EMT CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which hhone hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhis hhconsidered hha hhlimitation hhof hhevidence-based
hhmedicine? hh- hhAnswer hhMinimal hhavailability hhof hhresearch hhdata
Which hhone hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhis hha hhservice hhthat hhmay hhbe hhprovided hhby
hhcommunity hhparamedics? hh- hhAnswer hhManagement hhof hhchronic hhconditions
Which hhstep hhin hhthe hhevidence-based hhmedicine hhprocess hhfocuses hhon hhthe
hhconcept hhof hhdetermining hhwhat hhis hhalready hhknown hhabout hha hhparticular
hhintervention hhor hhsituation? hh- hhAnswer hhSearch hhmedical hhliterature.
One hhof hhthe hhEMTs hhat hhthe hhstation hhhas hhbeen hhcited hhby hhthe hhmedical
hhdirector hhfor hhsloppy, hhincomplete, hhand hhsometimes hhinaccurate hhpatient hhcare
hhdocumentation hhpractices. hhWhy hhdoes hhthis hhpose hha hhrisk hhto hhpatient hhsafety?
hh- hhAnswer hhPoor hhcommunication hhcan hhlead hhto hhmisunderstanding hhand hhmedical
hherrors.
What hhis hhthe hhMOST hhcommon hhdestination hhfacility hhto hhwhich hhan hhEMT hhwill
hhbe hhtransporting hhpatients? hh- hhAnswer hhHospital hhemergency hhdepartment
According hhto hhthe hhNational hhEMS hhScope hhof hhPractice hh
Model,
an hhAdvanced hhEMT hhshould hhbe hhtrained hhto: hh- hhAnswer hhadminister hhmedications
hhintravenously.
When hhapplying hhfor hha hhnew hhjob hhas hhan hhEMT hhwith hha hhlocal hhEMS hhprovider,
hhyou hhhad hhto hhtake hha hhquick hhtest hhthat hhinvolved hhwatching hha hhvideotaped
hhscenario hhand hhthen hhcompleting hha hhprehospital hhcare hhreport hhand hhgiving hhan
hhoral hhpatient hhhand-off hhreport. hhThis hhinterview hhactivity hhwas hhdesigned hhto
hhassess: hh- hhAnswer hhthe hhexpected hhability hhto hhmaintain hhgood hhverbal hhand
hhwritten hhcommunication hhskills.
If hha hhbystander hhsummons hhEMS hhusing hha hhmobile hhphone, hhand hhthe hhEMS
hhdispatcher hhis hhable hhto hhview hhthe hhcaller's hhlatitude hhand hhlongitude hhcoordinates,
,hhwhat hhFCC hhrules hhhas hhthis hhwireless hhprovider hhutilized? hh- hhAnswer hhPhase hhII
hhenhanced hh911
What hhwas hhthe hheffect hhof hhthe hhpublication hhof hhAccidental hhDeath hhand
hhDisability: hhThe hhNeglected hhDisease hhof hhModern hhSociety hhon hhmodern-day
hhEMS? hh- hhAnswer hhIt hhserved hhas hha hhcatalyst hhfor hhimproving hhambulance
hhsystems.
The hhNHTSA hhTechnical hhAssistance hhProgram hhAssessment hhStandards hhfor hhEMS
hhsystems hhaddress hhthe hhresource hhmanagement hhcomponent hhby hhstating hhthat
hheach hhstate hhmust: hh- hhAnswer hhhave hhcentral hhcontrol hhof hhEMS hhresources hhso
hhthat hheach hhlocality hhand hhall hhpatients hhhave hhequal hhaccess hhto hhacceptable
hhemergency hhcare.
What hhis hhthe hhfirst hhpublic hhhealth hhresponsibility? hh- hhAnswer hhIdentifying hha
hhproblem hhthat hhaffects hha hhspecific hhpopulation
Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhtypes hhof hhmedicine hhfocus hhon hhresearch hhto hhprovide
hhproof hhthat hhmedical hhtreatments hhrendered hhimproves hhpatient hhoutcomes? hh-
hhAnswer hhEvidence-based hhmedicine
When hhdocumenting hhthe hhpatient's hhhistory, hhthe hhEMT hhmixed hhup hhthe hhpatient's
hhmedications hhwith hhmedications hhto hhwhich hhshe hhis hhallergic. hhWhat hhtype hhof
hhpatient hhsafety hherror hhis hhthis? hh- hhAnswer hhCommunication hherror
The hhEMT's hhFIRST hhand hhMOST hhimportant hhpriority hhis: hh- hhAnswer hhpersonal
hhsafety
Evidence-based hhmedicine hhtends hhto hhemphasize hhwhich hhcomponent hhof hhthe
hhtraditional hhapproach hhto hhthe hhpractice hhof hhemergency hhmedicine? hh- hhAnswer
hhScience
An hhEMS hhservice hhhas hhdecided hhto hhstaff hha hhclinic hhat hhthe hhcounty hhfair. hhThis
hhis hhan hhexample hhof hh- hhAnswer hhcommunity hhparamedicine.
The hhEMT hhgains hhthe hhauthority hhto hhrender hhcare hhfrom hhthe: hh- hhAnswer
hhmedical hhdirector.
An hhexample hhof hha hhpopulation hhor hhgroup hhat hhgreatest hhrisk hhfor hhinjuries hhfrom
hhfalls hhwould hhbe: hh- hhAnswer hhthe hhelderly.
Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhstatements hhabout hhan hhEMS hhsystem's hhCQI hhprogram
hhis hhFALSE? hh- hhAnswer hhFeedback hhfor hhthe hhCQI hhprocess hhshould hhonly hhbe
hhgathered hhfrom hhthe hhEMTs hhand hhthe hhreceiving hhfacility.
, During hhthe hhtransport hhof hha hhpatient hhto hhthe hhhospital, hhyou hhshould: hh- hhAnswer
hhnotify hhthe hhreceiving hhfacility hhof hhthe hhnature hhand hhextent hhof hhinjuries.
To hhreceive hhthe hhhighest hhquality hhof hhcare, hhsome hhpatients hhneed hhto hhbe
hhtransported hhto hhspecial hhfacilities, hhsuch hhas hhpatients hhwho hhhave: hh- hhAnswer
hhbeen hhcritically hhburned hhor hhhad hha hhstroke.
What hhdoes hhan hhenhanced hh911 hhsystem hhallow hhthe hhemergency hhdispatcher hhto
hhperform? hh- hhAnswer hhImmediately hhaccess hhthe hhphone hhnumber hhand hhaddress
hhfrom hhwhich hhthe hhcall hhis hhbeing hhmade.
What hhis hhthe hhname hhof hhthe hhprogram hhthat hhEMS hhservices hhshould hhestablish
hhin hhorder hhto hhbetter hhassess hhthe hhongoing hhefficiency hhof hhcare hhthey hhare
hhrendering hhto hhpatients? hh- hhAnswer hhQuality hhimprovement
Of hhthe hhfour hhlevels hhof hhprehospital hhemergency hhmedical hhtraining, hhthe hhlevel hhof
hhtraining hhthat hhallows hhfor hhforming hha hhfield hhimpression hhand hhproviding hhinvasive
hhand hhdrug hhinterventions hhis hhthe: hh- hhAnswer hhParamedic hhlevel.
The hhperson hhwho hhis hhlegally hhresponsible hhfor hhthe hhclinical hhand hhpatient hhcare
hhaspects hhof hhthe hhEMS hhsystem hhis hhthe: hh- hhAnswer hhmedical hhdirector.
What hhis hhthe hhofficial hhname hhfor hhthe hhphysician hhwho hhassumes hhresponsibility
hhfor hhall hhpatient hhcare hhaspects hhwithin hha hhspecific hhEMS hhsystem? hh- hhAnswer
hhMedical hhdirector
Integrity, hhempathy, hhand hheffective hhtime hhmanagement hhare hhexamples hhof hhan
hhEMT's: hh- hhAnswer hhprofessional hhbehaviors.
Emergency hhmedical hhcare hhhas hhdeveloped hhfrom hhthe hhdays hhwhen hhthe hhlocal
hhfuneral hhhome hhprovided hhambulance hhservice hhto hhthe hhcurrent, hhmodern hhEMS
hhsystem. hhMajor hhimprovements hhin hhemergency hhmedical hhcare hhover hhthe hhyears
hhinclude hhall hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhEXCEPT: hh- hhAnswer hhuse hhof hhfaster hhdriving
hhspeeds hhduring hhan hhemergency hhresponse hhto hhthe hhcalls.
The hhNational hhHighway hhTraffic hhSafety hhAdministration hhprovides hha hhset hhof
hhrecommended hhstandards hhfor hhEMS hhsystems hhcalled hhthe hhTechnical
hhAssistance hhProgram hhAssessment hhStandards. hhThese hhten hhstandards hhinclude
hhwhich hhone hhof hhthe hhfollowing? hh- hhAnswer hhMedical hhdirection
Which hhstep hhin hhthe hhevidence-based hhmedicine hhprocess hhdeals hhwith hhthe
hhconcept hhof hhdeciding hhwhat hhaspect hhof hhemergency hhmedicine hhto hhinvestigate?
hh- hhAnswer hhFormulate hha hhquestion.
direct hhmedical hhoversight hh- hhAnswer hhReal-time hhoversight hhor hhmedical hhdirection
hhprovided hhby hha hhphysician hhto hhan hhEMS hhprovider hhseeking hhimmediate
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which hhone hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhis hhconsidered hha hhlimitation hhof hhevidence-based
hhmedicine? hh- hhAnswer hhMinimal hhavailability hhof hhresearch hhdata
Which hhone hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhis hha hhservice hhthat hhmay hhbe hhprovided hhby
hhcommunity hhparamedics? hh- hhAnswer hhManagement hhof hhchronic hhconditions
Which hhstep hhin hhthe hhevidence-based hhmedicine hhprocess hhfocuses hhon hhthe
hhconcept hhof hhdetermining hhwhat hhis hhalready hhknown hhabout hha hhparticular
hhintervention hhor hhsituation? hh- hhAnswer hhSearch hhmedical hhliterature.
One hhof hhthe hhEMTs hhat hhthe hhstation hhhas hhbeen hhcited hhby hhthe hhmedical
hhdirector hhfor hhsloppy, hhincomplete, hhand hhsometimes hhinaccurate hhpatient hhcare
hhdocumentation hhpractices. hhWhy hhdoes hhthis hhpose hha hhrisk hhto hhpatient hhsafety?
hh- hhAnswer hhPoor hhcommunication hhcan hhlead hhto hhmisunderstanding hhand hhmedical
hherrors.
What hhis hhthe hhMOST hhcommon hhdestination hhfacility hhto hhwhich hhan hhEMT hhwill
hhbe hhtransporting hhpatients? hh- hhAnswer hhHospital hhemergency hhdepartment
According hhto hhthe hhNational hhEMS hhScope hhof hhPractice hh
Model,
an hhAdvanced hhEMT hhshould hhbe hhtrained hhto: hh- hhAnswer hhadminister hhmedications
hhintravenously.
When hhapplying hhfor hha hhnew hhjob hhas hhan hhEMT hhwith hha hhlocal hhEMS hhprovider,
hhyou hhhad hhto hhtake hha hhquick hhtest hhthat hhinvolved hhwatching hha hhvideotaped
hhscenario hhand hhthen hhcompleting hha hhprehospital hhcare hhreport hhand hhgiving hhan
hhoral hhpatient hhhand-off hhreport. hhThis hhinterview hhactivity hhwas hhdesigned hhto
hhassess: hh- hhAnswer hhthe hhexpected hhability hhto hhmaintain hhgood hhverbal hhand
hhwritten hhcommunication hhskills.
If hha hhbystander hhsummons hhEMS hhusing hha hhmobile hhphone, hhand hhthe hhEMS
hhdispatcher hhis hhable hhto hhview hhthe hhcaller's hhlatitude hhand hhlongitude hhcoordinates,
,hhwhat hhFCC hhrules hhhas hhthis hhwireless hhprovider hhutilized? hh- hhAnswer hhPhase hhII
hhenhanced hh911
What hhwas hhthe hheffect hhof hhthe hhpublication hhof hhAccidental hhDeath hhand
hhDisability: hhThe hhNeglected hhDisease hhof hhModern hhSociety hhon hhmodern-day
hhEMS? hh- hhAnswer hhIt hhserved hhas hha hhcatalyst hhfor hhimproving hhambulance
hhsystems.
The hhNHTSA hhTechnical hhAssistance hhProgram hhAssessment hhStandards hhfor hhEMS
hhsystems hhaddress hhthe hhresource hhmanagement hhcomponent hhby hhstating hhthat
hheach hhstate hhmust: hh- hhAnswer hhhave hhcentral hhcontrol hhof hhEMS hhresources hhso
hhthat hheach hhlocality hhand hhall hhpatients hhhave hhequal hhaccess hhto hhacceptable
hhemergency hhcare.
What hhis hhthe hhfirst hhpublic hhhealth hhresponsibility? hh- hhAnswer hhIdentifying hha
hhproblem hhthat hhaffects hha hhspecific hhpopulation
Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhtypes hhof hhmedicine hhfocus hhon hhresearch hhto hhprovide
hhproof hhthat hhmedical hhtreatments hhrendered hhimproves hhpatient hhoutcomes? hh-
hhAnswer hhEvidence-based hhmedicine
When hhdocumenting hhthe hhpatient's hhhistory, hhthe hhEMT hhmixed hhup hhthe hhpatient's
hhmedications hhwith hhmedications hhto hhwhich hhshe hhis hhallergic. hhWhat hhtype hhof
hhpatient hhsafety hherror hhis hhthis? hh- hhAnswer hhCommunication hherror
The hhEMT's hhFIRST hhand hhMOST hhimportant hhpriority hhis: hh- hhAnswer hhpersonal
hhsafety
Evidence-based hhmedicine hhtends hhto hhemphasize hhwhich hhcomponent hhof hhthe
hhtraditional hhapproach hhto hhthe hhpractice hhof hhemergency hhmedicine? hh- hhAnswer
hhScience
An hhEMS hhservice hhhas hhdecided hhto hhstaff hha hhclinic hhat hhthe hhcounty hhfair. hhThis
hhis hhan hhexample hhof hh- hhAnswer hhcommunity hhparamedicine.
The hhEMT hhgains hhthe hhauthority hhto hhrender hhcare hhfrom hhthe: hh- hhAnswer
hhmedical hhdirector.
An hhexample hhof hha hhpopulation hhor hhgroup hhat hhgreatest hhrisk hhfor hhinjuries hhfrom
hhfalls hhwould hhbe: hh- hhAnswer hhthe hhelderly.
Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhstatements hhabout hhan hhEMS hhsystem's hhCQI hhprogram
hhis hhFALSE? hh- hhAnswer hhFeedback hhfor hhthe hhCQI hhprocess hhshould hhonly hhbe
hhgathered hhfrom hhthe hhEMTs hhand hhthe hhreceiving hhfacility.
, During hhthe hhtransport hhof hha hhpatient hhto hhthe hhhospital, hhyou hhshould: hh- hhAnswer
hhnotify hhthe hhreceiving hhfacility hhof hhthe hhnature hhand hhextent hhof hhinjuries.
To hhreceive hhthe hhhighest hhquality hhof hhcare, hhsome hhpatients hhneed hhto hhbe
hhtransported hhto hhspecial hhfacilities, hhsuch hhas hhpatients hhwho hhhave: hh- hhAnswer
hhbeen hhcritically hhburned hhor hhhad hha hhstroke.
What hhdoes hhan hhenhanced hh911 hhsystem hhallow hhthe hhemergency hhdispatcher hhto
hhperform? hh- hhAnswer hhImmediately hhaccess hhthe hhphone hhnumber hhand hhaddress
hhfrom hhwhich hhthe hhcall hhis hhbeing hhmade.
What hhis hhthe hhname hhof hhthe hhprogram hhthat hhEMS hhservices hhshould hhestablish
hhin hhorder hhto hhbetter hhassess hhthe hhongoing hhefficiency hhof hhcare hhthey hhare
hhrendering hhto hhpatients? hh- hhAnswer hhQuality hhimprovement
Of hhthe hhfour hhlevels hhof hhprehospital hhemergency hhmedical hhtraining, hhthe hhlevel hhof
hhtraining hhthat hhallows hhfor hhforming hha hhfield hhimpression hhand hhproviding hhinvasive
hhand hhdrug hhinterventions hhis hhthe: hh- hhAnswer hhParamedic hhlevel.
The hhperson hhwho hhis hhlegally hhresponsible hhfor hhthe hhclinical hhand hhpatient hhcare
hhaspects hhof hhthe hhEMS hhsystem hhis hhthe: hh- hhAnswer hhmedical hhdirector.
What hhis hhthe hhofficial hhname hhfor hhthe hhphysician hhwho hhassumes hhresponsibility
hhfor hhall hhpatient hhcare hhaspects hhwithin hha hhspecific hhEMS hhsystem? hh- hhAnswer
hhMedical hhdirector
Integrity, hhempathy, hhand hheffective hhtime hhmanagement hhare hhexamples hhof hhan
hhEMT's: hh- hhAnswer hhprofessional hhbehaviors.
Emergency hhmedical hhcare hhhas hhdeveloped hhfrom hhthe hhdays hhwhen hhthe hhlocal
hhfuneral hhhome hhprovided hhambulance hhservice hhto hhthe hhcurrent, hhmodern hhEMS
hhsystem. hhMajor hhimprovements hhin hhemergency hhmedical hhcare hhover hhthe hhyears
hhinclude hhall hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhEXCEPT: hh- hhAnswer hhuse hhof hhfaster hhdriving
hhspeeds hhduring hhan hhemergency hhresponse hhto hhthe hhcalls.
The hhNational hhHighway hhTraffic hhSafety hhAdministration hhprovides hha hhset hhof
hhrecommended hhstandards hhfor hhEMS hhsystems hhcalled hhthe hhTechnical
hhAssistance hhProgram hhAssessment hhStandards. hhThese hhten hhstandards hhinclude
hhwhich hhone hhof hhthe hhfollowing? hh- hhAnswer hhMedical hhdirection
Which hhstep hhin hhthe hhevidence-based hhmedicine hhprocess hhdeals hhwith hhthe
hhconcept hhof hhdeciding hhwhat hhaspect hhof hhemergency hhmedicine hhto hhinvestigate?
hh- hhAnswer hhFormulate hha hhquestion.
direct hhmedical hhoversight hh- hhAnswer hhReal-time hhoversight hhor hhmedical hhdirection
hhprovided hhby hha hhphysician hhto hhan hhEMS hhprovider hhseeking hhimmediate
