CHAPTER 1: EMS SYSTEMS REVIEW
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
Emergencydpatientdcaredoccursdindprogressivedphases.dWhatdoccursdfirst?
a.)dActivationdofdEMS
b.)dInitialdprehospitaldcare
c.)dThedpatientdreceivesddefinitivedcare
d.)dIncidentdrecognitiond-ddCORRECTdANSWERSD
WhichdofdthedfollowingdisdadprofessionaldresponsibilitydofdthedEMT?d
a.)dTellingdthedfamilydofdaddyingdpatientdthatdeverythingdwilldbedOK
b.)dMaintainingdonlydthedskillsdthatdhedordshedfeelsduncomfortabledwith
c.)dMaintainingdadprofessionalddemeanordindevendthedmostdstressfuldsituations
d.)dAdvisingdandemergencyddepartmentdnursedthatdpatientdreportsdaredgivendonlydtodadphysiciand-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSC
,Adpatientdwhodrequiresdcardiacdmonitoringdindthedfielddwoulddrequire,datdadminimum,dwhichdleveld
ofdEMSdprovider?
a.)dEMR
b.)dEMT
c.)dParamedic
d.)dAEMTd-ddCORRECTdANSWERSC
WhichdofdthedfollowingdshoulddbedthedEMT'sdhighestdpriority?d
a.)dControllingdseveredbleeding
b.)dMaintainingdadpatient'sdairway
c.)dEnsuringdpatientdsafety
d.)dEnsuringdpersonaldsafetyd-ddCORRECTdANSWERSD
WhichdofdthedfollowingdsituationsdwoulddMOSTdlikelyddisqualifydadpersondfordEMSdcertification?
a.)dAdmisdemeanordcommitteddatdaged17
,b.)dDrivingdunderdthedinfluencedofdalcohol
c.)dPossessingdadvalidddriver'sdlicensedfromdanotherdstate
d.)dAdmilddhearingdimpairmentdthatdisdcorrecteddwithdhearingdaidsd-ddCORRECTdANSWERSB
AlldofdthedfollowingdaredresponsibilitiesdofdthedEMSdmedicalddirector,dEXCEPT:
a.)devaluatingdpatientdinsurancedinformation.
b.)dservingdasdadliaisondtodthedmedicaldcommunity.
c.)densuringdthatdthedappropriatedstandardsdaredmetdbydEMTs.
d.)densuringdappropriatedEMTdeducationdanddcontinuingdtraining.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSA
WhichdofdthedfollowingdisdNOTdadcomponentdofdcontinuousdqualitydimprovementd(CQI)?d
a.)dPeriodicdreviewdofdrundreports
b.)dDiscussiondofdneedsdfordimprovement
c.)dNegativedfeedbackdgivendtodthosedwhodmakedmistakesdwhiledondadcall
d.)dRemedialdtrainingdasddeemeddnecessarydbydthedmedicalddirectord-ddCORRECTdANSWERSC
, Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdandexampledofdcaredthatdisdprovideddusingdstandingdorders?
a.)dMedicaldcontroldisdcontacteddbydthedEMTdafterdadpatientdwithdchestdpaindrefusesdEMSdcare.
b.)dThedEMTddefibrillatesdadpatientdindcardiacdarrest,dbeginsdCPR,danddthendcontactsdmedicaldcontr
ol.
d.)dAdphysiciandgivesdthedEMTdandorderdviadradiodtodadministerdoraldglucosedtodaddiabeticdpatient.
e.)dFollowingdandoverdose,dthedEMTdcontactsdthedmedicalddirectordfordpermissiondtodgivedactivate
ddcharcoal.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSB
QualitydcontroldindandEMSdsystemdisdthedultimatedresponsibilitydofdthe:
a.)dparamedic.
b.)dleaddEMT.
c.)dmedicalddirector.
d.)dEMSdadministrator.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSC
Upondarrivingdatdthedscenedofdaddomesticddispute,dyoudheardyellingdanddthedsounddofdbreakingdgla
ssdfromdinsidedthedresidence.dYoudshould:
a.)dimmediatelydgaindaccessdtodthedpatient.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
Emergencydpatientdcaredoccursdindprogressivedphases.dWhatdoccursdfirst?
a.)dActivationdofdEMS
b.)dInitialdprehospitaldcare
c.)dThedpatientdreceivesddefinitivedcare
d.)dIncidentdrecognitiond-ddCORRECTdANSWERSD
WhichdofdthedfollowingdisdadprofessionaldresponsibilitydofdthedEMT?d
a.)dTellingdthedfamilydofdaddyingdpatientdthatdeverythingdwilldbedOK
b.)dMaintainingdonlydthedskillsdthatdhedordshedfeelsduncomfortabledwith
c.)dMaintainingdadprofessionalddemeanordindevendthedmostdstressfuldsituations
d.)dAdvisingdandemergencyddepartmentdnursedthatdpatientdreportsdaredgivendonlydtodadphysiciand-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSC
,Adpatientdwhodrequiresdcardiacdmonitoringdindthedfielddwoulddrequire,datdadminimum,dwhichdleveld
ofdEMSdprovider?
a.)dEMR
b.)dEMT
c.)dParamedic
d.)dAEMTd-ddCORRECTdANSWERSC
WhichdofdthedfollowingdshoulddbedthedEMT'sdhighestdpriority?d
a.)dControllingdseveredbleeding
b.)dMaintainingdadpatient'sdairway
c.)dEnsuringdpatientdsafety
d.)dEnsuringdpersonaldsafetyd-ddCORRECTdANSWERSD
WhichdofdthedfollowingdsituationsdwoulddMOSTdlikelyddisqualifydadpersondfordEMSdcertification?
a.)dAdmisdemeanordcommitteddatdaged17
,b.)dDrivingdunderdthedinfluencedofdalcohol
c.)dPossessingdadvalidddriver'sdlicensedfromdanotherdstate
d.)dAdmilddhearingdimpairmentdthatdisdcorrecteddwithdhearingdaidsd-ddCORRECTdANSWERSB
AlldofdthedfollowingdaredresponsibilitiesdofdthedEMSdmedicalddirector,dEXCEPT:
a.)devaluatingdpatientdinsurancedinformation.
b.)dservingdasdadliaisondtodthedmedicaldcommunity.
c.)densuringdthatdthedappropriatedstandardsdaredmetdbydEMTs.
d.)densuringdappropriatedEMTdeducationdanddcontinuingdtraining.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSA
WhichdofdthedfollowingdisdNOTdadcomponentdofdcontinuousdqualitydimprovementd(CQI)?d
a.)dPeriodicdreviewdofdrundreports
b.)dDiscussiondofdneedsdfordimprovement
c.)dNegativedfeedbackdgivendtodthosedwhodmakedmistakesdwhiledondadcall
d.)dRemedialdtrainingdasddeemeddnecessarydbydthedmedicalddirectord-ddCORRECTdANSWERSC
, Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdandexampledofdcaredthatdisdprovideddusingdstandingdorders?
a.)dMedicaldcontroldisdcontacteddbydthedEMTdafterdadpatientdwithdchestdpaindrefusesdEMSdcare.
b.)dThedEMTddefibrillatesdadpatientdindcardiacdarrest,dbeginsdCPR,danddthendcontactsdmedicaldcontr
ol.
d.)dAdphysiciandgivesdthedEMTdandorderdviadradiodtodadministerdoraldglucosedtodaddiabeticdpatient.
e.)dFollowingdandoverdose,dthedEMTdcontactsdthedmedicalddirectordfordpermissiondtodgivedactivate
ddcharcoal.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSB
QualitydcontroldindandEMSdsystemdisdthedultimatedresponsibilitydofdthe:
a.)dparamedic.
b.)dleaddEMT.
c.)dmedicalddirector.
d.)dEMSdadministrator.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSC
Upondarrivingdatdthedscenedofdaddomesticddispute,dyoudheardyellingdanddthedsounddofdbreakingdgla
ssdfromdinsidedthedresidence.dYoudshould:
a.)dimmediatelydgaindaccessdtodthedpatient.
