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,TEST BANK FOR
Prehospital Emergency Care, 12th Edition by Joseph J. Mistovich Keith J Karren Brent Q. Hafen
Chapter 1-44
Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health
1) What is a primary purpose of the modern-day EMS system?
A) Provide a means of transport to and from the hospital
B) Ensure that all members of society have equal access to hospitals
C) Decrease the incidence of death and disability related to injury and illness
D) Provide emergency health care services to medically underserved areas Answer:
C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
2) Most authorities agree that the modern-
day EMS system evolved after the release of which document?
A) The Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973
B) The white paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society," i
n 1966
C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation
D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in 1996 Answer:
B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that they would like to work for yo
ur emergency ambulance service on a full-
time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, you inform them of which ele
ment they need to attain first?
A) They will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening complaints.
B) They will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director.
C) They will be able to work only with an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
or Paramedic.
D) They will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Answer:
D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Objective: 1-1
4) As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS practitione
rs include:
A) Ambulance drivers.
B) EMS medical director.
C) Paramedics.
D) Emergency medical dispatchers. Answer:
C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
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,Objective: 1-3
5) An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) approaches you and states that they are interested i
n becoming an EMT. Specifically, they ask what they will be able to do as an EMT that they ca
nnot presently do as an EMR. You respond by saying they will be able to:
A) Administer some medications.
B) Assist in emergency childbirth.
C) Use an automated external defibrillator.
D) Obtain vital signs
. Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5-6
Objective: 1-5
6) You have been dispatched for a 61-year-
old female in cardiac arrest. Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) are on the scene. In yo
ur community, all EMS practitioners are trained according to the National EMS Scope of Pra
ctice Model. Given this, which type of care do you expect the EMRs to be providing?
A) Emergency medication administration
B) Automated external defibrillation
C) Intravenous therapy
D) Reading an
electrocardiogram Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5-6
Objective: 1-5
7) An EMT with your service states that they desire to become a Paramedic because they want
to provide advanced care. Under the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, which one of the
se types of care will they be able to provide as a Paramedic that they cannot provide as an EM
T?
A) Use of an automated blood pressure monitoring
B) Assistance with emergency childbirth
C) Providing interfacility transports
D) Initiating intravenous (IV) therap
y Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Objective: 1-5
8) Which statement made by an EMT requires immediate intervention by a superior or the servi
ce supervisor?
A) "I always wear my seat belt whenever I am in the patient compartment of the ambulance, unle
ss I have to remove it to care for a patient."
B) "I drive as fast as I can to get to the scene of an emergency, especially if a child is sick or injur
ed according to dispatch information."
C) "When I am driving with lights and sirens, I instruct my partner that he will need to handle
all radio communications."
D) "I put exam gloves on for every patient I contact, even if he or she does not have a known
or suspected infectious disease."
Answer: B
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,TEST BANK FOR
Prehospital Emergency Care, 12th Edition by Joseph J. Mistovich Keith J Karren Brent Q. Hafen
Chapter 1-44
Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health
1) What is a primary purpose of the modern-day EMS system?
A) Provide a means of transport to and from the hospital
B) Ensure that all members of society have equal access to hospitals
C) Decrease the incidence of death and disability related to injury and illness
D) Provide emergency health care services to medically underserved areas Answer:
C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
2) Most authorities agree that the modern-
day EMS system evolved after the release of which document?
A) The Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973
B) The white paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society," i
n 1966
C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation
D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in 1996 Answer:
B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that they would like to work for yo
ur emergency ambulance service on a full-
time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, you inform them of which ele
ment they need to attain first?
A) They will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening complaints.
B) They will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director.
C) They will be able to work only with an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
or Paramedic.
D) They will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Answer:
D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Objective: 1-1
4) As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS practitione
rs include:
A) Ambulance drivers.
B) EMS medical director.
C) Paramedics.
D) Emergency medical dispatchers. Answer:
C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
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,Objective: 1-3
5) An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) approaches you and states that they are interested i
n becoming an EMT. Specifically, they ask what they will be able to do as an EMT that they ca
nnot presently do as an EMR. You respond by saying they will be able to:
A) Administer some medications.
B) Assist in emergency childbirth.
C) Use an automated external defibrillator.
D) Obtain vital signs
. Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5-6
Objective: 1-5
6) You have been dispatched for a 61-year-
old female in cardiac arrest. Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) are on the scene. In yo
ur community, all EMS practitioners are trained according to the National EMS Scope of Pra
ctice Model. Given this, which type of care do you expect the EMRs to be providing?
A) Emergency medication administration
B) Automated external defibrillation
C) Intravenous therapy
D) Reading an
electrocardiogram Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5-6
Objective: 1-5
7) An EMT with your service states that they desire to become a Paramedic because they want
to provide advanced care. Under the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, which one of the
se types of care will they be able to provide as a Paramedic that they cannot provide as an EM
T?
A) Use of an automated blood pressure monitoring
B) Assistance with emergency childbirth
C) Providing interfacility transports
D) Initiating intravenous (IV) therap
y Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Objective: 1-5
8) Which statement made by an EMT requires immediate intervention by a superior or the servi
ce supervisor?
A) "I always wear my seat belt whenever I am in the patient compartment of the ambulance, unle
ss I have to remove it to care for a patient."
B) "I drive as fast as I can to get to the scene of an emergency, especially if a child is sick or injur
ed according to dispatch information."
C) "When I am driving with lights and sirens, I instruct my partner that he will need to handle
all radio communications."
D) "I put exam gloves on for every patient I contact, even if he or she does not have a known
or suspected infectious disease."
Answer: B
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