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,Prehospital Emergency Care, 12thED(Mistovich et al.)
Chaptersi1s i EmergencysiCaresiSystems,siResearch,siandsiPublicsiHealth
1) Whatsiissiasiprimarysipurposesiofsithesimodern-daysiEMSsisystem?
A) Providesiasimeanssiofsitransportsitosiandsifromsithesihospital
B) Ensuresithatsiallsimemberssiofsisocietysihavesiequalsiaccesssitosihospitals 1
C) Decreasesithesiincidencesiofsideathsiandsidisabilitysirelatedsitosiinjurysiandsiillness
D) Providesiemergencysihealthsicaresiservicessitosimedicallysiunderservedsiarea
ssA
i nswer:s i C
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Objective:s i 1-2
2) Mostsiauthoritiessiagreesithatsithesimodern-
daysiEMSsisystemsievolvedsiaftersithesireleasesiofsiwhichdsi ocument?
A) ThesiEmergencysiMedicalsiServicessiActsiofsi1973
B) Thesiwhitesipapersi"AccidentalsiDeathsiandsiDisability:siThesiNeglectedsiDiseasesiofsiModer
nsS
i ociety"siinsi1966
C) ThesiAmericansiHeartsiAssociation'ssiGuidelinessiforsiCardiacsiResuscitation
D) EmergencysiMedicalsiServices:siAgendasiforsithesiFuture,siinsi199
6sA
i nswer:s i B
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Objective:s i 1-2
3) AnsiEmergencysiMedicalsiRespondersicomessitosiyousiandsistatessithatsihesiwouldsilikesitosiworksifor
si yoursiemergencysi ambulancesiservicesionsiasifull-
timesibasis.siKnowingsithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsP i racticesiModel,si yousiinformsihimsiofsiwhichsiel
ement?
A) Hesiwillsibesiablesitositakesicaresiofsionlysipatientssiwithsinon-life-threateningsicomplaints
B) Hesiwillsifirstsineedsiapprovalsifromsiyoursiambulancesiservice'ssimedicalsidirector
C) HesiwillsibesiablesitosiworksionlysiwithsiansiAdvancedsiEMTsiorsiparamedic
D) HesiwillsifirstsihavesitosibecomesiansiEmergencysiMedicalsiTechnicia
nsAi nswer:s i D
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Objective:s i 1-1
4) AssidefinedsibysithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsiPracticesiModel,sithesifoursilevelssiofsiEM
Sspi ractitionerssiinclude:
A) Ambulancesidrivers
B) EMSsimedicalsidirector
C) Paramedics
D) Emergencysimedicalsidispatcherssi
Answer:s i C
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Objective:s i 1-3
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, 5) AnsiEmergencysiMedicalsiRespondersi(EMR)siapproachessiyousiandsistatessithatsihesiissiinterestedsii
nsbi ecomingsiansiEMT.siSpecifically,sihesiaskssiwhatsihesiwillsibesiablesitosidosiassiansiEMTsithatsihesicann
otsipresentlysidosiassiansiEMR.siYousirespondsibysisayingsihesiwillsibesiablesito:
A) Administersisomesimedications
B) Assistsiinsiemergencysichildbirth
C) Usesiansiautomatedsiexternalsidefibrillator
D) Obtainsivitalsisign
ssA
i nswer:s i A
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Objective:s i 1-5
6) Yousihavesibeensidispatchedsiforsiasi61-year-
oldsifemalesiinsicardiacsiarrest.siEmergencysiMedicalsiResponderssi(EMRs)siaresionsiscene.siInsiyoursico
mmunity,siallsiEMSsipractitionerssiaresitrainedsiaccordingsitosithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsiPracticesi
Model.siGivensithis,siwhichsitypesiofsicaresidosiyousiexpectsithesiEMRssitosibesiproviding?
A) Emergencysimedicationsiadministration
B) Automatedsiexternalsidefibrillation
C) Intravenoussitherapy
D) Readingsiansielectrocardiogramsi
Answer:s i B
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Objective:s i 1-5
7) AnsiEMTsiwithsiyoursiservicesistatessithatsishesidesiressitosibecomesiasiparamedicsibecausesishesiwantssit
ospi rovidesiadvancedsicare.siUndersithesiNationalsiEMSsiScopesiofsiPracticesiModel,siwhichsionesiofsithesesi
typessiofsicaresiwillsishesibesiablesitosiprovidesiassiasiparamedicsithatsishesicannotsiprovidesiassiansiEMT?
A) Automatedsibloodsipressuresimonitoring
B) Assistancesiwithsiemergencysichildbirth
C) Interfacilitysitransports
D) IVsitherap
ysA
i nswer:s i D
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Objective:s i 1-5
8) WhichsistatementsimadesibysiansiEMTsirequiressiimmediatesiinterventionsibysiasisuperiorsiorsith
essi ervicesisupervisor?
A) "IsialwayssiwearsimysiseatsibeltsiwheneversiIsiamsiinsithesipatientsicompartmentsiofsithesiambulanc
e,sui nlesssiIsihavesitosiremovesiitsitosicaresiforsiasipatient."
B) "IsidrivesiassifastsiassiIsicansitosigetsitosithesiscenesiofsiansiemergency,siespeciallysiifsiasichildsiissisicksi
orsii njuredsiaccordingsitosidispatchsiinformation."
C) "WhensiIsiamsidrivingsiwithsilightssiandsisirens,siIsiinstructsimysipartnersithatsihesiwillsineedsitosihandlesia
llsri adiosicommunications."
D) "IsiputsiexamsiglovessionsiforsieverysipatientsiIsicontact,sievensiifsihesiorsishesidoessinotsihavesiasiknownsi
orssi uspectedsiinfectioussidisease."
Answer:s i B
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Objective:s i 1-7
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