VBEMS REVIEW SET (EXAM #1) QUESTIONS
WITH 100% COMPLETE ANSWERS!!
What are the different levels of EMS? Answer - Emergency Medical Responder
(EMR)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Advanced EMT (AEMT)
Paramedic
What does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) do? Answer - It protects
people who have a disability from being denied access to programs and
services offered by state and local governments and makes it so employers
have to provider equal opportunities.
Public Safety Access Point Answer - Communication center for dispatchers
Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Answer - Used to assist dispatchers with
giving vital instructions to callers until EMS arrives.
Primary Service Area Answer - Area where your EMS agency operates.
Medical Director Answer - A physician who authorizes EMTs' to operate and
provide medical care in the field
Community Paramedicine Answer - When Paramedics provide services to the
community such as: immunizations, health evaluations, etc.
, NREMT Answer - Provides the national standard for EMS testing
Infectious Disease Answer - A medical condition in which small and harmful
organisms spread throughout the body
Communicable Disease Answer - Disease that can spread from one person to
another
Pathogen Answer - A microorganism that is capable of causing a disease
Direct Contact Answer - When organisms are moved from one person to
another through touching
Indirect Contact Answer - When an infection spreads from one person to
another through an inanimate object
HIV Answer - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Vector-borne Transmission Answer - An infection from animals or insects from
one person to another
General Adaptation Syndrome Answer - 1.) Alarm
2.)Reaction/Resistance
3.)Recovery
Acute Stress Reaction Answer - When your nervousness and excitement
increases your ability to focus
WITH 100% COMPLETE ANSWERS!!
What are the different levels of EMS? Answer - Emergency Medical Responder
(EMR)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Advanced EMT (AEMT)
Paramedic
What does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) do? Answer - It protects
people who have a disability from being denied access to programs and
services offered by state and local governments and makes it so employers
have to provider equal opportunities.
Public Safety Access Point Answer - Communication center for dispatchers
Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Answer - Used to assist dispatchers with
giving vital instructions to callers until EMS arrives.
Primary Service Area Answer - Area where your EMS agency operates.
Medical Director Answer - A physician who authorizes EMTs' to operate and
provide medical care in the field
Community Paramedicine Answer - When Paramedics provide services to the
community such as: immunizations, health evaluations, etc.
, NREMT Answer - Provides the national standard for EMS testing
Infectious Disease Answer - A medical condition in which small and harmful
organisms spread throughout the body
Communicable Disease Answer - Disease that can spread from one person to
another
Pathogen Answer - A microorganism that is capable of causing a disease
Direct Contact Answer - When organisms are moved from one person to
another through touching
Indirect Contact Answer - When an infection spreads from one person to
another through an inanimate object
HIV Answer - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Vector-borne Transmission Answer - An infection from animals or insects from
one person to another
General Adaptation Syndrome Answer - 1.) Alarm
2.)Reaction/Resistance
3.)Recovery
Acute Stress Reaction Answer - When your nervousness and excitement
increases your ability to focus
