EMT Exam 1 Chapters 1-5 Questions &
Answers
1.How did EMS begin
ANS in 1970's with Napoleoinic wars. Civil wars,
Clara Barton created American red cross
WW1
Korean/Vietnam wars lead to trauma centers
1966 EMS standards created by National Highway safety act and US
department of transportation
1970 NREMT (National registry of emergency medical
technicians) 1973 NEMSSA passed by congress
2.What are the guidelines of the NHTSA and what is it:
ANS National highway traffic safety administration.
1.Regulation and policy
2.Resource management: Centralized
3.Human resources and training: Must be at EMT level
4.Transportation: Safe ambulance/helicopter
5.Facilities: Closest APPROPIATE
6.Communications
7.Public information and education
8.Medical direction: Physician medical director
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, 9.Trauma systems: Autopsy
10.Evaluation: QI, QA, TQM
3.What are the components of EMS
ANS Emergency medical dispatchers EMS responders
ED hospital/staff
Speciality
centers
4.What are the levels of EMS
ANS Emergency medical responder Emergency medical
technician
Advanced emergency medical technician
AEMT Paramedic
5.What are the roles and responsibilities:
ANS Personal safety Safety of crew then patients
then bystanders
Patient
assessment
Patient care
Lifting and
moving
Transport
Transfer of care
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15
Answers
1.How did EMS begin
ANS in 1970's with Napoleoinic wars. Civil wars,
Clara Barton created American red cross
WW1
Korean/Vietnam wars lead to trauma centers
1966 EMS standards created by National Highway safety act and US
department of transportation
1970 NREMT (National registry of emergency medical
technicians) 1973 NEMSSA passed by congress
2.What are the guidelines of the NHTSA and what is it:
ANS National highway traffic safety administration.
1.Regulation and policy
2.Resource management: Centralized
3.Human resources and training: Must be at EMT level
4.Transportation: Safe ambulance/helicopter
5.Facilities: Closest APPROPIATE
6.Communications
7.Public information and education
8.Medical direction: Physician medical director
1/
15
, 9.Trauma systems: Autopsy
10.Evaluation: QI, QA, TQM
3.What are the components of EMS
ANS Emergency medical dispatchers EMS responders
ED hospital/staff
Speciality
centers
4.What are the levels of EMS
ANS Emergency medical responder Emergency medical
technician
Advanced emergency medical technician
AEMT Paramedic
5.What are the roles and responsibilities:
ANS Personal safety Safety of crew then patients
then bystanders
Patient
assessment
Patient care
Lifting and
moving
Transport
Transfer of care
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15
