TEST BANK - Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets, 9th
Edition by Nancy Caroline
Chapters 1 - 53 | All Chapters
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, CHAPTER 1: EMS Systems
1. EMS stands for:
a. Evolve Medical Service
b. Emergency Medical Services
c. Emergency Medical School
d. European Medical Services
ANSWER: 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
c. At the start of 1500
d. At the end of 1400
ANSWER: 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 ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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 ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 10
6. Select the correct ranking:
a. The Dispatcher, EMT, Paramedic, Advanced EMT, Emergency Medical Responder
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 ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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
, ANSWER: A DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 15
10. If a patient is facing diminished breath sounds and distented necks veins and his radial pulses are
weakening and increasing in rate and you insert an oral airway and starts ventilating him with bag-
maskdevice and 100% oxygen but still the patient is feeling difficult to breath. So withfurther
findings, you assessed that he is facing tension pneumothorax, what would you do?
a. Rushed him to hospital
b. Perform chest compressions
c. Perform needle thoracotomy
d. Mouth to mouth breathing
ANSWER: C DIF: Hard REF: Pg. 15
11. Choose the correct sequence of procedures for each emergency call?
a. Preparation, Response, Scene Management, Patient Assessment
b. Response, Preparation, Scene Management, Patient Assessment
c. Scene Management, Preparation, Response, Patient Assessment
d. Patient Assessment, Scene Management, Response,
Preparation ANSWER: A DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 19
12. A treatment plan for specific illness or injury:
a. Direct Medical Control
b. Standing order
c. Protocol
d. Indirect Medical Control
ANSWER: C DIF: EASY REF: Pg. 21
13. CQI stands for:
a. Control Quality Improvement
b. Continuous Quality Improvement
c. Control Quantity Improvement
d. Continuous Quantity
Improvement
ANSWER: B
DIF: EASYREF: Pg. 22
14. How many points are there for good CQI process?
a. 5
Edition by Nancy Caroline
Chapters 1 - 53 | All Chapters
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
,
, CHAPTER 1: EMS Systems
1. EMS stands for:
a. Evolve Medical Service
b. Emergency Medical Services
c. Emergency Medical School
d. European Medical Services
ANSWER: 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
c. At the start of 1500
d. At the end of 1400
ANSWER: 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 ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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 ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 10
6. Select the correct ranking:
a. The Dispatcher, EMT, Paramedic, Advanced EMT, Emergency Medical Responder
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 ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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
, ANSWER: A DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 15
10. If a patient is facing diminished breath sounds and distented necks veins and his radial pulses are
weakening and increasing in rate and you insert an oral airway and starts ventilating him with bag-
maskdevice and 100% oxygen but still the patient is feeling difficult to breath. So withfurther
findings, you assessed that he is facing tension pneumothorax, what would you do?
a. Rushed him to hospital
b. Perform chest compressions
c. Perform needle thoracotomy
d. Mouth to mouth breathing
ANSWER: C DIF: Hard REF: Pg. 15
11. Choose the correct sequence of procedures for each emergency call?
a. Preparation, Response, Scene Management, Patient Assessment
b. Response, Preparation, Scene Management, Patient Assessment
c. Scene Management, Preparation, Response, Patient Assessment
d. Patient Assessment, Scene Management, Response,
Preparation ANSWER: A DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 19
12. A treatment plan for specific illness or injury:
a. Direct Medical Control
b. Standing order
c. Protocol
d. Indirect Medical Control
ANSWER: C DIF: EASY REF: Pg. 21
13. CQI stands for:
a. Control Quality Improvement
b. Continuous Quality Improvement
c. Control Quantity Improvement
d. Continuous Quantity
Improvement
ANSWER: B
DIF: EASYREF: Pg. 22
14. How many points are there for good CQI process?
a. 5
