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Chapter7717 7 Emergency77Care77Systems,77Research,77and77Public77Health
1) What77is77a77primary77purpose77of77the77modern-day77EMS77system?
A) Provide77a77means77of77transport77to77and77from77the77hospital
B) Ensure77that77all77members77of77society77have77equal77access77to77hospitals
C) Decrease77the77incidence77of77death77and77disability77related77to77injury77and77 illness
D) Provide77emergency77health77care77services77to77medically77underserved7
7areas77Answer:7 7 C
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Objective:7 7 1-2
2) Most77authorities77agree77that77the77modern-
day77EMS77system77evolved77after77the77release77of77which77document?
A) The77Emergency77Medical77Services77Act77of771973
B) The77white77paper77"Accidental77Death77and77Disability:77The77Neglected77Disease77of7
7Modern77Society"77in771966
C) The77American77Heart77Association's77Guidelines77for77Cardiac77Resuscitation
D) Emergency77Medical77Services:77Agenda77for77the77Future,77in7
7199677Answer:7 7 B
Diff:771 Page77Ref:773
Objective:7 7 1-2
3) An77Emergency77Medical77Responder77comes77to77you77and77states77that77he77would77like77t
o77work77for77your77emergency77ambulance77service77on77a77full-
time77basis.77Knowing77the77National77EMS77Scope77of77Practice77Model,77you77inform77him77o
f77which77element?
A) He77will77be77able77to77take77care77of77only77patients77with77non-life-threatening77complaints
B) He77will77first77need77approval77from77your77ambulance77service's77medical77director
C) He77will77be77able77to77work77only77with77an77Advanced77EMT77or77paramedic
D) He77will77first77have77to77become77an77Emergency77Medical77Tec
hnician77Answer:7 7 D
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Objective:7 7 1-1
4) As77defined77by77the77National77EMS77Scope77of77Practice77Model,77the77four77level
s77of77EMS77practitioners77include:
A) Ambulance77drivers
B) EMS77medical77director
C) Paramedics
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, Answer:7 7 C
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Objective:7 7 1-3
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Test Bank 77
Chapter7717 7 Emergency77Care77Systems,77Research,77and77Public77Health
1) What77is77a77primary77purpose77of77the77modern-day77EMS77system?
A) Provide77a77means77of77transport77to77and77from77the77hospital
B) Ensure77that77all77members77of77society77have77equal77access77to77hospitals
C) Decrease77the77incidence77of77death77and77disability77related77to77injury77and77 illness
D) Provide77emergency77health77care77services77to77medically77underserved7
7areas77Answer:7 7 C
Diff:772 Page77Ref:777
Objective:7 7 1-2
2) Most77authorities77agree77that77the77modern-
day77EMS77system77evolved77after77the77release77of77which77document?
A) The77Emergency77Medical77Services77Act77of771973
B) The77white77paper77"Accidental77Death77and77Disability:77The77Neglected77Disease77of7
7Modern77Society"77in771966
C) The77American77Heart77Association's77Guidelines77for77Cardiac77Resuscitation
D) Emergency77Medical77Services:77Agenda77for77the77Future,77in7
7199677Answer:7 7 B
Diff:771 Page77Ref:773
Objective:7 7 1-2
3) An77Emergency77Medical77Responder77comes77to77you77and77states77that77he77would77like77t
o77work77for77your77emergency77ambulance77service77on77a77full-
time77basis.77Knowing77the77National77EMS77Scope77of77Practice77Model,77you77inform77him77o
f77which77element?
A) He77will77be77able77to77take77care77of77only77patients77with77non-life-threatening77complaints
B) He77will77first77need77approval77from77your77ambulance77service's77medical77director
C) He77will77be77able77to77work77only77with77an77Advanced77EMT77or77paramedic
D) He77will77first77have77to77become77an77Emergency77Medical77Tec
hnician77Answer:7 7 D
Diff:771 Page77Ref:776-7
Objective:7 7 1-1
4) As77defined77by77the77National77EMS77Scope77of77Practice77Model,77the77four77level
s77of77EMS77practitioners77include:
A) Ambulance77drivers
B) EMS77medical77director
C) Paramedics
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, Answer:7 7 C
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Objective:7 7 1-3
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