EMS 202 FINAL 2 CORE PREHOSPITAL CARE
AND PATIENT ASSESSMENT REVIEW 2026
◉ 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
◉ In general, and up to a point, the average cost of providing EMS
services ___ ..
,Answer: Declines as call volume increases
◉ A specialized production strategy consists of ___ ..
Answer: ALS and BLS ambulances
◉ The system that attempts to match ambulance staffing levels with
variations in demand patterns is ___ ..
Answer: System status management
◉ Which of the following are determined by the EMS System
design?.
Answer: Division of functions, production strategy, and market
allocation.
◉ The price-subsidy tradeoff refers to the relationship between tax
subsidies and the fees charged to patients for transport whereby ___
..
Answer: User fees decline as tax subsidies increase.
◉ Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the public utility
model?.
Answer: Contractual arrangement for medical control
, ◉ It is economically efficient when multiple firms compete within a
market at the retail level. True or false?.
Answer: False
◉ Which system design permits private providers to "skim" money
from the non-emergency market while ignoring the less lucrative
emergency market?.
Answer: Public emergency/private non-emergency model
◉ The best method by which to measure response times is ___ ..
Answer: Fractile response
◉ The public utility model has ___ ..
Answer: One provider for both ALS and BLS responses
◉ The public utility model incorporates financial penalties for not
meeting response time goals. True or false?.
Answer: True
◉ Under the public utility model, which of the following are
controlled by the EMS authority (governmental entity) rather than
the EMS provider?.
Answer: Accounts receivable, medical equipment, facilities, and
ambulances.
AND PATIENT ASSESSMENT REVIEW 2026
◉ 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
◉ In general, and up to a point, the average cost of providing EMS
services ___ ..
,Answer: Declines as call volume increases
◉ A specialized production strategy consists of ___ ..
Answer: ALS and BLS ambulances
◉ The system that attempts to match ambulance staffing levels with
variations in demand patterns is ___ ..
Answer: System status management
◉ Which of the following are determined by the EMS System
design?.
Answer: Division of functions, production strategy, and market
allocation.
◉ The price-subsidy tradeoff refers to the relationship between tax
subsidies and the fees charged to patients for transport whereby ___
..
Answer: User fees decline as tax subsidies increase.
◉ Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the public utility
model?.
Answer: Contractual arrangement for medical control
, ◉ It is economically efficient when multiple firms compete within a
market at the retail level. True or false?.
Answer: False
◉ Which system design permits private providers to "skim" money
from the non-emergency market while ignoring the less lucrative
emergency market?.
Answer: Public emergency/private non-emergency model
◉ The best method by which to measure response times is ___ ..
Answer: Fractile response
◉ The public utility model has ___ ..
Answer: One provider for both ALS and BLS responses
◉ The public utility model incorporates financial penalties for not
meeting response time goals. True or false?.
Answer: True
◉ Under the public utility model, which of the following are
controlled by the EMS authority (governmental entity) rather than
the EMS provider?.
Answer: Accounts receivable, medical equipment, facilities, and
ambulances.
