PARAMEDIC CARE: PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE V. 1-5, 5E (BLEDSOE) VOLUME 1 INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED PREHOSPITAL CARE TESTBANK

PARAMEDIC CARE:
PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE
V. 1-5, 5E (BLEDSOE)
VOLUME 1
INTRODUCTION TO
ADVANCED
PREHOSPITAL CARE
TESTBANK




Chapter c1 c c Introduction cto cParamedicine

1) What cis cone cof cthe cemerging croles cand cresponsibilities cof ca cparamedic cin cthe c21st ccentury?
A) Third-party cbiller
B) Managed chealth ccare
C) Health cpromotion
D) Internet
ceducation cAnswer:
cC
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Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
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,cObjective: c 4


2) Safety cinspections, caccident cprevention, cand cmedical cscreening cof cemployees care csome
cof cthe cresponsibilities cfor cparamedics cworking cin:
A) industrial cmedicine.
B) community cclinics.
C) correctional cinstitutions.
D) sports
cmedicine.
cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c8
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
cObjective: c 5


3) Which cof cthe cfollowing cbest cdescribes cthe cinitial ceducation cprogram cof cthe cparamedic?
A) It caddresses ceverything cone cneeds cto cknow cto cpractice cparamedicine.
B) It cis ca crite cof cpassage, cbut cinformation cis cinconsistent cwith chow cthings creally cshould cbe
cdone.
C) It cis cthe cbase cand cbeginning cof cone's cprofessional ceducation, cnot cthe cend.
D) Lectures cprepare cstudents, cbut call clearning coccurs con cthe cjob cduring cthe cinternship
cphase. cAnswer: c C
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c5
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
cObjective: c 3


4) Which cof cthe cfollowing cbest cdescribes cthe cparamedic's cprofessional cobligation?
A) Acceptance cand cadherence cto ca ccode cof cprofessional cethics cand cetiquette
B) Placing cthe csystem's cwell-being cabove cthat cof cthe cpatient
C) Absolute cadherence cto cmedical cprotocols
D) Following clong-standing ctraditions cin
cpractice cAnswer: c A
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Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
cObjective: c 3




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,5) A cmajor cadvance cin cthe ceducation cof cout-of-hospital cwas cthe:
A) formation cof cthe cNational cAssociation cof cEmergency cMedical cTechnicians.
B) 2009 cpublication cNational cEMS cServices cEducation cStandards.
C) passage cof cthe cHealth cInsurance cPortability cand cAccountability cAct c(HIPAA).
D) establishment cof cthe cNational cRegistry ccomputer-based ccertification
cexam. cAnswer: c B
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c5
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
cObjective: c 4


6) Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cabout ca cparamedic's cskill ccompetency cis cTRUE?
A) High-frequency, clow-criticality cskills cshould cbe creviewed coften.
B) Low-frequency, chigh-criticality cskills cshould cbe crarely creviewed.
C) All cskills cshould cbe creviewed cequally, cregardless cof ccriticality.
D) Frequent creview cof cinfrequently cused cskills cis ccritical cto censure
ccompetency. cAnswer: c D
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c5
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
cObjective: c 3


7) The cparamedic's cright cto ccare cfor cpatients, cadminister cmedications, cand cperform cother
crelated ctasks cfalls con cthe clicense cof:
A) the cEMS csystem cmedical cdirector.
B) the cstate csecretary cof chealth.
C) the creceiving chospital cpersonnel.
D) the cstate cmedical
cdirector. cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c4
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
cObjective: c 4


8) Many cprofessional csports cteams chave cfound cparamedics cto cbe ceffective ccomplements cto
ctheir:
A) team cphysicians.
B) physical ctherapists.
C) athletic ctrainers.
D) rehabilitation
cprograms. cAnswer: c C
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c8
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
cObjective: c 5




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, 9) Paramedics cshould calways cprovide ccare:
A) with cthe cintent cof ctransporting call cpatients.
B) only cwhen cthere cis ca clegitimate cpatient ccomplaint.
C) without cregard cto ca cpatient's cability cto cpay.
D) with cthe cgoal cof cminimizing con-scene
ctime. cAnswer: c C
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c4
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
cObjective: c 4


10) The cparamedic's crole chas cexpanded cto cinclude c because cof cthe cneed cto
cmove cill/injured cpatients cfrom cone chealth ccare cfacility cto canother cfor cspecialized
ccare.
A) hospital cemergency cdepartments
B) critical ccare ctransport
C) corrections cmedicine
D) helicopter
cEMS cAnswer: c B
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c6
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
cObjective: c 4


11) Which cof cthe cfollowing cbest ccharacterizes cthe cprofessional cdevelopment cof ca cparamedic?
A) It cis ca ccareer-long cpursuit.
B) It cis cfocused con cpublic ceducation cefforts.
C) It cis cregulated cby cthe csystem cmedical cdirector cand cstate cagency.
D) It cis cfocused con cillness cand cinjury
cprevention. cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c5
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
cObjective: c 3


12) Which cof cthe cfollowing cbest cdescribes cthe cparamedic's cexpected clevel cof cfunctioning
cin cthe cdynamic cprehospital csetting?
A) Acts cindependently
B) Under cdirect csupervision cof cthe cmedical cdirector
C) Under ctelephone cor cradio csupervision cby cnursing cpersonnel
D) Under cdirect csupervision cof cfire
ccommand cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c5
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
cObjective: c 3




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