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6th Edition,
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Volume. 1 – 5, by (Bledsoe)
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,ParamediccCare: cPrinciples c&cPractice cV. c1-5,c6e c(Bledsoe)
Volume c1 c cIntroduction cto cAdvanced cPrehospital cCare
Chapter c1 c Introduction cto cParamedicine
1) What cis cone cof cthe cemerging croles cand cresponsibilities cof ca cparamedic cin cthe c21st ccentury?
A) Third-party cbiller
B) Managed chealth ccare
C) Health cpromotion
D) Internet ceducation
c ANSWER: c cC
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c4
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
c Objective: c c4
2) Safety cinspections, caccident cprevention, cand cmedical cscreening cof cemployees care csome cof
the
c c responsibilities cfor cparamedics cworking cin:
A) industrial cmedicine.
B) community cclinics.
C) correctional cinstitutions.
D) sports cmedicine.
c ANSWER: c cA
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c8
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
c Objective: c c5
3) Which cof cthe cfollowing cbest cdescribes cthe cinitial ceducation cprogram cof cthe cparamedic?
A) It caddresses ceverything cone cneeds cto cknow cto cpractice cparamedicine.
B) It cis ca crite cof cpassage, cbut cinformation cis cinconsistent c with chow cthings creally cshould cbe cdone.
,C) It cis cthe cbase cand cbeginning cof cone's cprofessional ceducation, cnot cthe cend.
D) Lectures cprepare cstudents, cbut call clearning coccurs con cthe cjob cduring cthe cinternship
c phase. c ANSWER: c cC
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c5
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
c Objective: c c3
4) Which cof cthe cfollowing cbest cdescribes cthe cparamedic's cprofessional cobligation?
A) Acceptance cand cadherence cto ca ccode cof cprofessional cethics cand cetiquette
B) Placing cthe csystem's cwell-being cabove cthat cof cthe cpatient
C) Absolute cadherence cto cmedical cprotocols
D) Following clong-standing ctraditions cin cpractice
c ANSWER: c cA
Diff: c2 Page cRef: c6
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
c Objective: c c3
, 5) A cmajor cadvance cin cthe ceducation cof cout-of-hospital cwas cthe:
A) formation cof cthe cNational cAssociation cof cEmergency cMedical cTechnicians.
B) 2009 cpublication cNational cEMS cServices cEducation cStandards.
C) passage cof cthe cHealth cInsurance cPortability cand cAccountability cAct c(HIPAA).
D) establishment cof cthe cNational cRegistry ccomputer-based ccertification cexam.
c ANSWER: cB
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c5
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
c Objective: c c4
6) Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cabout ca cparamedic's cskill ccompetency cis cTRUE?
A) High-frequency, c low-criticality cskills cshould cbe creviewed coften.
B) Low-frequency, chigh-criticality cskills cshould cbe crarely creviewed.
C) All cskills cshould cbe creviewed cequally, cregardless cof ccriticality.
D) Frequent creview cof cinfrequently cused cskills cis ccritical cto c ensure ccompetency.
c ANSWER: c cD
Diff: c1 Page cRef: c5
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
c Objective: c c3
7) The cparamedic's cright cto ccare cfor cpatients, cadminister cmedications, cand cperform cother
c related c tasks cfalls con cthe clicense cof:
A) the cEMS csystem cmedical cdirector.
B) the cstate csecretary cof chealth.
C) the creceiving chospital cpersonnel.
D) the cstate cmedical
director. c ANSWER: c cA
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Diff: c1 Page cRef: c4
Standard: c Preparatory c(EMS cSystems)
c Objective: c c4
8) Many cprofessional csports cteams chave cfound cparamedics cto cbe ceffective ccomplements cto ctheir: