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, Prehospital Emergency Care 11th Eds. by Joseph J. Mistovich,
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Keith J. Karren, Brent Hafen
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Test Bank g
Chapter g1 g Emergency gCare gSystems, gResearch, gand gPublic gHealth
1) What gis ga gprimary gpurpose gof gthe gmodern-day gEMS gsystem?
A) Provide ga gmeans gof gtransport gto gand gfrom gthe ghospital
B) Ensure gthat gall gmembers gof gsociety ghave gequal gaccess gto ghospitals
C) Decrease gthe gincidence gof gdeath gand gdisability grelated gto ginjury gand gillness
D) Provide gemergency ghealth gcare gservices gto gmedically gunderserved
gareas gAnswer: g C
Diff: g2 Page gRef: g7
Objective: g 1-2
2) Most gauthorities gagree gthat gthe gmodern-day gEMS gsystem gevolved gafter gthe grelease gof
gwhich gdocument?
A) The gEmergency gMedical gServices gAct gof g1973
B) The gwhite gpaper g"Accidental gDeath gand gDisability: gThe gNeglected gDisease gof
gModern gSociety" gin g1966
C) The gAmerican gHeart gAssociation's gGuidelines gfor gCardiac gResuscitation
D) Emergency gMedical gServices: gAgenda gfor gthe gFuture, gin
g1996 gAnswer: g B
Diff: g1 Page gRef: g3
Objective: g 1-2
3) An gEmergency gMedical gResponder gcomes gto gyou gand gstates gthat ghe gwould glike gto gwork
gfor gyour gemergency gambulance gservice gon ga gfull-time gbasis. gKnowing gthe gNational gEMS
gScope gof gPractice gModel, gyou ginform ghim gof gwhich gelement?
A) He gwill gbe gable gto gtake gcare gof gonly gpatients gwith gnon-life-threatening gcomplaints
B) He gwill gfirst gneed gapproval gfrom gyour gambulance gservice's gmedical gdirector
C) He gwill gbe gable gto gwork gonly gwith gan gAdvanced gEMT gor gparamedic
D) He gwill gfirst ghave gto gbecome gan gEmergency gMedical
gTechnician gAnswer: g D
Diff: g1 Page gRef: g6-7
Objective: g 1-1
4) As gdefined gby gthe gNational gEMS gScope gof gPractice gModel, gthe gfour glevels gof
gEMS gpractitioners ginclude:
A) Ambulance gdrivers
B) EMS gmedical gdirector
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency gmedical gdispatchers
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Copyright g© g2018 gPearson gEducation,
Inc.
, 2
Copyright g© g2018 gPearson gEducation,
Inc.
, 3
Copyright g© g2018 gPearson gEducation,
Inc.
, Prehospital Emergency Care 11th Eds. by Joseph J. Mistovich,
g g g g g g g g
Keith J. Karren, Brent Hafen
g g g g g
Test Bank g
Chapter g1 g Emergency gCare gSystems, gResearch, gand gPublic gHealth
1) What gis ga gprimary gpurpose gof gthe gmodern-day gEMS gsystem?
A) Provide ga gmeans gof gtransport gto gand gfrom gthe ghospital
B) Ensure gthat gall gmembers gof gsociety ghave gequal gaccess gto ghospitals
C) Decrease gthe gincidence gof gdeath gand gdisability grelated gto ginjury gand gillness
D) Provide gemergency ghealth gcare gservices gto gmedically gunderserved
gareas gAnswer: g C
Diff: g2 Page gRef: g7
Objective: g 1-2
2) Most gauthorities gagree gthat gthe gmodern-day gEMS gsystem gevolved gafter gthe grelease gof
gwhich gdocument?
A) The gEmergency gMedical gServices gAct gof g1973
B) The gwhite gpaper g"Accidental gDeath gand gDisability: gThe gNeglected gDisease gof
gModern gSociety" gin g1966
C) The gAmerican gHeart gAssociation's gGuidelines gfor gCardiac gResuscitation
D) Emergency gMedical gServices: gAgenda gfor gthe gFuture, gin
g1996 gAnswer: g B
Diff: g1 Page gRef: g3
Objective: g 1-2
3) An gEmergency gMedical gResponder gcomes gto gyou gand gstates gthat ghe gwould glike gto gwork
gfor gyour gemergency gambulance gservice gon ga gfull-time gbasis. gKnowing gthe gNational gEMS
gScope gof gPractice gModel, gyou ginform ghim gof gwhich gelement?
A) He gwill gbe gable gto gtake gcare gof gonly gpatients gwith gnon-life-threatening gcomplaints
B) He gwill gfirst gneed gapproval gfrom gyour gambulance gservice's gmedical gdirector
C) He gwill gbe gable gto gwork gonly gwith gan gAdvanced gEMT gor gparamedic
D) He gwill gfirst ghave gto gbecome gan gEmergency gMedical
gTechnician gAnswer: g D
Diff: g1 Page gRef: g6-7
Objective: g 1-1
4) As gdefined gby gthe gNational gEMS gScope gof gPractice gModel, gthe gfour glevels gof
gEMS gpractitioners ginclude:
A) Ambulance gdrivers
B) EMS gmedical gdirector
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency gmedical gdispatchers
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