Prehospital Emergency Care 11th
Edition: Chapters 1-6 Exam Questions
And Answers
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - correct answer ✅-Provides
both basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and
transportation to patients in the per-hospital environment.
-Does everything an EMT does plus also uses advanced airway devices,
monitors blood glucose levels, administers a select number of
medications
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) - correct answer ✅-Protects
individuals who have a documented disability from being denied initial
or continued employment based on their disability
-Employer has to make the necessary adjustment so the person with
the disability is not denied employment.
Emergency Medical Responder - correct answer ✅-Similar to first
responder level
-Provides immediate lifesaving care to patients who have accessed the
EMS system and while awaiting response from a higher-level EMS
practitioner
What they do:
1. Basic airway, ventilation, and oxygen devices
2. Vitals
3. Stabilization of the spine and suspected extremity injuries
,Prehospital Emergency Care 11th
Edition: Chapters 1-6 Exam Questions
And Answers
4. Eye irrigation
5. Bleeding control
6. Emergency Moves, CPR
7. Automated external defibrillation (AED)
8. Emergency childbirth care
Emergency Medical Technician - correct answer ✅-Provide basic
emergency medical care and transportation to patients who access the
EMS system
What they do: everything an EMR does, but on an ambulance, plus:
1. Use advanced oxygen therapy and ventilation equipment
2. Pulse oximetry
3. Automatic blood pressure monitoring equipment
4. Limited medication administration
EMS System - correct answer ✅-Permits patient care to begin at the
scene of injury or illness
-Part of a continuum of patient care that extends from the time of injury
or illness until rehabilitation or discharge
,Prehospital Emergency Care 11th
Edition: Chapters 1-6 Exam Questions
And Answers
Evidence-Based Medicine - correct answer ✅-Focuses on research to
provide clear evidence that certain procedures, medications, and
equipment improve the patient's outcome.
Steps that are common in evidenced-based decision making:
1. Formulate a question about emergency care that needs to be
answered
2. Search medical literature for research data that are related and
applicable to the question
3. Appraise the evidence for validity and reliability
4. IF evidence supports a change in practice, change protocols and
implement the change in pre-hospital emergency care.
Limitation: not enough research done on it.
Medical Direction - correct answer ✅-Developing and establishing the
guidelines under which the emergency medical service personnel
function.
Medical Director - correct answer ✅-Physician who is legally
responsible for the clinical and patient care aspects of the EMS system.
, Prehospital Emergency Care 11th
Edition: Chapters 1-6 Exam Questions
And Answers
-Also teaches EMS education and refresher courses, facilitates quality
improvement system.
-Also responsible for providing medical direction
Medical Oversight - correct answer ✅-Describes the EMS system
medical director's responsibilities
-Include all of the clinical and administrative functions and activities
performed by the medical director
Off-line Medical Direction - correct answer ✅-Provided through a set of
predetermined, written guidelines that allow EMTs to use their
judgement to administer emergency medical care (without having to
contact physician)
On-line Medical Direction - correct answer ✅-Requires that the EMT
acquire permission from a physician (in any way) prior to administering
specific emergency care.
Paramedic - correct answer ✅-Can do all things EMTs and AEMTs do
with the addition of:
1. More advanced assessment and patient management skills and
provision of the highest level of pre-hospital care
Edition: Chapters 1-6 Exam Questions
And Answers
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - correct answer ✅-Provides
both basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and
transportation to patients in the per-hospital environment.
-Does everything an EMT does plus also uses advanced airway devices,
monitors blood glucose levels, administers a select number of
medications
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) - correct answer ✅-Protects
individuals who have a documented disability from being denied initial
or continued employment based on their disability
-Employer has to make the necessary adjustment so the person with
the disability is not denied employment.
Emergency Medical Responder - correct answer ✅-Similar to first
responder level
-Provides immediate lifesaving care to patients who have accessed the
EMS system and while awaiting response from a higher-level EMS
practitioner
What they do:
1. Basic airway, ventilation, and oxygen devices
2. Vitals
3. Stabilization of the spine and suspected extremity injuries
,Prehospital Emergency Care 11th
Edition: Chapters 1-6 Exam Questions
And Answers
4. Eye irrigation
5. Bleeding control
6. Emergency Moves, CPR
7. Automated external defibrillation (AED)
8. Emergency childbirth care
Emergency Medical Technician - correct answer ✅-Provide basic
emergency medical care and transportation to patients who access the
EMS system
What they do: everything an EMR does, but on an ambulance, plus:
1. Use advanced oxygen therapy and ventilation equipment
2. Pulse oximetry
3. Automatic blood pressure monitoring equipment
4. Limited medication administration
EMS System - correct answer ✅-Permits patient care to begin at the
scene of injury or illness
-Part of a continuum of patient care that extends from the time of injury
or illness until rehabilitation or discharge
,Prehospital Emergency Care 11th
Edition: Chapters 1-6 Exam Questions
And Answers
Evidence-Based Medicine - correct answer ✅-Focuses on research to
provide clear evidence that certain procedures, medications, and
equipment improve the patient's outcome.
Steps that are common in evidenced-based decision making:
1. Formulate a question about emergency care that needs to be
answered
2. Search medical literature for research data that are related and
applicable to the question
3. Appraise the evidence for validity and reliability
4. IF evidence supports a change in practice, change protocols and
implement the change in pre-hospital emergency care.
Limitation: not enough research done on it.
Medical Direction - correct answer ✅-Developing and establishing the
guidelines under which the emergency medical service personnel
function.
Medical Director - correct answer ✅-Physician who is legally
responsible for the clinical and patient care aspects of the EMS system.
, Prehospital Emergency Care 11th
Edition: Chapters 1-6 Exam Questions
And Answers
-Also teaches EMS education and refresher courses, facilitates quality
improvement system.
-Also responsible for providing medical direction
Medical Oversight - correct answer ✅-Describes the EMS system
medical director's responsibilities
-Include all of the clinical and administrative functions and activities
performed by the medical director
Off-line Medical Direction - correct answer ✅-Provided through a set of
predetermined, written guidelines that allow EMTs to use their
judgement to administer emergency medical care (without having to
contact physician)
On-line Medical Direction - correct answer ✅-Requires that the EMT
acquire permission from a physician (in any way) prior to administering
specific emergency care.
Paramedic - correct answer ✅-Can do all things EMTs and AEMTs do
with the addition of:
1. More advanced assessment and patient management skills and
provision of the highest level of pre-hospital care
