Prehospital Emergency Care 11th Eds. by Joseph J. Mistovich,
Keith J. Karren, Brent Hafen
Test Bank
Chapter |1 | Emergency |Care |Systems, |Research, |and |Public |Health
1) What |is |a |primary |purpose |of |the |modern-day |EMS |system?
A) Provide |a |means |of |transport |to |and |from |the |hospital
B) Ensure |that |all |members |of |society |have |equal |access |to |hospitals
C) Decrease |the |incidence |of |death |and |disability |related |to |injury |and |illness
D) Provide |emergency |health |care |services |to |medically |underserved |areas
|Answer: | C
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Objective: | 1-2
2) Most |authorities |agree |that |the |modern-day |EMS |system |evolved |after |the |release |of |which
|document?
A) The |Emergency |Medical |Services |Act |of |1973
B) The |white |paper |"Accidental |Death |and |Disability: |The |Neglected |Disease |of |Modern
|Society" |in |1966
C) The |American |Heart |Association's |Guidelines |for |Cardiac |Resuscitation
D) Emergency |Medical |Services: |Agenda |for |the |Future, |in |1996
|Answer: | B
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Objective: | 1-2
3) An |Emergency |Medical |Responder |comes |to |you |and |states |that |he |would |like |to |work |for
|your |emergency |ambulance |service |on |a |full-time |basis. |Knowing |the |National |EMS |Scope |of
|Practice |Model, | you |inform |him |of |which |element?
A) He |will |be |able |to |take |care |of |only |patients |with |non-life-threatening |complaints
B) He |will |first |need |approval |from |your |ambulance |service's |medical |director
C) He |will |be |able |to |work |only |with |an |Advanced |EMT |or |paramedic
D) He |will |first |have |to |become |an |Emergency |Medical |Technician
|Answer: | D
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Objective: | 1-1
4) As |defined |by |the |National |EMS |Scope |of |Practice |Model, |the |four |levels |of |EMS
|practitioners |include:
A) Ambulance |drivers
B) EMS |medical |director
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency |medical |dispatchers
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,Answer: | C
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Objective: | 1-3
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,5) An |Emergency |Medical |Responder |(EMR) |approaches |you |and |states |that |he |is |interested |in
|becoming |an |EMT. |Specifically, |he |asks |what |he |will |be |able |to |do |as |an |EMT |that |he |cannot
|presently |do |as |an |EMR. |You |respond |by |saying |he |will |be |able |to:
A) Administer |some |medications
B) Assist |in |emergency |childbirth
C) Use |an |automated |external |defibrillator
D) Obtain |vital |signs
|Answer: | A
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Objective: | 1-5
6) You |have |been |dispatched |for |a |61-year-old |female |in |cardiac |arrest. |Emergency |Medical
|Responders |(EMRs) |are |on |scene. |In | your |community, |all |EMS |practitioners |are |trained
|according |to |the |National |EMS |Scope |of |Practice |Model. |Given |this, |which |type |of |care |do | you
|expect |the |EMRs |to |be |providing?
A) Emergency |medication |administration
B) Automated |external |defibrillation
C) Intravenous |therapy
D) Reading |an |electrocardiogram
|Answer: | B
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Objective: | 1-5
7) An |EMT |with |your |service |states |that |she |desires |to |become |a |paramedic |because |she |wants |to
|provide |advanced |care. |Under |the |National |EMS |Scope |of |Practice |Model, |which |one |of |these
|types |of |care |will |she |be |able |to |provide |as |a |paramedic |that |she |cannot |provide |as |an |EMT?
A) Automated |blood |pressure |monitoring
B) Assistance |with |emergency |childbirth
C) Interfacility |transports
D) IV |therapy
|Answer: | D
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Objective: | 1-5
8) Which |statement |made |by |an |EMT |requires |immediate |intervention |by |a |superior |or |the
|service |supervisor?
A) "I |always |wear |my |seat |belt |whenever |I |am |in |the |patient |compartment |of |the |ambulance,
|unless |I |have |to |remove |it |to |care |for |a |patient."
B) "I |drive |as |fast |as |I |can |to |get |to |the |scene |of |an |emergency, |especially |if |a |child |is |sick |or
|injured |according |to |dispatch |information."
C) "When |I |am |driving |with |lights |and |sirens, |I |instruct |my |partner |that |he |will |need |to |handle |all
|radio |communications."
D) "I |put |exam |gloves |on |for |every |patient |I |contact, |even |if |he |or |she |does |not |have |a |known |or
|suspected |infectious |disease."
Answer: | B
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Objective: | 1-7
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, 9) Which |statement |shows |that |the |EMT |has |a |good |understanding |of |her |role |and
|responsibilities |related |to |being |an |EMT?
A) "The |patient's |needs |come |before |anyone |else's |needs."
B) "At |the |scene |of |an |emergency, |my |responsibility |is |to |get |to |the |patient |no |matter |what."
C) "My |safety |comes |first, |and |then |the |patient's |safety."
D) "As |an |EMT, |I |recognize |that |the |public's |safety |comes |before |the |safety |of |me |or |my
|partner."
Answer: | C
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Objective: | 1-7
10) An |ambulance |with |two |EMTs |arrives |in |front |of |a |house |for |an |unknown |medical |emergency.
|On |scene, |bystanders |report |that |a |female |patient |was |beaten |by |her |husband |in |the |driveway |and
|then |dragged |back |into |the |house. |They |state |that |the |patient |appeared |unconscious |and |was
|bleeding |from |the |head. |Which |action |would |the |EMTs |perform |next?
A) Do |not |enter |the |scene |until |it |has |been |controlled |by |law |enforcement
B) Quietly |enter |the |home |and |quickly |move |the |patient |to |the |ambulance
C) Remove |the |husband |from |the |house, |then |provide |emergency |care |to |the |wife
D) Enter |the |home |to |protect |the |patient |while |waiting |for |the |police |to |arrive
|Answer: | A
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Objective: | 1-7
11) Why |is |EMS |in |a |unique |position |to |contribute |significantly |to |mobile |integrated |health |care?
A) EMS |providers |are |familiar |with |and |capable |of |functioning |in |the |out-of-hospital
|environment
B) Ambulances |are |easily |identified
C) The |community |trusts |uniformed |health |care |providers
D) EMS |providers |are |familiar |with |the |many |routes |of |medication |administration
|Answer: | A
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Objective: | 1-15
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Keith J. Karren, Brent Hafen
Test Bank
Chapter |1 | Emergency |Care |Systems, |Research, |and |Public |Health
1) What |is |a |primary |purpose |of |the |modern-day |EMS |system?
A) Provide |a |means |of |transport |to |and |from |the |hospital
B) Ensure |that |all |members |of |society |have |equal |access |to |hospitals
C) Decrease |the |incidence |of |death |and |disability |related |to |injury |and |illness
D) Provide |emergency |health |care |services |to |medically |underserved |areas
|Answer: | C
Diff: |2 Page |Ref: |7
Objective: | 1-2
2) Most |authorities |agree |that |the |modern-day |EMS |system |evolved |after |the |release |of |which
|document?
A) The |Emergency |Medical |Services |Act |of |1973
B) The |white |paper |"Accidental |Death |and |Disability: |The |Neglected |Disease |of |Modern
|Society" |in |1966
C) The |American |Heart |Association's |Guidelines |for |Cardiac |Resuscitation
D) Emergency |Medical |Services: |Agenda |for |the |Future, |in |1996
|Answer: | B
Diff: |1 Page |Ref: |3
Objective: | 1-2
3) An |Emergency |Medical |Responder |comes |to |you |and |states |that |he |would |like |to |work |for
|your |emergency |ambulance |service |on |a |full-time |basis. |Knowing |the |National |EMS |Scope |of
|Practice |Model, | you |inform |him |of |which |element?
A) He |will |be |able |to |take |care |of |only |patients |with |non-life-threatening |complaints
B) He |will |first |need |approval |from |your |ambulance |service's |medical |director
C) He |will |be |able |to |work |only |with |an |Advanced |EMT |or |paramedic
D) He |will |first |have |to |become |an |Emergency |Medical |Technician
|Answer: | D
Diff: |1 Page |Ref: |6-7
Objective: | 1-1
4) As |defined |by |the |National |EMS |Scope |of |Practice |Model, |the |four |levels |of |EMS
|practitioners |include:
A) Ambulance |drivers
B) EMS |medical |director
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency |medical |dispatchers
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,Answer: | C
Diff: |1 Page |Ref: |6-7
Objective: | 1-3
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,5) An |Emergency |Medical |Responder |(EMR) |approaches |you |and |states |that |he |is |interested |in
|becoming |an |EMT. |Specifically, |he |asks |what |he |will |be |able |to |do |as |an |EMT |that |he |cannot
|presently |do |as |an |EMR. |You |respond |by |saying |he |will |be |able |to:
A) Administer |some |medications
B) Assist |in |emergency |childbirth
C) Use |an |automated |external |defibrillator
D) Obtain |vital |signs
|Answer: | A
Diff: |1 Page |Ref: |6-7
Objective: | 1-5
6) You |have |been |dispatched |for |a |61-year-old |female |in |cardiac |arrest. |Emergency |Medical
|Responders |(EMRs) |are |on |scene. |In | your |community, |all |EMS |practitioners |are |trained
|according |to |the |National |EMS |Scope |of |Practice |Model. |Given |this, |which |type |of |care |do | you
|expect |the |EMRs |to |be |providing?
A) Emergency |medication |administration
B) Automated |external |defibrillation
C) Intravenous |therapy
D) Reading |an |electrocardiogram
|Answer: | B
Diff: |2 Page |Ref: |6
Objective: | 1-5
7) An |EMT |with |your |service |states |that |she |desires |to |become |a |paramedic |because |she |wants |to
|provide |advanced |care. |Under |the |National |EMS |Scope |of |Practice |Model, |which |one |of |these
|types |of |care |will |she |be |able |to |provide |as |a |paramedic |that |she |cannot |provide |as |an |EMT?
A) Automated |blood |pressure |monitoring
B) Assistance |with |emergency |childbirth
C) Interfacility |transports
D) IV |therapy
|Answer: | D
Diff: |1 Page |Ref: |7
Objective: | 1-5
8) Which |statement |made |by |an |EMT |requires |immediate |intervention |by |a |superior |or |the
|service |supervisor?
A) "I |always |wear |my |seat |belt |whenever |I |am |in |the |patient |compartment |of |the |ambulance,
|unless |I |have |to |remove |it |to |care |for |a |patient."
B) "I |drive |as |fast |as |I |can |to |get |to |the |scene |of |an |emergency, |especially |if |a |child |is |sick |or
|injured |according |to |dispatch |information."
C) "When |I |am |driving |with |lights |and |sirens, |I |instruct |my |partner |that |he |will |need |to |handle |all
|radio |communications."
D) "I |put |exam |gloves |on |for |every |patient |I |contact, |even |if |he |or |she |does |not |have |a |known |or
|suspected |infectious |disease."
Answer: | B
Diff: |1 Page |Ref: |9
Objective: | 1-7
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, 9) Which |statement |shows |that |the |EMT |has |a |good |understanding |of |her |role |and
|responsibilities |related |to |being |an |EMT?
A) "The |patient's |needs |come |before |anyone |else's |needs."
B) "At |the |scene |of |an |emergency, |my |responsibility |is |to |get |to |the |patient |no |matter |what."
C) "My |safety |comes |first, |and |then |the |patient's |safety."
D) "As |an |EMT, |I |recognize |that |the |public's |safety |comes |before |the |safety |of |me |or |my
|partner."
Answer: | C
Diff: |2 Page |Ref: |8-9
Objective: | 1-7
10) An |ambulance |with |two |EMTs |arrives |in |front |of |a |house |for |an |unknown |medical |emergency.
|On |scene, |bystanders |report |that |a |female |patient |was |beaten |by |her |husband |in |the |driveway |and
|then |dragged |back |into |the |house. |They |state |that |the |patient |appeared |unconscious |and |was
|bleeding |from |the |head. |Which |action |would |the |EMTs |perform |next?
A) Do |not |enter |the |scene |until |it |has |been |controlled |by |law |enforcement
B) Quietly |enter |the |home |and |quickly |move |the |patient |to |the |ambulance
C) Remove |the |husband |from |the |house, |then |provide |emergency |care |to |the |wife
D) Enter |the |home |to |protect |the |patient |while |waiting |for |the |police |to |arrive
|Answer: | A
Diff: |2 Page |Ref: |9
Objective: | 1-7
11) Why |is |EMS |in |a |unique |position |to |contribute |significantly |to |mobile |integrated |health |care?
A) EMS |providers |are |familiar |with |and |capable |of |functioning |in |the |out-of-hospital
|environment
B) Ambulances |are |easily |identified
C) The |community |trusts |uniformed |health |care |providers
D) EMS |providers |are |familiar |with |the |many |routes |of |medication |administration
|Answer: | A
Diff: |1 Page |Ref: |17
Objective: | 1-15
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