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ChapterA1-44
ChapterA1AEmergencyAMedicalAServiceASystems,AResearch,AandAPublicAHealth
1) WhatAisAaAprimaryApurposeAofAtheAmodern-dayAEMSAsystem?
A) ProvideAaAmeansAofAtransportAtoAandAfromAtheAhospital
B) EnsureAthatAallAmembersAofAsocietyAhaveAequalAaccessAtoAhospitals
C) DecreaseAtheAincidenceAofAdeathAandAdisabilityArelatedAtoAinjuryAandAillness
D) ProvideAemergencyAhealthAcareAservicesAtoAmedicallyAunderservedAareasAAnswer:A
CADiff:A2 PageARef:A2
Objective:A 1-2
2) MostAauthoritiesAagreeAthatAtheAmodern-
dayAEMSAsystemAevolvedAafterAtheAreleaseAofAwhichAdocument?
A) TheAEmergencyAMedicalAServicesAActAofA1973
B) TheAwhiteApaperA"AccidentalADeathAandADisability:ATheANeglectedADiseaseAofAModernASociety,"Ai
nA1966
C) TheAAmericanAHeartAAssociation'sAGuidelinesAforACardiacAResuscitation
D) EmergencyAMedicalAServices:AAgendaAforAtheAFuture,AinA1996AAnswer:A
BADiff:A1 PageARef:A2
Objective:A 1-2
3) AnAEmergencyAMedicalAResponderAcomesAtoAyouAandAstatesAthatAtheyAwouldAlikeAtoAworkAforAyo
urAemergencyAambulanceAserviceAonAaAfull-
timeAbasis.AKnowingAtheANationalAEMSAScopeAofAPracticeAModel,AyouAinformAthemAofAwhichAele
mentAtheyAneedAtoAattainAfirst?
A) TheyAwillAbeAableAtoAtakeAcareAofAonlyApatientsAwithAnon-life-threateningAcomplaints.
B) TheyAwillAfirstAneedAapprovalAfromAyourAambulanceAservice'sAmedicalAdirector.
C) TheyAwillAbeAableAtoAworkAonlyAwithAanAAdvancedAEmergencyAMedicalATechnicianA(AEMT)A
orAParamedic.
D) TheyAwillAfirstAhaveAtoAbecomeAanAEmergencyAMedicalATechnicianA(EMT).AAnswer:A
DADiff:A1A A PageARef:A3
Objective:A 1-1
4) AsAdefinedAbyAtheANationalAEMSAScopeAofAPracticeAModel,AtheAfourAlevelsAofAEMSApractitione
rsAinclude:
A) AmbulanceAdrivers.
B) EMSAmedicalAdirector.
C) Paramedics.
D) EmergencyAmedicalAdispatchers.AAnswer:A
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5) AnAEmergencyAMedicalAResponderA(EMR)AapproachesAyouAandAstatesAthatAtheyAareAinterestedAi
nAbecomingAanAEMT.ASpecifically,AtheyAaskAwhatAtheyAwillAbeAableAtoAdoAasAanAEMTAthatAtheyAca
nnotApresentlyAdoAasAanAEMR.AYouArespondAbyAsayingAtheyAwillAbeAableAto:
A) AdministerAsomeAmedications.
B) AssistAinAemergencyAchildbirth.
C) UseAanAautomatedAexternalAdefibrillator.
D) ObtainAvitalAsigns
.AAnswer:A A
Diff:A1 PageARef:A5-6
Objective:A A 1-5
6) YouAhaveAbeenAdispatchedAforAaA61-year-
oldAfemaleAinAcardiacAarrest.AEmergencyAMedicalARespondersA(EMRs)AareAonAtheAscene.AInAyo
urAcommunity,AallAEMSApractitionersAareAtrainedAaccordingAtoAtheANationalAEMSAScopeAofAPra
cticeAModel.AGivenAthis,AwhichAtypeAofAcareAdoAyouAexpectAtheAEMRsAtoAbeAproviding?
A) EmergencyAmedicationAadministration
B) AutomatedAexternalAdefibrillation
C) IntravenousAtherapy
D) ReadingAanAelectrocardiogram
AAnswer:A B
Diff:A2 PageARef:A5-6
Objective:A A 1-5
7) AnAEMTAwithAyourAserviceAstatesAthatAtheyAdesireAtoAbecomeAaAParamedicAbecauseAtheyAwantA
toAprovideAadvancedAcare.AUnderAtheANationalAEMSAScopeAofAPracticeAModel,AwhichAoneAofAthe
seAtypesAofAcareAwillAtheyAbeAableAtoAprovideAasAaAParamedicAthatAtheyAcannotAprovideAasAanAEM
T?
A) UseAofAanAautomatedAbloodApressureAmonitoring
B) AssistanceAwithAemergencyAchildbirth
C) ProvidingAinterfacilityAtransports
D) InitiatingAintravenousA(IV)Atherap
yAAnswer:A D
Diff:A1 PageARef:A6
Objective:A A 1-5
8) WhichAstatementAmadeAbyAanAEMTArequiresAimmediateAinterventionAbyAaAsuperiorAorAtheAservi
ceAsupervisor?
A) "IAalwaysAwearAmyAseatAbeltAwheneverAIAamAinAtheApatientAcompartmentAofAtheAambulance,Aunle
ssAIAhaveAtoAremoveAitAtoAcareAforAaApatient."
B) "IAdriveAasAfastAasAIAcanAtoAgetAtoAtheAsceneAofAanAemergency,AespeciallyAifAaAchildAisAsickAorAinjur
edAaccordingAtoAdispatchAinformation."
C) "WhenAIAamAdrivingAwithAlightsAandAsirens,AIAinstructAmyApartnerAthatAheAwillAneedAtoAhandleA
allAradioAcommunications."
D) "IAputAexamAglovesAonAforAeveryApatientAIAcontact,AevenAifAheAorAsheAdoesAnotAhaveAaAknownA
orAsuspectedAinfectiousAdisease."
Answer:A A B
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PrehospitalAEmergencyACare,A12thAEditionAbyAJosephAJ.AMistovichAKeithAJAKarrenABrentAQ.AHafen
ChapterA1-44
ChapterA1AEmergencyAMedicalAServiceASystems,AResearch,AandAPublicAHealth
1) WhatAisAaAprimaryApurposeAofAtheAmodern-dayAEMSAsystem?
A) ProvideAaAmeansAofAtransportAtoAandAfromAtheAhospital
B) EnsureAthatAallAmembersAofAsocietyAhaveAequalAaccessAtoAhospitals
C) DecreaseAtheAincidenceAofAdeathAandAdisabilityArelatedAtoAinjuryAandAillness
D) ProvideAemergencyAhealthAcareAservicesAtoAmedicallyAunderservedAareasAAnswer:A
CADiff:A2 PageARef:A2
Objective:A 1-2
2) MostAauthoritiesAagreeAthatAtheAmodern-
dayAEMSAsystemAevolvedAafterAtheAreleaseAofAwhichAdocument?
A) TheAEmergencyAMedicalAServicesAActAofA1973
B) TheAwhiteApaperA"AccidentalADeathAandADisability:ATheANeglectedADiseaseAofAModernASociety,"Ai
nA1966
C) TheAAmericanAHeartAAssociation'sAGuidelinesAforACardiacAResuscitation
D) EmergencyAMedicalAServices:AAgendaAforAtheAFuture,AinA1996AAnswer:A
BADiff:A1 PageARef:A2
Objective:A 1-2
3) AnAEmergencyAMedicalAResponderAcomesAtoAyouAandAstatesAthatAtheyAwouldAlikeAtoAworkAforAyo
urAemergencyAambulanceAserviceAonAaAfull-
timeAbasis.AKnowingAtheANationalAEMSAScopeAofAPracticeAModel,AyouAinformAthemAofAwhichAele
mentAtheyAneedAtoAattainAfirst?
A) TheyAwillAbeAableAtoAtakeAcareAofAonlyApatientsAwithAnon-life-threateningAcomplaints.
B) TheyAwillAfirstAneedAapprovalAfromAyourAambulanceAservice'sAmedicalAdirector.
C) TheyAwillAbeAableAtoAworkAonlyAwithAanAAdvancedAEmergencyAMedicalATechnicianA(AEMT)A
orAParamedic.
D) TheyAwillAfirstAhaveAtoAbecomeAanAEmergencyAMedicalATechnicianA(EMT).AAnswer:A
DADiff:A1A A PageARef:A3
Objective:A 1-1
4) AsAdefinedAbyAtheANationalAEMSAScopeAofAPracticeAModel,AtheAfourAlevelsAofAEMSApractitione
rsAinclude:
A) AmbulanceAdrivers.
B) EMSAmedicalAdirector.
C) Paramedics.
D) EmergencyAmedicalAdispatchers.AAnswer:A
CADiff:A1 PageARef:A6
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,Objective:A A 1-3
5) AnAEmergencyAMedicalAResponderA(EMR)AapproachesAyouAandAstatesAthatAtheyAareAinterestedAi
nAbecomingAanAEMT.ASpecifically,AtheyAaskAwhatAtheyAwillAbeAableAtoAdoAasAanAEMTAthatAtheyAca
nnotApresentlyAdoAasAanAEMR.AYouArespondAbyAsayingAtheyAwillAbeAableAto:
A) AdministerAsomeAmedications.
B) AssistAinAemergencyAchildbirth.
C) UseAanAautomatedAexternalAdefibrillator.
D) ObtainAvitalAsigns
.AAnswer:A A
Diff:A1 PageARef:A5-6
Objective:A A 1-5
6) YouAhaveAbeenAdispatchedAforAaA61-year-
oldAfemaleAinAcardiacAarrest.AEmergencyAMedicalARespondersA(EMRs)AareAonAtheAscene.AInAyo
urAcommunity,AallAEMSApractitionersAareAtrainedAaccordingAtoAtheANationalAEMSAScopeAofAPra
cticeAModel.AGivenAthis,AwhichAtypeAofAcareAdoAyouAexpectAtheAEMRsAtoAbeAproviding?
A) EmergencyAmedicationAadministration
B) AutomatedAexternalAdefibrillation
C) IntravenousAtherapy
D) ReadingAanAelectrocardiogram
AAnswer:A B
Diff:A2 PageARef:A5-6
Objective:A A 1-5
7) AnAEMTAwithAyourAserviceAstatesAthatAtheyAdesireAtoAbecomeAaAParamedicAbecauseAtheyAwantA
toAprovideAadvancedAcare.AUnderAtheANationalAEMSAScopeAofAPracticeAModel,AwhichAoneAofAthe
seAtypesAofAcareAwillAtheyAbeAableAtoAprovideAasAaAParamedicAthatAtheyAcannotAprovideAasAanAEM
T?
A) UseAofAanAautomatedAbloodApressureAmonitoring
B) AssistanceAwithAemergencyAchildbirth
C) ProvidingAinterfacilityAtransports
D) InitiatingAintravenousA(IV)Atherap
yAAnswer:A D
Diff:A1 PageARef:A6
Objective:A A 1-5
8) WhichAstatementAmadeAbyAanAEMTArequiresAimmediateAinterventionAbyAaAsuperiorAorAtheAservi
ceAsupervisor?
A) "IAalwaysAwearAmyAseatAbeltAwheneverAIAamAinAtheApatientAcompartmentAofAtheAambulance,Aunle
ssAIAhaveAtoAremoveAitAtoAcareAforAaApatient."
B) "IAdriveAasAfastAasAIAcanAtoAgetAtoAtheAsceneAofAanAemergency,AespeciallyAifAaAchildAisAsickAorAinjur
edAaccordingAtoAdispatchAinformation."
C) "WhenAIAamAdrivingAwithAlightsAandAsirens,AIAinstructAmyApartnerAthatAheAwillAneedAtoAhandleA
allAradioAcommunications."
D) "IAputAexamAglovesAonAforAeveryApatientAIAcontact,AevenAifAheAorAsheAdoesAnotAhaveAaAknownA
orAsuspectedAinfectiousAdisease."
Answer:A A B
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