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jKeith jJ. jKarren, jBrent jHafen
Test Bank j
Chapter j1 j Emergency jCare jSystems, jResearch, jand jPublic jHealth
1) What jis ja jprimary jpurpose jof jthe jmodern-day jEMS jsystem?
A) Provide ja jmeans jof jtransport jto jand jfrom jthe jhospital
B) Ensure jthat jall jmembers jof jsociety jhave jequal jaccess jto jhospitals
C) Decrease jthe jincidence jof jdeath jand jdisability jrelated jto jinjury jand jillness
D) Provide jemergency jhealth jcare jservices jto jmedically junderserved
jareas jAnswer: j C
Diff: j2 Page jRef: j7
Objective: j 1-2
2) Most jauthorities jagree jthat jthe jmodern-day jEMS jsystem jevolved jafter jthe jrelease jof
jwhich jdocument?
A) The jEmergency jMedical jServices jAct jof j1973
B) The jwhite jpaper j"Accidental jDeath jand jDisability: jThe jNeglected jDisease jof
jModern jSociety" jin j1966
C) The jAmerican jHeart jAssociation's jGuidelines jfor jCardiac jResuscitation
D) Emergency jMedical jServices: jAgenda jfor jthe jFuture, jin
j1996 jAnswer: j B
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Objective: j 1-2
3) An jEmergency jMedical jResponder jcomes jto jyou jand jstates jthat jhe jwould jlike jto jwork
jfor jyour jemergency jambulance jservice jon ja jfull-time jbasis. jKnowing jthe jNational jEMS
jScope jof jPractice jModel, jyou jinform jhim jof jwhich jelement?
A) He jwill jbe jable jto jtake jcare jof jonly jpatients jwith jnon-life-threatening jcomplaints
B) He jwill jfirst jneed japproval jfrom jyour jambulance jservice's jmedical jdirector
C) He jwill jbe jable jto jwork jonly jwith jan jAdvanced jEMT jor jparamedic
D) He jwill jfirst jhave jto jbecome jan jEmergency jMedical
jTechnician jAnswer: j D
Diff: j1 Page jRef: j6-7
Objective: j 1-1
4) As jdefined jby jthe jNational jEMS jScope jof jPractice jModel, jthe jfour jlevels jof
jEMS jpractitioners jinclude:
A) Ambulance jdrivers
B) EMS jmedical jdirector
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency jmedical jdispatchers
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, Answer: j C
Diff: j1 Page jRef: j6-7
Objective: j 1-3
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,Prehospital jEmergency jCare j11th jEds. jby jJoseph jJ. jMistovich,
jKeith jJ. jKarren, jBrent jHafen
Test Bank j
Chapter j1 j Emergency jCare jSystems, jResearch, jand jPublic jHealth
1) What jis ja jprimary jpurpose jof jthe jmodern-day jEMS jsystem?
A) Provide ja jmeans jof jtransport jto jand jfrom jthe jhospital
B) Ensure jthat jall jmembers jof jsociety jhave jequal jaccess jto jhospitals
C) Decrease jthe jincidence jof jdeath jand jdisability jrelated jto jinjury jand jillness
D) Provide jemergency jhealth jcare jservices jto jmedically junderserved
jareas jAnswer: j C
Diff: j2 Page jRef: j7
Objective: j 1-2
2) Most jauthorities jagree jthat jthe jmodern-day jEMS jsystem jevolved jafter jthe jrelease jof
jwhich jdocument?
A) The jEmergency jMedical jServices jAct jof j1973
B) The jwhite jpaper j"Accidental jDeath jand jDisability: jThe jNeglected jDisease jof
jModern jSociety" jin j1966
C) The jAmerican jHeart jAssociation's jGuidelines jfor jCardiac jResuscitation
D) Emergency jMedical jServices: jAgenda jfor jthe jFuture, jin
j1996 jAnswer: j B
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,Diff: j1 Page jRef: j3
Objective: j 1-2
3) An jEmergency jMedical jResponder jcomes jto jyou jand jstates jthat jhe jwould jlike jto jwork
jfor jyour jemergency jambulance jservice jon ja jfull-time jbasis. jKnowing jthe jNational jEMS
jScope jof jPractice jModel, jyou jinform jhim jof jwhich jelement?
A) He jwill jbe jable jto jtake jcare jof jonly jpatients jwith jnon-life-threatening jcomplaints
B) He jwill jfirst jneed japproval jfrom jyour jambulance jservice's jmedical jdirector
C) He jwill jbe jable jto jwork jonly jwith jan jAdvanced jEMT jor jparamedic
D) He jwill jfirst jhave jto jbecome jan jEmergency jMedical
jTechnician jAnswer: j D
Diff: j1 Page jRef: j6-7
Objective: j 1-1
4) As jdefined jby jthe jNational jEMS jScope jof jPractice jModel, jthe jfour jlevels jof
jEMS jpractitioners jinclude:
A) Ambulance jdrivers
B) EMS jmedical jdirector
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency jmedical jdispatchers
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, Answer: j C
Diff: j1 Page jRef: j6-7
Objective: j 1-3
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