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1. EMS stands for: ssss ssss
a. Evolve Medical Service ss ssss
b. Emergency Medical Services ssss ssss
c. Emergency Medical School ssss ssss
d. European Medical Services ss ssss
ANS: B ssss DIF: Easy ssss REF: Pg. 4 ssss ssss
2. The first recorded use of an ambulance was by the military during the Siege of Malaga in:
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a. At the beginning of 1400
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b. In the mid of 1400
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c. At the start of 1500
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d. At the end of 1400
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ANS: D ssss DIF: Moderate ssss REF: pg. 4 ssss ssss
3. (CoAEMSP) is the only accrediting body for paramedic programs which stands for:
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a. Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions
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b. Committee on Association of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions
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c. Conference on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions
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d. Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS People ssss ssss ssss ssss ssss ssss ssss ssss ssss
ANS: A ssss DIF: Hard ssss REF: Pg. 10 ssss ssss
4. A registry system which is used to test and establish licensure is:
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a. NREMT
b. NREMS
c. NREMP
d. NREMR
ANS: A ssss DIF: Moderate REF: Pg. 9 ssss ssss ssss ssss
5. What is Reciprocity? ssss ssss
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a. Granting certification to a provider from same state or agency
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b. Granting certification to a provider from another state or agency
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c. Granting certification to a provider both from same or another state
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d. No need of granting certification from any state
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ANS: B ssss DIF: Easy ssss s s s s REF: Pg. 10 ssss ssss
6. Who launched the first rescue squad called Roanoke Life Saving in 1928?
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a. Nancy Lee Caroline ssss ssss
b. Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey ssss ssss
c. Julian Stanley Wise ssss ssss
d. Dr. David Boyde
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ANS: C ssss DIF: Easy ssss REF: Pg. 6 ssss ssss
7. Select the correct ranking: ssss ssss ssss
a. The Dispatcher, EMT, Paramedic, Advanced EMT, Emergency Medical Responder
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b. Emergency Medical Responder, Paramedic, EMT, Advanced EMT, The Dispatcher
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c. Paramedic, Advanced EMT, EMT, Emergency Medical Responder, The Dispatcher
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d. The Dispatcher, Emergency Medical Responder, EMT, Advanced EMT, Paramedic
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ANS: D DIF: Moderate ssss ssss REF: Pg. 12, 13 ssss ssss ssss
8. The first National Standard Curriculum for paramedics was developed by:
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a. NHTSA
b. US DOT ssss
c. AHRQ
d. EMS
ANS: B ssss DIF: Easy ssss REF: Pg. 8 ssss ssss
9. At the emergency scene, what would be the initial assessment of patient?
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a. Respiration, Pulse, Blood pressure ssss ssss ssss
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c. Pupil, Respiration, Temperature
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d. Blood pressure, Allergen test, Pulse
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ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 15
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10. If a patient is facing diminished breath sounds and distented necks veins and his radial pulses
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are weakening and increasing in rate and you insert an oral airway and starts ventilating him
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with bag-mask device and 100% oxygen but still the patient is feeling difficult to breath. So
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with further findings, you assessed that he is facing tension pneumothorax, what would you
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do?
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a. Rushed him to hospital ssss ssss ssss
b. Perform chest compressions ssss ssss
c. Perform needle thoracotomy ssss ssss
d. Mouth to mouth breathing ssss ssss ssss
ANS: C ssss DIF: Hard ssss s s s s REF: Pg. 15 ssss ssss
11. Choose the correct sequence of procedures for each emergency call?
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a. Preparation, Response, Scene Management, Patient Assessment ss ssss ssss ssss ssss
b. Response, Preparation, Scene Management, Patient Assessment ssss ssss ssss ssss ssss
c. Scene Management,Preparation, Response, Patient Assessment
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d. Patient Assessment, Scene Management, Response, Preparation
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ANS: A ssss DIF: Easy ssss REF: Pg. 19 ssss ssss
12. A treatment plan for specific illness or injury:
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a. Direct Medical Control ssss ssss
b. Standing order ssss
c. Protocol
d. Indirect Medical Control ssss ssss
ANS: C ssss DIF: EASY ssss REF: Pg. 21ssss ssss
13. CQI stands for: ssss ssss
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b. Continuous Quality Improvement ssss ssss
c. Control Quantity Improvement ssss ssss
d. Continuous Quantity Improvement ssss ssss
ANS: B ssss DIF: EASY ssss REF: Pg. 22ssss ssss
14. How many points are there for good CQI process?
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a. 5