Paramedic Chapter 1 | EMS Systems | Practice Questions & Verified Answers
Possible stress points in the day-to-day operations of the personal finance issues.
EMS system that would likely be identified by a
comprehensive CQI program include all of the following,
EXCEPT:
Records of your education, state or local credentials, and registration.
recertification are held by a recognized agency through a
process called:
When responding to an emergency scene, it is MOST proceed in a manner that is timely and safe.
important to:
A paramedic is considered a health care professional, and meet societal expectations whether he or she is on or off duty.
as such should:
When educating the public regarding your EMS system, liken your job to EMS-related TV shows.
you should do all of the following, EXCEPT:
EMS protocol development, training methodologies, and evidence.
equipment use decisions are based mainly on:
A CQI program should primarily focus on: improving patient care delivery.
Which of the following is NOT a critical point addressed by Ensuring that paramedics responded to every call
the "White Paper" written in 1966 that was entitled
"Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease
of Modern Society"?
The first EMT textbook, Emergency Care and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
Transportation of the Sick and Injured, was published in
1971 by the:
Dr. Eugene Nagel advanced emergency medical treatment developing a telemetry system that enabled fire fighters to transmit a patient's
in 1969 by: electrocardiogram to the physician at the hospital.
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS The paramedic is a public servant who often responds to non-emergency calls.
system is correct?
It is important to become involved in a national or state such organizations have an impact on the future direction of EMS.
EMS organization, such as the National Association of
EMTs (NAEMT) or the National Association of State EMS
Directors (NASEMSD), because:
While caring for an elderly man with abdominal pain, you have integrity.
are very open with the patient and answer his questions
honestly. These actions will MOST likely show the patient
that you:
When research participants are advised of all the aspects unblinded.
of the project, the research project is said to be:
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, Paramedic Chapter 1 | EMS Systems | Practice Questions & Verified Answers
Being empathetic toward a patient means that you: acknowledge the patient's feelings.
The 2009 National EMS Education Standards: outline the minimum knowledge base that the paramedic must possess in order to
function in the field.
A paramedic who is licensed in a particular state: is required to function under the guidance of a licensed physician.
You are dispatched to a residence at 3:00 AM for a 39- educate the patient and tactfully discuss why a cold is not an emergency.
year-old man with signs of a common cold. When caring
for this patient, you should:
Which of the following is NOT a typical function of the EMS Responding to an emergency scene with the paramedics
medical director?
Which of the following was NOT a required component National EMS certification
identified by the Emergency Medical Services System Act
of 1973?
You arrive at a convenience store to find a middle-aged perform certain interventions prior to contacting medical control.
male in cardiac arrest. Your protocols provide for standing
orders in this type of scenario. This means that you should:
Upon arriving at the scene of a motorcycle crash, you are Initial scene and patient assessment findings and any basic care that was provided
approached by an EMR. What is the MOST important to the patient
information the EMR should provide to you?
You and your team are attempting to resuscitate a 50-year- IV therapy and fluid boluses
old woman in a traumatic cardiac arrest. Your team
consists of two EMTs and an AEMT. Which of the following
tasks would be MOST appropriate to assign to the AEMT?
When deciding which medical facility is most appropriate know the capabilities of all the hospitals in your area.
for your patient's needs, it is MOST important to:
An unblinded research study is one in which: all research participants are advised of all aspects of the project.
A major distinction between a paramedic and an EMT is carries out advanced pharmacologic skills.
that the paramedic:
A major recommendation made by the 2009 EMS inclusion of a college-level anatomy and physiology course as part of the training
Education Standards for paramedic training was the: program.
Prior to transporting a 66-year-old woman with chest pain be respectful of the patient's wishes and give her the time she needs.
to the hospital, she expresses the need to retrieve her
bible and say a prayer. You should:
The main purpose of research in EMS is to determine: whether treatment is effective or ineffective.
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Possible stress points in the day-to-day operations of the personal finance issues.
EMS system that would likely be identified by a
comprehensive CQI program include all of the following,
EXCEPT:
Records of your education, state or local credentials, and registration.
recertification are held by a recognized agency through a
process called:
When responding to an emergency scene, it is MOST proceed in a manner that is timely and safe.
important to:
A paramedic is considered a health care professional, and meet societal expectations whether he or she is on or off duty.
as such should:
When educating the public regarding your EMS system, liken your job to EMS-related TV shows.
you should do all of the following, EXCEPT:
EMS protocol development, training methodologies, and evidence.
equipment use decisions are based mainly on:
A CQI program should primarily focus on: improving patient care delivery.
Which of the following is NOT a critical point addressed by Ensuring that paramedics responded to every call
the "White Paper" written in 1966 that was entitled
"Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease
of Modern Society"?
The first EMT textbook, Emergency Care and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
Transportation of the Sick and Injured, was published in
1971 by the:
Dr. Eugene Nagel advanced emergency medical treatment developing a telemetry system that enabled fire fighters to transmit a patient's
in 1969 by: electrocardiogram to the physician at the hospital.
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS The paramedic is a public servant who often responds to non-emergency calls.
system is correct?
It is important to become involved in a national or state such organizations have an impact on the future direction of EMS.
EMS organization, such as the National Association of
EMTs (NAEMT) or the National Association of State EMS
Directors (NASEMSD), because:
While caring for an elderly man with abdominal pain, you have integrity.
are very open with the patient and answer his questions
honestly. These actions will MOST likely show the patient
that you:
When research participants are advised of all the aspects unblinded.
of the project, the research project is said to be:
Stuvia 2026-2027
, Paramedic Chapter 1 | EMS Systems | Practice Questions & Verified Answers
Being empathetic toward a patient means that you: acknowledge the patient's feelings.
The 2009 National EMS Education Standards: outline the minimum knowledge base that the paramedic must possess in order to
function in the field.
A paramedic who is licensed in a particular state: is required to function under the guidance of a licensed physician.
You are dispatched to a residence at 3:00 AM for a 39- educate the patient and tactfully discuss why a cold is not an emergency.
year-old man with signs of a common cold. When caring
for this patient, you should:
Which of the following is NOT a typical function of the EMS Responding to an emergency scene with the paramedics
medical director?
Which of the following was NOT a required component National EMS certification
identified by the Emergency Medical Services System Act
of 1973?
You arrive at a convenience store to find a middle-aged perform certain interventions prior to contacting medical control.
male in cardiac arrest. Your protocols provide for standing
orders in this type of scenario. This means that you should:
Upon arriving at the scene of a motorcycle crash, you are Initial scene and patient assessment findings and any basic care that was provided
approached by an EMR. What is the MOST important to the patient
information the EMR should provide to you?
You and your team are attempting to resuscitate a 50-year- IV therapy and fluid boluses
old woman in a traumatic cardiac arrest. Your team
consists of two EMTs and an AEMT. Which of the following
tasks would be MOST appropriate to assign to the AEMT?
When deciding which medical facility is most appropriate know the capabilities of all the hospitals in your area.
for your patient's needs, it is MOST important to:
An unblinded research study is one in which: all research participants are advised of all aspects of the project.
A major distinction between a paramedic and an EMT is carries out advanced pharmacologic skills.
that the paramedic:
A major recommendation made by the 2009 EMS inclusion of a college-level anatomy and physiology course as part of the training
Education Standards for paramedic training was the: program.
Prior to transporting a 66-year-old woman with chest pain be respectful of the patient's wishes and give her the time she needs.
to the hospital, she expresses the need to retrieve her
bible and say a prayer. You should:
The main purpose of research in EMS is to determine: whether treatment is effective or ineffective.
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