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Copyright li© li2018 liPearson liEducation,
liInc.
, Prehospital liEmergency liCare li11th liEds. liby liJoseph liJ.
liMistovich,ilKeith liJ. liKarren, liBrent liHafen
Test Bank li
Chapter li1 li Emergency liCare liSystems, liResearch, liand liPublic liHealth
1) What liis lia liprimary lipurpose liof lithe limodern-day liEMS lisystem?
A) Provide lia limeans liof litransport lito liand lifrom lithe lihospital
B) Ensure lithat liall limembers liof lisociety lihave liequal liaccess lito lihospitals
C) Decrease lithe liincidence liof lideath liand lidisability lirelated lito liinjury liand liillness
D) Provide liemergency lihealth licare liservices lito limedically liunderserved
liareasilAnswer: liC
Diff: li2 Page liRef: li7
Objective: l i 1-2
2) Most liauthorities liagree lithat lithe limodern-day liEMS lisystem lievolved liafter lithe lirelease
liof liwhichid
l ocument?
A) The liEmergency liMedical liServices liAct liof li1973
B) The liwhite lipaper li"Accidental liDeath liand liDisability: liThe liNeglected liDisease liof
liModernilSociety" li in li1966
C) The liAmerican liHeart liAssociation's liGuidelines lifor liCardiac liResuscitation
D) Emergency liMedical liServices: liAgenda lifor lithe liFuture, liin
li1996ilAnswer: liB
Diff: li1 Page liRef: li3
Objective: l i 1-2
3) An liEmergency liMedical liResponder licomes lito liyou liand listates lithat lihe liwould lilike lito
liwork lifor li your liemergency liambulance liservice lion lia lifull-time libasis. liKnowing lithe
liNational liEMS liScope liofilPractice liModel, li you li inform lihim liof liwhich lielement?
A) He liwill libe liable lito litake licare liof lionly lipatients liwith linon-life-threatening licomplaints
B) He liwill lifirst lineed liapproval lifrom liyour liambulance liservice's limedical lidirector
C) He liwill libe liable lito liwork lionly liwith lian liAdvanced liEMT lior liparamedic
D) He liwill lifirst lihave lito libecome lian liEmergency liMedical
liTechnicianilAnswer: liD
Diff: li1 Page liRef: li6-7
Objective: l i 1-1
4) As lidefined liby lithe liNational liEMS liScope liof liPractice liModel, lithe lifour lilevels
liof liEMSipl ractitioners li include:
A) Ambulance lidrivers
B) EMS limedical
lidirectorilC) liParamedics
D) liEmergency limedical lidispatchers
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liInc.
,Answer: l i C
Diff: li1 Page liRef: li6-7
Objective: l i 1-3
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liInc.
, 5) An liEmergency liMedical liResponder li(EMR) liapproaches liyou liand listates lithat lihe liis
liinterested liinib
l ecoming lian liEMT. liSpecifically, lihe liasks liwhat lihe liwill libe liable lito lido lias
lian liEMT lithat lihe licannot lipresently lido li as lian liEMR. li You lirespond liby lisaying lihe li will
libe liable lito:
A) Administer lisome limedications
B) Assist liin liemergency lichildbirth
C) Use lian liautomated liexternal lidefibrillator
D) Obtain livital
lisignsilAnswer: liA
Diff: li1 Page liRef: li6-7
Objective: l i 1-5
6) You lihave libeen lidispatched lifor lia li61-year-old lifemale liin licardiac liarrest. liEmergency
liMedical liResponders li(EMRs) liare lion liscene. liIn liyour licommunity, liall liEMS lipractitioners
liare litrained liaccording lito lithe liNational liEMS liScope liof liPractice liModel. liGiven lithis,
liwhich litype liof licare lido li youilexpect lithe liEMRs lito li be liproviding?
A) Emergency limedication liadministration
B) Automated liexternal lidefibrillation
C) Intravenous litherapy
D) Reading lian
lielectrocardiogramilAnswer: liB
Diff: li2 Page liRef: li6
Objective: l i 1-5
7) An liEMT liwith liyour liservice listates lithat lishe lidesires lito libecome lia liparamedic libecause
lishe liwants litoip
l rovide liadvanced licare. liUnder lithe liNational liEMS liScope liof liPractice liModel,
liwhich lione liof lithese litypes liof licare liwill lishe libe liable lito li provide lias lia liparamedic lithat li she
licannot liprovide lias lian liEMT?
A) Automated liblood lipressure limonitoring
B) Assistance liwith liemergency lichildbirth
C) Interfacility litransports
D) IV
litherapyilAns
wer: l i D
Diff: li1 Page liRef: li7
Objective: l i 1-5
8) Which listatement li made liby lian liEMT lirequires liimmediate liintervention liby lia
lisuperior lior litheis l ervice lisupervisor?
A) "I lialways liwear limy liseat libelt liwhenever liI liam liin lithe lipatient licompartment liof lithe
liambulance,ilunless liI lihave lito liremove li it lito licare lifor lia lipatient."
B) "I lidrive lias lifast lias liI lican lito liget lito lithe liscene liof lian liemergency, liespecially liif lia
lichild li is lisick liorilinjured liaccording lito li dispatch liinformation."
C) "When liI liam lidriving liwith lilights liand lisirens, liI liinstruct limy lipartner lithat lihe liwill lineed lito
li handle liallilradio li communications."
D) "I liput liexam ligloves lion lifor lievery lipatient li I licontact, lieven liif lihe lior lishe lidoes linot lihave
lia liknown liorilsuspected li infectious lidisease."
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Copyright li© li2018 liPearson liEducation,
liInc.
Copyright li© li2018 liPearson liEducation,
liInc.
, Prehospital liEmergency liCare li11th liEds. liby liJoseph liJ.
liMistovich,ilKeith liJ. liKarren, liBrent liHafen
Test Bank li
Chapter li1 li Emergency liCare liSystems, liResearch, liand liPublic liHealth
1) What liis lia liprimary lipurpose liof lithe limodern-day liEMS lisystem?
A) Provide lia limeans liof litransport lito liand lifrom lithe lihospital
B) Ensure lithat liall limembers liof lisociety lihave liequal liaccess lito lihospitals
C) Decrease lithe liincidence liof lideath liand lidisability lirelated lito liinjury liand liillness
D) Provide liemergency lihealth licare liservices lito limedically liunderserved
liareasilAnswer: liC
Diff: li2 Page liRef: li7
Objective: l i 1-2
2) Most liauthorities liagree lithat lithe limodern-day liEMS lisystem lievolved liafter lithe lirelease
liof liwhichid
l ocument?
A) The liEmergency liMedical liServices liAct liof li1973
B) The liwhite lipaper li"Accidental liDeath liand liDisability: liThe liNeglected liDisease liof
liModernilSociety" li in li1966
C) The liAmerican liHeart liAssociation's liGuidelines lifor liCardiac liResuscitation
D) Emergency liMedical liServices: liAgenda lifor lithe liFuture, liin
li1996ilAnswer: liB
Diff: li1 Page liRef: li3
Objective: l i 1-2
3) An liEmergency liMedical liResponder licomes lito liyou liand listates lithat lihe liwould lilike lito
liwork lifor li your liemergency liambulance liservice lion lia lifull-time libasis. liKnowing lithe
liNational liEMS liScope liofilPractice liModel, li you li inform lihim liof liwhich lielement?
A) He liwill libe liable lito litake licare liof lionly lipatients liwith linon-life-threatening licomplaints
B) He liwill lifirst lineed liapproval lifrom liyour liambulance liservice's limedical lidirector
C) He liwill libe liable lito liwork lionly liwith lian liAdvanced liEMT lior liparamedic
D) He liwill lifirst lihave lito libecome lian liEmergency liMedical
liTechnicianilAnswer: liD
Diff: li1 Page liRef: li6-7
Objective: l i 1-1
4) As lidefined liby lithe liNational liEMS liScope liof liPractice liModel, lithe lifour lilevels
liof liEMSipl ractitioners li include:
A) Ambulance lidrivers
B) EMS limedical
lidirectorilC) liParamedics
D) liEmergency limedical lidispatchers
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Copyright li© li2018 liPearson liEducation,
liInc.
,Answer: l i C
Diff: li1 Page liRef: li6-7
Objective: l i 1-3
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Copyright li© li2018 liPearson liEducation,
liInc.
, 5) An liEmergency liMedical liResponder li(EMR) liapproaches liyou liand listates lithat lihe liis
liinterested liinib
l ecoming lian liEMT. liSpecifically, lihe liasks liwhat lihe liwill libe liable lito lido lias
lian liEMT lithat lihe licannot lipresently lido li as lian liEMR. li You lirespond liby lisaying lihe li will
libe liable lito:
A) Administer lisome limedications
B) Assist liin liemergency lichildbirth
C) Use lian liautomated liexternal lidefibrillator
D) Obtain livital
lisignsilAnswer: liA
Diff: li1 Page liRef: li6-7
Objective: l i 1-5
6) You lihave libeen lidispatched lifor lia li61-year-old lifemale liin licardiac liarrest. liEmergency
liMedical liResponders li(EMRs) liare lion liscene. liIn liyour licommunity, liall liEMS lipractitioners
liare litrained liaccording lito lithe liNational liEMS liScope liof liPractice liModel. liGiven lithis,
liwhich litype liof licare lido li youilexpect lithe liEMRs lito li be liproviding?
A) Emergency limedication liadministration
B) Automated liexternal lidefibrillation
C) Intravenous litherapy
D) Reading lian
lielectrocardiogramilAnswer: liB
Diff: li2 Page liRef: li6
Objective: l i 1-5
7) An liEMT liwith liyour liservice listates lithat lishe lidesires lito libecome lia liparamedic libecause
lishe liwants litoip
l rovide liadvanced licare. liUnder lithe liNational liEMS liScope liof liPractice liModel,
liwhich lione liof lithese litypes liof licare liwill lishe libe liable lito li provide lias lia liparamedic lithat li she
licannot liprovide lias lian liEMT?
A) Automated liblood lipressure limonitoring
B) Assistance liwith liemergency lichildbirth
C) Interfacility litransports
D) IV
litherapyilAns
wer: l i D
Diff: li1 Page liRef: li7
Objective: l i 1-5
8) Which listatement li made liby lian liEMT lirequires liimmediate liintervention liby lia
lisuperior lior litheis l ervice lisupervisor?
A) "I lialways liwear limy liseat libelt liwhenever liI liam liin lithe lipatient licompartment liof lithe
liambulance,ilunless liI lihave lito liremove li it lito licare lifor lia lipatient."
B) "I lidrive lias lifast lias liI lican lito liget lito lithe liscene liof lian liemergency, liespecially liif lia
lichild li is lisick liorilinjured liaccording lito li dispatch liinformation."
C) "When liI liam lidriving liwith lilights liand lisirens, liI liinstruct limy lipartner lithat lihe liwill lineed lito
li handle liallilradio li communications."
D) "I liput liexam ligloves lion lifor lievery lipatient li I licontact, lieven liif lihe lior lishe lidoes linot lihave
lia liknown liorilsuspected li infectious lidisease."
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