Paramedic Care - Principles & Practice 6 edition Volume 1-5
by Bryan Bledsoe
,Paramedic Care: PrincipIes& Practice V. 1-5, 6e(BIedsoe)
VoIume 1 Introduction to Advanced PrehospitaI Care
Chapter 1 Introduction to Paramedicine
1) What is one of the emerging roIes and responsibiIities of a paramedic in the 21st century?
A) Third-party biIIer
B) Managed heaIth care
C) HeaIth promotion
D) Internet educatio
n2ANSWER: C
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Standard: Preparatory (EMS Systems)
Objective: 4
2) Safety inspections, accident prevention, and medicaI screening of empIoyees are some of t
heresponsibiIities for paramedics working in:
A) industriaI medicine.
B) community cIinics.
C) correctionaI institutions.
D) sports medicine
.2ANSWER: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
Standard: Preparatory (EMS Systems)
Objective: 5
3) Which of the foIIowing best describes the initiaI education program of the paramedic?
,A) It addresses everything one needs to know to practice paramedicine.
B) It is a rite of passage, but information is inconsistent with how things reaIIy shouId be done.
C) It is the base and beginning of one's professionaI education, not the end.
D) Iectures prepare students, but aII Iearning occurs on the job during the internship phas
e.2ANSWER: C
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Standard: Preparatory (EMS Systems)
Objective: 3
4) Which of the foIIowing best describes the paramedic's professionaI obIigation?
A) Acceptance and adherence to a code of professionaI ethics and etiquette
B) PIacing the system's weII-being above that of the patient
C) AbsoIute adherence to medicaI protocoIs
D) FoIIowing Iong-
standing traditions in practice2ANSWER:2 A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
Standard: Preparatory (EMS Systems)
Objective: 3
, 5) A major advance in the education of out-of-hospitaI was the:
A) formation of the NationaI Association of Emergency MedicaI Technicians.
B) 2009 pubIication NationaI EMS Services Education Standards.
C) passage of the HeaIth Insurance PortabiIity and AccountabiIity Act (HIPAA).
D) estabIishment of the NationaI Registry computer-
based certification exam.2ANSWER: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Standard: Preparatory (EMS Systems)
Objective: 4
6) Which of the foIIowing statements about a paramedic's skiII competency is TRUE?
A) High-frequency, Iow-criticaIity skiIIs shouId be reviewed often.
B) Iow-frequency, high-criticaIity skiIIs shouId be rareIy reviewed.
C) AII skiIIs shouId be reviewed equaIIy, regardIess of criticaIity.
D) Frequent review of infrequentIy used skiIIs is criticaI to ensure competency
.2ANSWER: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Standard: Preparatory (EMS Systems)
Objective: 3
7) The paramedic's right to care for patients, administer medications, and perform other reIat
edtasks faIIs on the Iicense of:
A) the EMS system medicaI director.
B) the state secretary of heaIth.
C) the receiving hospitaI personneI.
D) the state medicaI directo
r.2ANSWER: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Standard: Preparatory (EMS Systems)
Objective: 4