer: Standing orders
◉ The enabling legislation that governs EMS is highly variable
across the states. True or false?.
Answer: True
◉ The areas in which the EMS administrator has the greatest control
in terms of delivering efficient and affective service are.
Answer: System design and ambulance deployment strategies
, ◉ EMS has been described by economists as a "natural monopoly."
What is a natural monopoly?.
Answer: When a market can economically support only one provider
of a good or service
◉ What is the mechanism for consumer protection within a natural
monopoly market?.
Answer: Government regulation of prices
◉ To be at least somewhat economically efficient, an EMS system
needs a minimum population of ___ within its service area..
Answer: 200,000
◉ To be the most efficient (lowest point on the cost curve) an EMS
system needs a population of ___ ..
Answer: 1.2 million
◉ Dividing a large market into smaller jurisdictions (and
populations) and subcontracting each jurisdiction to a different EMS
provider will preserve the economies of scale observed in larger
markets. True or false?.
Answer: False
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVANCED
STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ The first use of a mobile coronary care unit (ambulance) was in.
Answer: Belfast, Ireland
◉ "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of
Modern Society" was a pivotal report on the status of prehospital
care and was published in.
Answer: 1966
◉ What federal agency is responsible for overseeing the
development of EMS systems as described in the Highway Safety Act
of 1966?.
Answer: Department of Transportation
◉ The first EMT-Ambulance course was administered in wha year?.
Answer: 1969
◉ Which of the following are nationally recognized credentials for
prehospital personnel?.
,Answer: EMT, Advanced EMT, and Paramedic
◉ Which of the following is the accrediting body for EMS education
programs?.
Answer: Committee on the Accreditation of Educational Programs
for the EMS Professions
◉ The statutes or regulations that govern the procedures that a
paramedic may preform is called a.
Answer: Scope of practice
◉ ___ permits a paramedic to preform certain skills and procedures
prior to contacting medical control.
Answer: Standing orders
◉ The enabling legislation that governs EMS is highly variable
across the states. True or false?.
Answer: True
◉ The areas in which the EMS administrator has the greatest control
in terms of delivering efficient and affective service are.
Answer: System design and ambulance deployment strategies
, ◉ EMS has been described by economists as a "natural monopoly."
What is a natural monopoly?.
Answer: When a market can economically support only one provider
of a good or service
◉ What is the mechanism for consumer protection within a natural
monopoly market?.
Answer: Government regulation of prices
◉ To be at least somewhat economically efficient, an EMS system
needs a minimum population of ___ within its service area..
Answer: 200,000
◉ To be the most efficient (lowest point on the cost curve) an EMS
system needs a population of ___ ..
Answer: 1.2 million
◉ Dividing a large market into smaller jurisdictions (and
populations) and subcontracting each jurisdiction to a different EMS
provider will preserve the economies of scale observed in larger
markets. True or false?.
Answer: False
