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on by Joseph J. Mistovich Keith J Karren Brent Q. Hafen
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Chapterv1 EmergencyvMedicalvServicevSystems,vResearch,vandvPublicvHealth
1) Whatvisvavprimaryvpurposevofvthevmodern-dayvEMSvsystem?
A) Providevavmeansvofvtransportvtovandvfromvthevhospital
B) Ensurevthatvallvmembersvofvsocietyvhavevequalvaccessvtovhospitals
C) Decreasevthevincidencevofvdeathvandvdisabilityvrelatedvtovinjuryvandvillness
D) Providevemergencyvhealthvcarevservicesvtovmedicallyvunderservedvareasv
Answer:v C
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Objective:v v 1-2
2) Mostvauthoritiesvagreevthatvthevmodern-
dayvEMSvsystemvevolvedvaftervthevreleasevofvwhichvdocument?
A) ThevEmergencyvMedicalvServicesvActvofv1973
B) Thevwhitevpaperv"AccidentalvDeathvandvDisability:vThevNeglectedvDiseasevofvModernvSociety,"vi
nv1966
C) ThevAmericanvHeartvAssociation'svGuidelinesvforvCardiacvResuscitation
D) EmergencyvMedicalvServices:vAgendavforvthevFuture,vinv1996v
Answer:v B
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Objective:v v 1-2
3) AnvEmergencyvMedicalvRespondervcomesvtovyouvandvstatesvthatvtheyvwouldvlikevtovworkvforvy
ourvemergencyvambulancevservicevonvavfull-
timevbasis.vKnowingvthevNationalvEMSvScopevofvPracticevModel,vyouvinformvthemvofvwhichvele
mentvtheyvneedvtovattainvfirst?
A) Theyvwillvbevablevtovtakevcarevofvonlyvpatientsvwithvnon-life-threateningvcomplaints.
B) Theyvwillvfirstvneedvapprovalvfromvyourvambulancevservice'svmedicalvdirector.
C) TheyvwillvbevablevtovworkvonlyvwithvanvAdvancedvEmergencyvMedicalvTechnicianv(AEMT)vorvP
aramedic.
D) TheyvwillvfirstvhavevtovbecomevanvEmergencyvMedicalvTechnicianv(EMT).v
Answer:v D
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Objective:v v 1-1
4) AsvdefinedvbyvthevNationalvEMSvScopevofvPracticevModel,vthevfourvlevelsvofvEMSvpractitionersvi
nclude:
A) Ambulancevdrivers.
B) EMSvmedicalvdirector.
C) Paramedics.
D) Emergencyvmedicalvdispatchers.v
Answer:v C
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on by Joseph J. Mistovich Keith J Karren Brent Q. Hafen
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Chapterv1 EmergencyvMedicalvServicevSystems,vResearch,vandvPublicvHealth
1) Whatvisvavprimaryvpurposevofvthevmodern-dayvEMSvsystem?
A) Providevavmeansvofvtransportvtovandvfromvthevhospital
B) Ensurevthatvallvmembersvofvsocietyvhavevequalvaccessvtovhospitals
C) Decreasevthevincidencevofvdeathvandvdisabilityvrelatedvtovinjuryvandvillness
D) Providevemergencyvhealthvcarevservicesvtovmedicallyvunderservedvareasv
Answer:v C
Diff:v2 PagevRef:v2
Objective:v v 1-2
2) Mostvauthoritiesvagreevthatvthevmodern-
dayvEMSvsystemvevolvedvaftervthevreleasevofvwhichvdocument?
A) ThevEmergencyvMedicalvServicesvActvofv1973
B) Thevwhitevpaperv"AccidentalvDeathvandvDisability:vThevNeglectedvDiseasevofvModernvSociety,"vi
nv1966
C) ThevAmericanvHeartvAssociation'svGuidelinesvforvCardiacvResuscitation
D) EmergencyvMedicalvServices:vAgendavforvthevFuture,vinv1996v
Answer:v B
Diff:v1 PagevRef:v2
Objective:v v 1-2
3) AnvEmergencyvMedicalvRespondervcomesvtovyouvandvstatesvthatvtheyvwouldvlikevtovworkvforvy
ourvemergencyvambulancevservicevonvavfull-
timevbasis.vKnowingvthevNationalvEMSvScopevofvPracticevModel,vyouvinformvthemvofvwhichvele
mentvtheyvneedvtovattainvfirst?
A) Theyvwillvbevablevtovtakevcarevofvonlyvpatientsvwithvnon-life-threateningvcomplaints.
B) Theyvwillvfirstvneedvapprovalvfromvyourvambulancevservice'svmedicalvdirector.
C) TheyvwillvbevablevtovworkvonlyvwithvanvAdvancedvEmergencyvMedicalvTechnicianv(AEMT)vorvP
aramedic.
D) TheyvwillvfirstvhavevtovbecomevanvEmergencyvMedicalvTechnicianv(EMT).v
Answer:v D
Diff:v1 PagevRef:v3
Objective:v v 1-1
4) AsvdefinedvbyvthevNationalvEMSvScopevofvPracticevModel,vthevfourvlevelsvofvEMSvpractitionersvi
nclude:
A) Ambulancevdrivers.
B) EMSvmedicalvdirector.
C) Paramedics.
D) Emergencyvmedicalvdispatchers.v
Answer:v C
Diff:v1 PagevRef:v6
