AHE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Important Dates for EMT - ANSWER 1966- DOT charged with developing
EMS Standards
1970- Founding of the NREMT
1973- National Emergency Medical Service Systems Act passed by congress
What is NHTSA - ANSWER National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Who Invented EMS - ANSWER The French
How EMS changed throughout the years - ANSWER Civil war: Clara Barton
began emergency service then later helped establish the red cross
WW1: Volunteer Ambulance corps and development of the medic position
Korea/Vietnam: Medical teams produced advances in field care, Trauma centers
were developed and only devoted to Trauma
Nonmilitary Ambulances: Operated by local undertaker, did not develop in
smaller communities until the late 1940s
The 4 levels of EMS Certification(Lowest to Highest) - ANSWER EMR, EMT,
AEMT, Paramedic
What is affective domain and why is it important to become an EMT? -
ANSWER Demeanor and how you treat your peers, patients, and superiors
NHTSA Standards for EMS Systems - ANSWER Regulation and Policy,
Resource Management, Human Resources and Training, Transportation,
Facilities, Communications, Public Info and Education, Medical Direction,
Trauma Systems, Evaluation
Regulation and Policy - ANSWER Each stater establishes laws, a lead EMS
agency, a funding mechanism, policies, procedures, and regulations
,Human Resource and Training - ANSWER Assure EMS personnel are trained
and certified to minimum standards
Transportation - ANSWER Assure all EMS systems are able to have safe and
reliable transportation
Facilities - ANSWER Transport to nearest facility
Communications - ANSWER Universal system access number(911); dispatch
to ambulance, ambulance to ambulance, and hospital to hospital
communications
Public Info and Education - ANSWER Educate and inform the public regarding
health issues, how to prevent them, and how to access EMS
Medical Direction - ANSWER The leader of an emergency response;
accountable for all EMS personnel in the response system
Trauma Systems - ANSWER Develop trauma triage, transport, and treatment
protocols
Evaluation - ANSWER Establish program for evaluating and improving
effectiveness
What are the dangers of an EMT? - ANSWER Unsafe Scene, Unsafe Patients,
Stress, Burnout, Physical Injury
What types of Pathogens Exist - ANSWER Hep A, Hep B, Hep C,
Tuberculosis, SARS, MERS, Influenza
Hep A - ANSWER Spread through Fecal to Oral
Jaundice
Hep B - ANSWER Deadly
100s of health care workers each year before vaccine was made
Blood and Bodily Fluids
Hep C - ANSWER Poses same risk
, No Vaccine Yet
Only through blood
Tuberculosis - ANSWER Spread through tiny droplets in the air
Contagious Mycobacterium
Active and Latent Periods of Progression
Symptoms: Night Sweats, Hemoptysis, Persistent Cough
SARS - ANSWER Signs and Symptoms: Fever of 100.5, Dry Cough, Fatigue,
SOB/ Difficulty of Breathing, headache, Diarrhea, Body aches, Chills,
Pneumonia
Modes of Transmission: Respiratory Droplets, Coughing, Sneezing, Touching
something contaminated then touching nose and eyes
Influenza - ANSWER Around for 100s of years, 1918 pandemic killed between
30-50 million
Emergency Moves - ANSWER Hazardous Scene, Care of life-threatening
conditions requires repositioning, You must reach other patients
Incline Drag, Clothes Drag, Firefighter Drag, Blanket Drag, One Rescuer for
closer transport, Two for farther
Urgent Moves - ANSWER The required treatment can be performed only if the
patient is moved, factors at the scene cause patient decline, usually involves
moving the patient to a backboard, most common call is extracting a patient
from their car
Nonurgent Moves - ANSWER No immediate life threat, Patient can be
assessed, treated, and moved in normal way, take all required precautions not to
aggravate existing conditions
What is HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Info shared with other healthcare personnel as part of patients continuing care
Otherwise must be obtained through subpoena
Define In Loco Parentis - ANSWER "In Place of Parents"
Denotes the legal responsibility of some person or organization to perform some
of the functions or responsibilities of a parent
CORRECT ANSWERS
Important Dates for EMT - ANSWER 1966- DOT charged with developing
EMS Standards
1970- Founding of the NREMT
1973- National Emergency Medical Service Systems Act passed by congress
What is NHTSA - ANSWER National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Who Invented EMS - ANSWER The French
How EMS changed throughout the years - ANSWER Civil war: Clara Barton
began emergency service then later helped establish the red cross
WW1: Volunteer Ambulance corps and development of the medic position
Korea/Vietnam: Medical teams produced advances in field care, Trauma centers
were developed and only devoted to Trauma
Nonmilitary Ambulances: Operated by local undertaker, did not develop in
smaller communities until the late 1940s
The 4 levels of EMS Certification(Lowest to Highest) - ANSWER EMR, EMT,
AEMT, Paramedic
What is affective domain and why is it important to become an EMT? -
ANSWER Demeanor and how you treat your peers, patients, and superiors
NHTSA Standards for EMS Systems - ANSWER Regulation and Policy,
Resource Management, Human Resources and Training, Transportation,
Facilities, Communications, Public Info and Education, Medical Direction,
Trauma Systems, Evaluation
Regulation and Policy - ANSWER Each stater establishes laws, a lead EMS
agency, a funding mechanism, policies, procedures, and regulations
,Human Resource and Training - ANSWER Assure EMS personnel are trained
and certified to minimum standards
Transportation - ANSWER Assure all EMS systems are able to have safe and
reliable transportation
Facilities - ANSWER Transport to nearest facility
Communications - ANSWER Universal system access number(911); dispatch
to ambulance, ambulance to ambulance, and hospital to hospital
communications
Public Info and Education - ANSWER Educate and inform the public regarding
health issues, how to prevent them, and how to access EMS
Medical Direction - ANSWER The leader of an emergency response;
accountable for all EMS personnel in the response system
Trauma Systems - ANSWER Develop trauma triage, transport, and treatment
protocols
Evaluation - ANSWER Establish program for evaluating and improving
effectiveness
What are the dangers of an EMT? - ANSWER Unsafe Scene, Unsafe Patients,
Stress, Burnout, Physical Injury
What types of Pathogens Exist - ANSWER Hep A, Hep B, Hep C,
Tuberculosis, SARS, MERS, Influenza
Hep A - ANSWER Spread through Fecal to Oral
Jaundice
Hep B - ANSWER Deadly
100s of health care workers each year before vaccine was made
Blood and Bodily Fluids
Hep C - ANSWER Poses same risk
, No Vaccine Yet
Only through blood
Tuberculosis - ANSWER Spread through tiny droplets in the air
Contagious Mycobacterium
Active and Latent Periods of Progression
Symptoms: Night Sweats, Hemoptysis, Persistent Cough
SARS - ANSWER Signs and Symptoms: Fever of 100.5, Dry Cough, Fatigue,
SOB/ Difficulty of Breathing, headache, Diarrhea, Body aches, Chills,
Pneumonia
Modes of Transmission: Respiratory Droplets, Coughing, Sneezing, Touching
something contaminated then touching nose and eyes
Influenza - ANSWER Around for 100s of years, 1918 pandemic killed between
30-50 million
Emergency Moves - ANSWER Hazardous Scene, Care of life-threatening
conditions requires repositioning, You must reach other patients
Incline Drag, Clothes Drag, Firefighter Drag, Blanket Drag, One Rescuer for
closer transport, Two for farther
Urgent Moves - ANSWER The required treatment can be performed only if the
patient is moved, factors at the scene cause patient decline, usually involves
moving the patient to a backboard, most common call is extracting a patient
from their car
Nonurgent Moves - ANSWER No immediate life threat, Patient can be
assessed, treated, and moved in normal way, take all required precautions not to
aggravate existing conditions
What is HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Info shared with other healthcare personnel as part of patients continuing care
Otherwise must be obtained through subpoena
Define In Loco Parentis - ANSWER "In Place of Parents"
Denotes the legal responsibility of some person or organization to perform some
of the functions or responsibilities of a parent
