EMS 121 exam 1 ch 1-3 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) - CORRECT ANSWER - An
agency of the United States government established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 to carry
out safety programs to improve motor vehicle and highway safety, particularly to prevent
vehicular crashes.
AHA (American Heart Association) - CORRECT ANSWER - founded CPR, First aid, and
AED practices (finding more information)
EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) - CORRECT ANSWER - (finding answer)
Flying ambulances for Napoleon's Surgeon in Chief in 1790 - CORRECT ANSWER -
What was the first organized ambulance service?
what medical advancements occurred in the Civil War, WW1,Korean, and Vietnam. -
CORRECT ANSWER - civil war: Clara Barton founded American red cross
WW1: volunteers entered the battle field
Korean: first time injured soldiers are evacuated using helicopters
Vietnam: use of MAST and SAM to control bleeding and broken exremities
hospitals, fire departments, funeral homes.
when at homes no treatment was rendered. Couldn't decide where to transport patients (morgue
or hospital) no set standards for equipment,training, and safety - CORRECT ANSWER -
who operated the first nonmilitary ambulance services. What concerns were presented?
Accidental death an disability act;
, Details death/injuries related to traffic crashes. taking lead in the EMS development of
prehospital care, EMS education, established standards of the curriculum. - CORRECT
ANSWER - key points of the highway safety act? "White paper"
clinical quality
service quality
economic efficiency
accountability
improvement
resilience - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 goals of Clinical practice and system oversight:
regulation and policy
resource management
human resources and training
transporting
facilities
communication
public information
medical direction
trauma systems
evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 NHTSA Standards for the EMS system
emergency medical dispatchers
EMS responders
Emergency dept/hosp; specialty centers - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 components EMS
system
E911 is enhanced 911; able to determine callers location, number identification.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) - CORRECT ANSWER - An
agency of the United States government established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 to carry
out safety programs to improve motor vehicle and highway safety, particularly to prevent
vehicular crashes.
AHA (American Heart Association) - CORRECT ANSWER - founded CPR, First aid, and
AED practices (finding more information)
EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) - CORRECT ANSWER - (finding answer)
Flying ambulances for Napoleon's Surgeon in Chief in 1790 - CORRECT ANSWER -
What was the first organized ambulance service?
what medical advancements occurred in the Civil War, WW1,Korean, and Vietnam. -
CORRECT ANSWER - civil war: Clara Barton founded American red cross
WW1: volunteers entered the battle field
Korean: first time injured soldiers are evacuated using helicopters
Vietnam: use of MAST and SAM to control bleeding and broken exremities
hospitals, fire departments, funeral homes.
when at homes no treatment was rendered. Couldn't decide where to transport patients (morgue
or hospital) no set standards for equipment,training, and safety - CORRECT ANSWER -
who operated the first nonmilitary ambulance services. What concerns were presented?
Accidental death an disability act;
, Details death/injuries related to traffic crashes. taking lead in the EMS development of
prehospital care, EMS education, established standards of the curriculum. - CORRECT
ANSWER - key points of the highway safety act? "White paper"
clinical quality
service quality
economic efficiency
accountability
improvement
resilience - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 goals of Clinical practice and system oversight:
regulation and policy
resource management
human resources and training
transporting
facilities
communication
public information
medical direction
trauma systems
evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 NHTSA Standards for the EMS system
emergency medical dispatchers
EMS responders
Emergency dept/hosp; specialty centers - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 components EMS
system
E911 is enhanced 911; able to determine callers location, number identification.
