Prehospital Emergency Care, 11e (Mistovich et al.) Test bank > complete questions/answers (well elaborated)

Prehospital mEmergency m Care, m 11e m (Mistovich m et m al.)
Chapter m 1 Emergency mCare m Systems, m Research, m and m Public
m Health

1) What mis m a m primary m purpose m of m the m modern-day m EMS m system?
A) Provide m a m means m of m transport mto m and m from m the m hospital
B) Ensure m that m all m members m of m society m have m equal maccess m to
m hospitals
C) Decrease m the m incidence m of m death mand m disability m related m to m injury
m and m illness
D) Provide m emergency m health m care m services m to
m medically munderservedareasAnswer: m C
b




Diff: m 2Page m Ref: m 7
Objective: 1-2

2) Most mauthorities magree mthat m the m modern-day m EMS m system m evolved
m after m the m release mof mwhichdocument?
A) The m Emergency m Medical m Services mAct m of m 1973
B) The m white m paper m "Accidental mDeath m and mDisability: m The
m Neglected m Disease mofModernSociety" m in m1966
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C) The m American m Heart mAssociation's m Guidelines m for m Cardiac m Resuscitation
D) Emergency m Medical m Services: m Agenda m for
m the m Future, m in1996Answer: mB
b




Diff: m 1Page m Ref: m 3
Objective: 1-2

3) An mEmergency mMedical mResponder mcomes mto myou mand mstates m that m he
m would m like m towork mforyour memergency mambulance mservice m on m a
m full-time m basis. m Knowing m the mNational mEMS mScope mofPractice
m Model, myou m inform mhim mof m which melement?
A) He m will mbe m able m to m take m care m of m only m patients m with m non-
life-threatening mcomplaints
B) He m will m first m need m approval m from m your m ambulance m service's
mmedical m director
C) He m will mbe m able m to m work m only m with m an m Advanced m EMT
m or m paramedic
D) He m will m first m have m to m become m an
m Emergency m MedicalTechnicianAnswer:D
Diff: m 1Page m Ref: m 6-7
Objective: 1-1

4) As mdefined mby m the m National mEMS m Scope m of m Practice
m Model, m the m four m levels mof mEMSpractitioners minclude:
A) Ambulance m drivers
B) EMS m medical m director
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency
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,mmedical
mdispatchersAnswer: C
b




mDiff: m 1
Page m Ref: m 6-
7Objective: 1-
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,5) An mEmergency mMedical mResponder m(EMR) mapproaches myou mand mstates m that
m he m is minterested minbecoming m an m EMT. m Specifically, m he m asks
m what m he m will m be m able m to m do m as man mEMT mthat mhe mcannot
mpresently mdo m as m an m EMR. m You m respond m by m saying m he m will
m beable m to:
A) Administer m some m medications
B) Assist m in m emergency m childbirth
C) Use m an m automated m external m defibrillator
D) Obtain mvital
msignsAnswer: A
b




Diff: m 1Page m Ref: m 6-7
Objective: 1-5

6) You mhave mbeen mdispatched mfora m61-year-old mfemale min m cardiac m arrest.
m Emergency mMedical mResponders m(EMRs) mare mon m scene. m In m your
m community, m all m EMS m practitionersare mtrained m according m to m the
m National m EMS m Scope m of m Practice m Model. m Given m this, mwhich
m type m of m care m do myouexpect mthe m EMRs m to mbe mproviding?
A) Emergency m medication m administration
B) Automated m external m defibrillation
C) Intravenous m therapy
D) Reading man
melectrocardiogramAnswer: B
b




mDiff: m 2
Page mRef: m6
Objective: 1-
5

7) An mEMT mwith myour mservice mstates mthat mshe mdesires mto m become m a
m paramedic m because m shewants mtoprovide m advanced m care. m Under m the
m National m EMS mScope m of m Practice m Model, mwhich mone mof mthese mtypes
mof mcare mwill m she m be m able m to m provide m as m a m paramedic m that
m she mcannot mprovide m as man mEMT?
A) Automated m blood m pressure m monitoring
B) Assistance m with m emergency m childbirth
C) Interfacility m transports
D) IV
therapy
mAnswer: D
Diff: m 1Page m Ref: m 7
Objective: 1-5

8) Which mstatement mmade mby man mEMT mrequires mimmediate
mintervention mby masuperior mor m theservice m supervisor?
A) "I malways mwear mmy mseat mbelt mwhenever mI mam min mthe mpatient
mcompartment mof mtheambulance, munless mI m have m to mremove m it mto
m care m for m a m patient."
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, B) "I mdrive mas mfast mas mIcan mto m get m to m the m scene m of m an
m emergency, m especially m if m a mchild mis msick m orinjured maccording
mto mdispatch minformation."
C) "When mI mam mdriving mwith mlights mand msirens, mI minstruct mmy m partner m that
m he m will m need m tohandle mallradio mcommunications."
D) "I mput m exam m gloves m on m for m every m patient m I m contact, m even
m if m he m or m she m does m not mhavea m known m or msuspected
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m infectious mdisease."




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