Ch. 1 UCLA EMT Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Advanced EMT - ✔✔An individual who has training in specific aspects of
advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration
of certain emergency medications.
advanced life support (ALS) - ✔✔Advanced lifesaving procedures,
including cardiac monitoring, administration of intravenous fluids and
medications, and the use of advanced airway adjuncts. EMTs may be
trained in some of these areas.
ADA - ✔✔Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect people
with disabilities against discrimination
AED - ✔✔A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac
arrhythmias and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient
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, Certification - ✔✔A process in which a person, an institution, or a program
is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to
provide safe and ethical care.
community paramedicine - ✔✔A health care model in which experienced
paramedics receive advanced training to equip them to provide additional
services in the prehospital environment, such as health evaluations,
monitoring of chronic illnesses or conditions, and patient advocacy.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - ✔✔A system of internal and
external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system.
Emergency medical dispatch (EMD) - ✔✔A system that assists dispatchers
in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance
and in providing callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS
crews.
Emergency medical responder (EMR) - ✔✔The first trained professional,
such as a police officer, firefighters, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at
the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance.
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Answers 100% Pass
Advanced EMT - ✔✔An individual who has training in specific aspects of
advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration
of certain emergency medications.
advanced life support (ALS) - ✔✔Advanced lifesaving procedures,
including cardiac monitoring, administration of intravenous fluids and
medications, and the use of advanced airway adjuncts. EMTs may be
trained in some of these areas.
ADA - ✔✔Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect people
with disabilities against discrimination
AED - ✔✔A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac
arrhythmias and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient
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, Certification - ✔✔A process in which a person, an institution, or a program
is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to
provide safe and ethical care.
community paramedicine - ✔✔A health care model in which experienced
paramedics receive advanced training to equip them to provide additional
services in the prehospital environment, such as health evaluations,
monitoring of chronic illnesses or conditions, and patient advocacy.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - ✔✔A system of internal and
external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system.
Emergency medical dispatch (EMD) - ✔✔A system that assists dispatchers
in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance
and in providing callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS
crews.
Emergency medical responder (EMR) - ✔✔The first trained professional,
such as a police officer, firefighters, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at
the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance.
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