EMS TEST CHAPTER 1 Review Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
A system for telephone access to report emergencies. - ANS 911 system
A process of continuous self review of all aspects of an EMS system for the purpose of
identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement - ANS Quality
Improvement
Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director -
ANS Medical direction
A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system
- ANS Medical Director
Consits of standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain
medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or
another physician - ANS Off line Medical Direction
Lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations -
ANS Protocols
a policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMTs to perform particular
skills in certain situations - ANS standing orders
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, orders from the on-duty MD given directly to an EMT in field by radio or telephone - ANS On-
line Medical Direction
An EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide
emergency care - ANS designated agent
Description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their
safety and efficacy, rather than merely by supposition and tradition - ANS Evidence-based
The long term survival of patients - ANS patient outcomes
The earliest documented emergency medical service was in - ANS France in 1790's
in 1966, the ________ charged the US _________ with developing EMS standards and helping
the states upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care: - ANS National Highway
Safety Act; Department of Transportation
Which of the following is not a major component in the NHTSA EMS system assessment
standards - ANS Computerization
An example of a specialty hospital in the EMS system is a(n) - ANS Emergency Department
The US Department of Transportation provide for the national levels of the EMS training in all
of the following except - ANS Advanced first Aid
The major emphasis of EMT education deals with ____ of the ill or injured patient in the
prehospital setting. - ANS basic assessment and care
Patient care provided by an EMT should be - ANS Based on assessment findings
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Questions and Answers
A system for telephone access to report emergencies. - ANS 911 system
A process of continuous self review of all aspects of an EMS system for the purpose of
identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement - ANS Quality
Improvement
Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director -
ANS Medical direction
A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system
- ANS Medical Director
Consits of standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain
medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or
another physician - ANS Off line Medical Direction
Lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations -
ANS Protocols
a policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMTs to perform particular
skills in certain situations - ANS standing orders
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, orders from the on-duty MD given directly to an EMT in field by radio or telephone - ANS On-
line Medical Direction
An EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide
emergency care - ANS designated agent
Description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their
safety and efficacy, rather than merely by supposition and tradition - ANS Evidence-based
The long term survival of patients - ANS patient outcomes
The earliest documented emergency medical service was in - ANS France in 1790's
in 1966, the ________ charged the US _________ with developing EMS standards and helping
the states upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care: - ANS National Highway
Safety Act; Department of Transportation
Which of the following is not a major component in the NHTSA EMS system assessment
standards - ANS Computerization
An example of a specialty hospital in the EMS system is a(n) - ANS Emergency Department
The US Department of Transportation provide for the national levels of the EMS training in all
of the following except - ANS Advanced first Aid
The major emphasis of EMT education deals with ____ of the ill or injured patient in the
prehospital setting. - ANS basic assessment and care
Patient care provided by an EMT should be - ANS Based on assessment findings
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