EMT Exam 1: Chapters 1-5 2025
Questions and Answers
How did EMS begin? - --ANSWER--in 1970's with Napoleoinic wars.
Civil wars, Clara Barton created american red cross
WW1
Korean/Vietnam wars lead to trauma centers
1966 EMS standards created by National Highway safety act and US department of
transportation
1970 NREMT (National registry of emergency medical technicians)
1973 NEMSSA passed by congress
What are the guidelines of the NHTSA and what is it - --ANSWER--National
highway traffic safety administration.
1. Regulation and policy
2. Resource management: Centralized
3. Human resources and training: Must be at EMT level
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,4. Transportation: Safe ambulance/helicopter
5. Facilities: Closest APPROPIATE
6. Communications
7. Public information and education
8. Medical direction: Physician medical director
9. Trauma systems: Autopsy
10. Evaluation: QI, QA, TQM
What are the components of EMS? - --ANSWER--Emergency medical dispatchers
EMS responders
ED hospital/staff
Speciality centers
What are the levels of EMS? - --ANSWER--Emergency medical responder
Emergency medical technician
Advanced emergency medical technician AEMT
Paramedic
What are the roles and responsibilities - --ANSWER--Personal safety
Safety of crew then patients then bystanders
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, Patient assessment
Patient care
Lifting and moving
Transport
Transfer of care
Patient advocacy
What physical traits are required of an EMT? - --ANSWER--Carry up to 125 lbs
Good eyesight (far and reading)
Awareness of any color vision
Good communication skills (oral and written)
What are good personal traits of an EMT - --ANSWER--Pleasant, sincere,
cooperative, resourceful, self starter, emotionally stable, good moral character and
respectful
In control of personal habitats non judgmental and fair
Where can EMT's work? - --ANSWER--Ambulance services
Fire depts
Rural/wilderness teams
Urban/industrial teams
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Questions and Answers
How did EMS begin? - --ANSWER--in 1970's with Napoleoinic wars.
Civil wars, Clara Barton created american red cross
WW1
Korean/Vietnam wars lead to trauma centers
1966 EMS standards created by National Highway safety act and US department of
transportation
1970 NREMT (National registry of emergency medical technicians)
1973 NEMSSA passed by congress
What are the guidelines of the NHTSA and what is it - --ANSWER--National
highway traffic safety administration.
1. Regulation and policy
2. Resource management: Centralized
3. Human resources and training: Must be at EMT level
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,4. Transportation: Safe ambulance/helicopter
5. Facilities: Closest APPROPIATE
6. Communications
7. Public information and education
8. Medical direction: Physician medical director
9. Trauma systems: Autopsy
10. Evaluation: QI, QA, TQM
What are the components of EMS? - --ANSWER--Emergency medical dispatchers
EMS responders
ED hospital/staff
Speciality centers
What are the levels of EMS? - --ANSWER--Emergency medical responder
Emergency medical technician
Advanced emergency medical technician AEMT
Paramedic
What are the roles and responsibilities - --ANSWER--Personal safety
Safety of crew then patients then bystanders
....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 2
, Patient assessment
Patient care
Lifting and moving
Transport
Transfer of care
Patient advocacy
What physical traits are required of an EMT? - --ANSWER--Carry up to 125 lbs
Good eyesight (far and reading)
Awareness of any color vision
Good communication skills (oral and written)
What are good personal traits of an EMT - --ANSWER--Pleasant, sincere,
cooperative, resourceful, self starter, emotionally stable, good moral character and
respectful
In control of personal habitats non judgmental and fair
Where can EMT's work? - --ANSWER--Ambulance services
Fire depts
Rural/wilderness teams
Urban/industrial teams
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