NREMT - Based off Multiple Choice Questions (100% Correct Answer)

What are the 2 main benefits of a universal access number to EMS? Correct Answer - Provides trained staff to answer calls - Minimizes delays What are the 4 levels of EMT training? Correct Answer First Responder EMT Basic EMT Intermediate Paramedic What is your primary responsibility as an EMT-B? Correct Answer Personal safety and the safety of others What is the function of the initial assessment? Correct Answer to identify and treat life threatening problems Why do you perform a focused history and physical exam? Correct Answer to identify and treat life threatening problems What is the most important way you can prevent injury when lifting a patient? Correct Answer Use proper body mechanics What is your first responsibility when arriving on a scene? Correct Answer Scene safety You arrive on the scene of a motor vehicle crash. Utility wires are down around the vehicle. What do you do first? Correct Answer call for trained personnel to clear the scene of hazards before proceeding Who is responsible for determining to which facility your patient is transported? Correct Answer the on scene EMT, following off line or online medical control procedures Under what circumstances might you bypass the nearest medical facility? Correct Answer Trauma Burns Victim is a child Facility on bypass Specialized care In what 2 ways should you give your patient report upon arrival at the receiving facility? Correct Answer Oral Written