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EMT Jurisprudence Exam COMPLETE NEWEST
200 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: The assistance and management given to health care providers and/or entities
involved in regional EMS/trauma systems planning by a physician or group of physicians
designated to provide technical assistance.
a. Medical Control
b. Medical Supervision
c. Medical Oversight
d. Offline Medical Direction - ANSWER-c. Medical Oversight
QUESTION: With regards to EMS and hospital, "Bypass" means one of the following:
a) Direction given to an EMS provider either by direct/on-line control, or predetermined triage
criteria, to bypass the nearest hospital for the most appropriate hospital/trauma facility.
b) Direction given to an EMS provider by the local hospital to bypass them with a patient that
they prefer not to accept.
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c) Is a policy or procedure established by the EMS provider, allowing them to pick which
hospital they prefer to deliver patients to.
d) Is a decision often left up to the transporting EMS crew, as to which hospital to deliver the
patient to. - ANSWER-a) Direction given to an EMS provider either by direct/on-line control, or
predetermined triage criteria, to bypass the nearest hospital for the most appropriate
hospital/trauma facility.
QUESTION: A designated infection control officer is considered:
a) The person designated to provide over-site of the procedures established to limit the
potential of exposure to life threating diseases while treating and/or transporting patients
b) The person designated to serve as a liaison between the EMS crew and the Medical Director
when infection disease issues arise.
c) An infection control expert in how to prevent and handle potentially infectious patients.
d) A designated officer who serves as a liaison between the employer's employees who have
been or believe they have been exposed to a potentially life threating infectious disease by a
person who was treated and/or transported by the EMS provider. - ANSWER-d) A designated
officer who serves as a liaison between the employer's employees who have been or believe
they have been exposed to a potentially life threating infectious disease by a person who was
treated and/or transported by the EMS provider.
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QUESTION: A diversion in reference to EMS and hospitals means:
a) The EMS is allowed to divert to the hospital of their choice.
b) EMS is allowed to divert to the hospital preferred by the patient.
c) A procedure put into effect by a trauma facility to ensure appropriate patient care when that
facility is unable to provide the level of care demanded by a trauma patient's injuries or when
the facility has temporarily exhausted its resources.
d) A procedure put into effect by an EMS service to ensure appropriate patient care when a
facility is believed to be unable to provide the level of care demanded by a trauma patient's
injuries or when the facility has temporarily exhausted its resources. - ANSWER-d) A procedure
put into effect by an EMS service to ensure appropriate patient care when a facility is believed
to be unable to provide the level of care demanded by a trauma patient's injuries or when the
facility has temporarily exhausted its resources.
QUESTION: An organized geographical area of at least three counties administered by a
regional advisory council for the purpose of providing prompt and efficient transportation of
sick and injured patients is a:
a. Trauma Service Area
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b. Trauma Registry
c. Specialty Center
d. Prehospital Triage - ANSWER-a. Trauma Service Area
QUESTION: The procedure for renewal of Emergency Medical Services certification is called:
a. Relicensure
b. Quality Management
c. Recertification
d. Practical Exam - ANSWER-c. Recertification
QUESTION: A continuing education credit unit awarded for successful completion of a unit of
learning activity is a:
a. Current
b. Candidate
c. Distance Learning
d. Credit Hour - ANSWER-d. Credit Hour
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EMT Jurisprudence Exam COMPLETE NEWEST
200 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: The assistance and management given to health care providers and/or entities
involved in regional EMS/trauma systems planning by a physician or group of physicians
designated to provide technical assistance.
a. Medical Control
b. Medical Supervision
c. Medical Oversight
d. Offline Medical Direction - ANSWER-c. Medical Oversight
QUESTION: With regards to EMS and hospital, "Bypass" means one of the following:
a) Direction given to an EMS provider either by direct/on-line control, or predetermined triage
criteria, to bypass the nearest hospital for the most appropriate hospital/trauma facility.
b) Direction given to an EMS provider by the local hospital to bypass them with a patient that
they prefer not to accept.
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c) Is a policy or procedure established by the EMS provider, allowing them to pick which
hospital they prefer to deliver patients to.
d) Is a decision often left up to the transporting EMS crew, as to which hospital to deliver the
patient to. - ANSWER-a) Direction given to an EMS provider either by direct/on-line control, or
predetermined triage criteria, to bypass the nearest hospital for the most appropriate
hospital/trauma facility.
QUESTION: A designated infection control officer is considered:
a) The person designated to provide over-site of the procedures established to limit the
potential of exposure to life threating diseases while treating and/or transporting patients
b) The person designated to serve as a liaison between the EMS crew and the Medical Director
when infection disease issues arise.
c) An infection control expert in how to prevent and handle potentially infectious patients.
d) A designated officer who serves as a liaison between the employer's employees who have
been or believe they have been exposed to a potentially life threating infectious disease by a
person who was treated and/or transported by the EMS provider. - ANSWER-d) A designated
officer who serves as a liaison between the employer's employees who have been or believe
they have been exposed to a potentially life threating infectious disease by a person who was
treated and/or transported by the EMS provider.
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QUESTION: A diversion in reference to EMS and hospitals means:
a) The EMS is allowed to divert to the hospital of their choice.
b) EMS is allowed to divert to the hospital preferred by the patient.
c) A procedure put into effect by a trauma facility to ensure appropriate patient care when that
facility is unable to provide the level of care demanded by a trauma patient's injuries or when
the facility has temporarily exhausted its resources.
d) A procedure put into effect by an EMS service to ensure appropriate patient care when a
facility is believed to be unable to provide the level of care demanded by a trauma patient's
injuries or when the facility has temporarily exhausted its resources. - ANSWER-d) A procedure
put into effect by an EMS service to ensure appropriate patient care when a facility is believed
to be unable to provide the level of care demanded by a trauma patient's injuries or when the
facility has temporarily exhausted its resources.
QUESTION: An organized geographical area of at least three counties administered by a
regional advisory council for the purpose of providing prompt and efficient transportation of
sick and injured patients is a:
a. Trauma Service Area
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b. Trauma Registry
c. Specialty Center
d. Prehospital Triage - ANSWER-a. Trauma Service Area
QUESTION: The procedure for renewal of Emergency Medical Services certification is called:
a. Relicensure
b. Quality Management
c. Recertification
d. Practical Exam - ANSWER-c. Recertification
QUESTION: A continuing education credit unit awarded for successful completion of a unit of
learning activity is a:
a. Current
b. Candidate
c. Distance Learning
d. Credit Hour - ANSWER-d. Credit Hour
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