EMT Exam 1: Chapters 1-5 Questions with correct answers

How did EMS begin? Correct Answer - in 1970's with Napoleoinic wars. Civil wars, Clara Barton created american red cross WW1 Korean/Vietnam wars lead to trauma centers 1966 EMS standards created by National Highway safety act and US department of transportation 1970 NREMT (National registry of emergency medical technicians) 1973 NEMSSA passed by congress What are the guidelines of the NHTSA and what is it Correct Answer - National highway traffic safety administration. 1. Regulation and policy 2. Resource management: Centralized 3. Human resources and training: Must be at EMT level 4. Transportation: Safe ambulance/helicopter 5. Facilities: Closest APPROPIATE 6. Communications 7. Public information and education 8. Medical direction: Physician medical director 9. Trauma systems: Autopsy 10. Evaluation: QI, QA, TQM What are the components of EMS? Correct Answer - Emergency medical dispatchers