2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the different levels of EMS? - ANS Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Advanced EMT (AEMT)
Paramedic
What does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) do? - ANS It protects people who have a
disability from being denied access to programs and services offered by state and local
governments and makes it so employers have to provider equal opportunities.
Public Safety Access Point - ANS Communication center for dispatchers
Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) - ANS Used to assist dispatchers with giving vital
instructions to callers until EMS arrives.
Primary Service Area - ANS Area where your EMS agency operates.
Medical Director - ANS A physician who authorizes EMTs' to operate and provide medical
care in the field
Community Paramedicine - ANS When Paramedics provide services to the community such
as: immunizations, health evaluations, etc.
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, NREMT - ANS Provides the national standard for EMS testing
Infectious Disease - ANS A medical condition in which small and harmful organisms spread
throughout the body
Communicable Disease - ANS Disease that can spread from one person to another
Pathogen - ANS A microorganism that is capable of causing a disease
Direct Contact - ANS When organisms are moved from one person to another through
touching
Indirect Contact - ANS When an infection spreads from one person to another through an
inanimate object
HIV - ANS Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Vector-borne Transmission - ANS An infection from animals or insects from one person to
another
General Adaptation Syndrome - ANS 1.) Alarm
2.)Reaction/Resistance
3.)Recovery
Acute Stress Reaction - ANS When your nervousness and excitement increases your ability to
focus
Delayed Stress Reaction - ANS When your anxiety and stress starts after event
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