test bank for prehospital emergency are

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,TEST9xBANK9xFOR
Prehospital9xEmergency9xCare,9x12th9xEdition9xby9xJoseph9xJ.9xMistovich9xKeith9xJ9xKarren9xBrent9xQ.9xH
afen
Chapter9x1-44
Chapter9x19xEmergency9xMedical9xService9xSystems,9xResearch,9xand9xPublic9xHealth
1) What9xis9xa9xprimary9xpurpose9xof9xthe9xmodern-day9xEMS9xsystem?
A) Provide9xa9xmeans9xof9xtransport9xto9xand9xfrom9xthe9xhospital
B) Ensure9xthat9xall9xmembers9xof9xsociety9xhave9xequal9xaccess9xto9xhospitals
C) Decrease9xthe9xincidence9xof9xdeath9xand9xdisability9xrelated9xto9xinjury9xand9xillness
D) Provide9xemergency9xhealth9xcare9xservices9xto9xmedically9xunderserved9xareas9xAnsw
er:9xC9xDiff:9x2 Page9xRef:9x2
Objective:9 x 1-2

2) Most9xauthorities9xagree9xthat9xthe9xmodern-
day9xEMS9xsystem9xevolved9xafter9xthe9xrelease9xof9xwhich9xdocument?
A) The9xEmergency9xMedical9xServices9xAct9xof9x1973
B) The9xwhite9xpaper9x"Accidental9xDeath9xand9xDisability:9xThe9xNeglected9xDisease9xof9xModern9xSoci
ety,"9xin9x1966
C) The9xAmerican9xHeart9xAssociation's9xGuidelines9xfor9xCardiac9xResuscitation
D) Emergency9xMedical9xServices:9xAgenda9xfor9xthe9xFuture,9xin9x19969xAnsw
er:9xB9xDiff:9x1 Page9xRef:9x2
Objective:9 x 1-2

3) An9xEmergency9xMedical9xResponder9xcomes9xto9xyou9xand9xstates9xthat9xthey9xwould9xlike9xto9xwork9
xfor9xyour9xemergency9xambulance9xservice9xon9xa9xfull-

time9xbasis.9xKnowing9xthe9xNational9xEMS9xScope9xof9xPractice9xModel,9xyou9xinform9xthem9xof9xwh
ich9xelement9xthey9xneed9xto9xattain9xfirst?
A) They9xwill9xbe9xable9xto9xtake9xcare9xof9xonly9xpatients9xwith9xnon-life-threatening9xcomplaints.
B) They9xwill9xfirst9xneed9xapproval9xfrom9x your9xambulance9xservice's9xmedical9xdirector.
C) They9xwill9xbe9xable9xto9xwork9xonly9xwith9xan9xAdvanced9xEmergency9xMedical9xTechnician9x(AE
MT)9xor9xParamedic.
D) They9xwill9xfirst9xhave9xto9xbecome9xan9xEmergency9xMedical9xTechnician9x(EMT).9xAns
wer:9xD9xDiff:9x19 x 9 x Page9xRef:9x3
Objective:9 x 1-1
4) As9xdefined9xby9xthe9xNational9xEMS9xScope9xof9xPractice9xModel,9xthe9xfour9xlevels9xof9xEMS9xpra
ctitioners9xinclude:
A) Ambulance9xdrivers.
B) EMS9xmedical9xdirector.
C) Paramedics.
D) Emergency9xmedical9xdispatchers.9xAnswer:9x

C9xDiff:9x1 Page9xRef:9x6




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,Objective:9 x 9 x 1-3
5) An9xEmergency9xMedical9xResponder9x(EMR)9xapproaches9xyou9xand9xstates9xthat9xthey9xare9xintere
sted9xin9xbecoming9xan9xEMT.9xSpecifically,9xthey9xask9xwhat9xthey9xwill9xbe9xable9xto9xdo9xas9xan9xEMT
9xthat9xthey9xcannot9xpresently9xdo9xas9xan9xEMR.9xYou9xrespond9xby9xsaying9xthey9xwill9xbe9xable9xto:

A) Administer9xsome9xmedications.
B) Assist9xin9xemergency9xchildbirth.
C) Use9xan9xautomated9xexternal9xdefibrillator.
D) Obtain9xvital9xsign
s.9xAnswer:9 x A
Diff:9x1 Page9xRef:9x5-6
Objective:9 x 9 x 1-5

6) You9xhave9xbeen9xdispatched9xfor9xa9x61-year-
old9xfemale9xin9xcardiac9xarrest.9xEmergency9xMedical9xResponders9x(EMRs)9xare9xon9xthe9xscene.
9xIn9xyour9xcommunity,9xall9xEMS9xpractitioners9xare9xtrained9xaccording9xto9xthe9xNational9xEMS9x

Scope9xof9xPractice9xModel.9xGiven9xthis,9xwhich9xtype9xof9xcare9xdo9xyou9xexpect9xthe9xEMRs9xto9xb
e9xproviding?
A) Emergency9xmedication9xadministration
B) Automated9xexternal9xdefibrillation
C) Intravenous9xtherapy
D) Reading9xan9xelectrocardiogra
m9xAnswer:9 x B
Diff:9x2 Page9xRef:9x5-6
Objective:9 x 9 x 1-5

7) An9xEMT9xwith9xyour9xservice9xstates9xthat9xthey9xdesire9xto9xbecome9xa9xParamedic9xbecause9xthey
9xwant9xto9xprovide9xadvanced9xcare.9xUnder9xthe9xNational9xEMS9xScope9xof9xPractice9xModel,9xwhi

ch9xone9xof9xthese9xtypes9xof9xcare9xwill9xthey9xbe9xable9xto9xprovide9xas9xa9xParamedic9xthat9xthey9xca
nnot9xprovide9xas9xan9xEMT?
A) Use9xof9xan9xautomated9xblood9xpressure9xmonitoring
B) Assistance9xwith9xemergency9xchildbirth
C) Providing9xinterfacility9xtransports
D) Initiating9xintravenous9x(IV)9xtherap
y9xAnswer:9 x D
Diff:9x1 Page9xRef:9x6
Objective:9 x 9 x 1-5

8) Which9xstatement9xmade9xby9xan9xEMT9xrequires9ximmediate9xintervention9xby9xa9xsuperior9xor9xthe9
xservice9xsupervisor?

A) "I9xalways9xwear9xmy9xseat9xbelt9xwhenever9xI9xam9xin9xthe9xpatient9xcompartment9xof9xthe9xambulance,
9xunless9xI9xhave9xto9xremove9xit9xto9xcare9xfor9xa9xpatient."

B) "I9xdrive9xas9xfast9xas9xI9xcan9xto9xget9xto9xthe9xscene9xof9xan9xemergency,9xespecially9xif9xa9xchild9xis9xsick9x
or9xinjured9xaccording9xto9xdispatch9xinformation."
C) "When9xI9xam9xdriving9xwith9xlights9xand9xsirens,9xI9xinstruct9xmy9xpartner9xthat9xhe9xwill9xneed9xto9x
handle9xall9xradio9xcommunications."
D) "I9xput9xexam9xgloves9xon9xfor9xevery9xpatient9xI9xcontact,9xeven9xif9xhe9xor9xshe9xdoes9xnot9xhave9xa
9xknown9xor9xsuspected9xinfectious9xdisease."



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, Answer:9 x 9 x B
Diff:9x1 Page9xRef:9x7




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