TEST BANK FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL
RESPONDER FIRST ON SCENE, 12TH EDITION
CHRIS LE BAUDOUR KAITLYN LAURELLE KEITH
WESLEY
Chapter c1 Introduction cto cEMS cSystems
1) What cterm/phrase cis cused cwhen creferring cto cthe cchain cof chuman cresources cand
cemergency cservices clinked ctogether cto cprovide ccontinuous cemergency ccare cfrom cthe
cscene cto cthe cmedical cfacility?
A) EMT cresources
B) 911 cservices
C) EMS csystem
D) Emergency cservices
cAnswer: c C
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c4-5
Objective: c c 1
2) The cMedical cDirector cis ca cphysician cwho cassumes cthe cultimate cresponsibility cfor:
,A) standards, cprotocols, cand cevaluation cof cpatient ccare.
B) certification cand clicensure cof cEMRs.
C) staffing cdecisions cand chiring.
D) answering cand cdispatching c911
ccalls. cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c6
Objective: c c 1
3) You chave creceived can corder cover cthe cphone cfrom cthe cMedical cDirector cto cadminister
coxygen cto cthe cpatient. cThis cwould cbe ccalled:
A) off-line cmedical cdirection.
B) on-line cmedical cdirection.
C) hospital cdirection.
D) EMS ccoordinator
cdirection. cAnswer: c B
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c10
Objective: c c 12
4) The cprocedures cthat can cEmergency cMedical cResponder ccan cand cmust clegally cprovide cas
ccare cfor ca cpatient care ccalled:
A) scope cof cpractice.
B) scope cof ctraining.
C) standard cof ccare.
D) standard cof
ctraining. cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c9
Objective: c c 10
,5) Which cagency ccoordinates cEMS con ca cnational clevel cand cdefines call clevels cof cEMS
cproviders?
A) NEMSES
B) AEMT
C) NHTSA
D) NSPM
Answer: c c C
Diff: c2 Page cRef: c7-8
Objective: c c 2
6) One cimportant cpoint cwhere ctrained cand cuntrained cpeople ccome ctogether cas cpart cof cthe
cEMS csystem cis:
A) the c911 cservice.
B) clinical ccare.
C) ambulance cresponse.
D) evaluation.
cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c5
Objective: c c 3
7) How cmany cnationally crecognized clevels cof cEMS ctraining care ccovered cby cthe cNational
cEMS cEducation cStandards?
A) c8
B) c2
C) c5
D) c4
Answer: c c D
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c8
Objective: c c 5
8) Which clevel cof cEMS ceducation callows cthe cresponder cto cperform ccardiac cdefibrillation?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
Answer: c c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c8
Objective: c c 6
9) Which clevel cis cconsidered cthe cminimum clevel cof ceducation cand ccertification cfor
cambulance cpersonnel cin cmost careas cof cthe cUnited cStates?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
Answer: c c C
Diff: c2 Page cRef: c8
Objective: c c 6
, 10) Many cpolice cofficers, cfirefighters, cindustrial cworkers, cand cother cpublic cservice
cproviders care ctrained cas cEmergency cMedical cResponders cbecause cthe cEMR clevel cis
cdesigned cspecifically cfor cthose cwho:
A) can cinsert cadvanced cairways cand cIV clines.
B) have cthe cauthority cto carrest csuspects.
C) are cambulance cpersonnel.
D) may carrive cfirst con cthe
cscene. cAnswer: c D
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c8
Objective: c c 7
11) Which cEMS cmodel cis ctypically coperated cby ca cgovernment centity cother cthan cthe cfire
cdepartment?
A) Public cutility
B) EMS
C) Paramedic
D) Hospital-based
cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c8
Objective: c c 8
12) The cscope cof cpractice cfor can cEMS cprovider cis cdefined cby cstatutes cand cregulations cdeveloped
cby:
A) national cprofessional corganizations.
B) state cor clocal cEMS centities.
C) Federal cgovernment.
D) The cSurgeon
cGeneral. cAnswer: c B
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c9
Objective: c c 9
13) Most c911 ccalls care cautomatically cdirected cto cwhich clocation, cwhich cis coperated cby ca
ccity cor ccounty cagency cwith cspecially ctrained cdispatchers?
A) Emergency croom cswitchboard
B) Fire cdepartment
C) Public csafety canswering cpoint c(PSAP)
D) Hospital
cAnswer:
cC
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c9
Objective: c c 11
RESPONDER FIRST ON SCENE, 12TH EDITION
CHRIS LE BAUDOUR KAITLYN LAURELLE KEITH
WESLEY
Chapter c1 Introduction cto cEMS cSystems
1) What cterm/phrase cis cused cwhen creferring cto cthe cchain cof chuman cresources cand
cemergency cservices clinked ctogether cto cprovide ccontinuous cemergency ccare cfrom cthe
cscene cto cthe cmedical cfacility?
A) EMT cresources
B) 911 cservices
C) EMS csystem
D) Emergency cservices
cAnswer: c C
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c4-5
Objective: c c 1
2) The cMedical cDirector cis ca cphysician cwho cassumes cthe cultimate cresponsibility cfor:
,A) standards, cprotocols, cand cevaluation cof cpatient ccare.
B) certification cand clicensure cof cEMRs.
C) staffing cdecisions cand chiring.
D) answering cand cdispatching c911
ccalls. cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c6
Objective: c c 1
3) You chave creceived can corder cover cthe cphone cfrom cthe cMedical cDirector cto cadminister
coxygen cto cthe cpatient. cThis cwould cbe ccalled:
A) off-line cmedical cdirection.
B) on-line cmedical cdirection.
C) hospital cdirection.
D) EMS ccoordinator
cdirection. cAnswer: c B
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c10
Objective: c c 12
4) The cprocedures cthat can cEmergency cMedical cResponder ccan cand cmust clegally cprovide cas
ccare cfor ca cpatient care ccalled:
A) scope cof cpractice.
B) scope cof ctraining.
C) standard cof ccare.
D) standard cof
ctraining. cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c9
Objective: c c 10
,5) Which cagency ccoordinates cEMS con ca cnational clevel cand cdefines call clevels cof cEMS
cproviders?
A) NEMSES
B) AEMT
C) NHTSA
D) NSPM
Answer: c c C
Diff: c2 Page cRef: c7-8
Objective: c c 2
6) One cimportant cpoint cwhere ctrained cand cuntrained cpeople ccome ctogether cas cpart cof cthe
cEMS csystem cis:
A) the c911 cservice.
B) clinical ccare.
C) ambulance cresponse.
D) evaluation.
cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c5
Objective: c c 3
7) How cmany cnationally crecognized clevels cof cEMS ctraining care ccovered cby cthe cNational
cEMS cEducation cStandards?
A) c8
B) c2
C) c5
D) c4
Answer: c c D
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c8
Objective: c c 5
8) Which clevel cof cEMS ceducation callows cthe cresponder cto cperform ccardiac cdefibrillation?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
Answer: c c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c8
Objective: c c 6
9) Which clevel cis cconsidered cthe cminimum clevel cof ceducation cand ccertification cfor
cambulance cpersonnel cin cmost careas cof cthe cUnited cStates?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
Answer: c c C
Diff: c2 Page cRef: c8
Objective: c c 6
, 10) Many cpolice cofficers, cfirefighters, cindustrial cworkers, cand cother cpublic cservice
cproviders care ctrained cas cEmergency cMedical cResponders cbecause cthe cEMR clevel cis
cdesigned cspecifically cfor cthose cwho:
A) can cinsert cadvanced cairways cand cIV clines.
B) have cthe cauthority cto carrest csuspects.
C) are cambulance cpersonnel.
D) may carrive cfirst con cthe
cscene. cAnswer: c D
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c8
Objective: c c 7
11) Which cEMS cmodel cis ctypically coperated cby ca cgovernment centity cother cthan cthe cfire
cdepartment?
A) Public cutility
B) EMS
C) Paramedic
D) Hospital-based
cAnswer: c A
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c8
Objective: c c 8
12) The cscope cof cpractice cfor can cEMS cprovider cis cdefined cby cstatutes cand cregulations cdeveloped
cby:
A) national cprofessional corganizations.
B) state cor clocal cEMS centities.
C) Federal cgovernment.
D) The cSurgeon
cGeneral. cAnswer: c B
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c9
Objective: c c 9
13) Most c911 ccalls care cautomatically cdirected cto cwhich clocation, cwhich cis coperated cby ca
ccity cor ccounty cagency cwith cspecially ctrained cdispatchers?
A) Emergency croom cswitchboard
B) Fire cdepartment
C) Public csafety canswering cpoint c(PSAP)
D) Hospital
cAnswer:
cC
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c9
Objective: c c 11
