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CHAPTER 1
1543. Which one is not included in tactical paramedics:




a. Combat casualty assessment




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b. Flight physiology

c. Rescue techniques

d. Weapons training and management

ANS: B Dif: Easy REF: Pg 2523

1544. Responsibility of wilderness paramedics include:




a. Survival skills

b. Expedition medicine

c. Toxic exposure management

d. Both a & b




ANS: D

1. EMS stands for:


a. Evolve Medical Service
b. Emergency Medical Services
c. Emergency Medical School

d. European Medical Services

ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 4




2. The first recorded use of an ambulance was by the military during the Siege of Malaga in:


a. At the beginning of 1400

b. In the mid of 1400


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c. At the start of 1500

d. At the end of 1400

ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: pg. 4


3. (CoAEMSP) is the only accrediting body for paramedic programs which stands for:


a. Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions
b. Committee on Association of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions

c. Conference on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions
d. Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS People ANS: A DIF: Hard REF: Pg. 10

4. A registry system which is used to test and establish licensure is:


a. NREMT
b. NREMS
c. NREMP
d. NREMR


ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Pg. 9


5. What is Reciprocity?



a. Granting certification to a provider from same state or agency

b. Granting certification to a provider from another state or agency
c. Granting certification to a provider both from same or another state
d. No need of granting certification from any state
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 10
6. Select the correct ranking:


a. The Dispatcher, EMT, Paramedic, Advanced EMT, Emergency Medical Responder


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b. Emergency Medical Responder, Paramedic, EMT, Advanced EMT, The Dispatcher
c. Paramedic, Advanced EMT, EMT, Emergency Medical Responder, The Dispatcher
d. The Dispatcher, Emergency Medical Responder, EMT, Advanced EMT, Paramedic ANS: D DIF: Moderate
REF: Pg. 12, 13

7. Who launched the first rescue squad called Roanoke Life Saving in 1928?


a. Nancy Lee Caroline
b. Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey

c. Julian Stanley Wise
d. Dr. David Boyde


ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 6


8. The first National Standard Curriculum for paramedics was developed by:


a. NHTSA
b. US DOT
c. AHRQ

d. EMS


ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 8




9. At the emergency scene, what would be the initial assessment of patient?


a. Respiration, Pulse, Blood pressure
b. Pulse, Skin, Blood test
c. Pupil, Respiration, Temperature

d. Blood pressure, Allergen test, Pulse



ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 15


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