Prehospital26Emergency26Care2611th26Eds.26by26Joseph26J.26Mistovich,26Keith26J.26Karren,26Brent26Hafe
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Test Bank 26
Chapter2612 6 Emergency26Care26Systems,26Research,26and26Public26Health
1) What26is26a26primary26purpose26of26the26modern-day26EMS26system?
A) Provide26a26means26of26transport26to26and26from26the26hospital
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,B) Ensure26that26all26members26of26society26have26equal26access26to26hospitals
C) Decrease26the26incidence26of26death26and26disability26related26to26injury26and26 illness
D) Provide26emergency26health26care26services26to26medically26underserved2
6areas26Answer:2 6 C
Diff:262 Page26Ref:267
Objective:2 6 1-2
2) Most26authorities26agree26that26the26modern-
day26EMS26system26evolved26after26the26release26of26which26document?
A) The26Emergency26Medical26Services26Act26of261973
B) The26white26paper26"Accidental26Death26and26Disability:26The26Neglected26Disease26of2
6Modern26Society"26in261966
C) The26American26Heart26Association's26Guidelines26for26Cardiac26Resuscitation
D) Emergency26Medical26Services:26Agenda26for26the26Future,26in2
6199626Answer:2 6 B
Diff:261 Page26Ref:263
Objective:2 6 1-2
3) An26Emergency26Medical26Responder26comes26to26you26and26states26that26he26would26like26t
o26work26for26your26emergency26ambulance26service26on26a26full-
time26basis.26Knowing26the26National26EMS26Scope26of26Practice26Model,26you26inform26him26o
f26which26element?
A) He26will26be26able26to26take26care26of26only26patients26with26non-life-threatening26complaints
B) He26will26first26need26approval26from26your26ambulance26service's26medical26director
C) He26will26be26able26to26work26only26with26an26Advanced26EMT26or26paramedic
D) He26will26first26have26to26become26an26Emergency26Medical26Tec
hnician26Answer:2 6 D
Diff:261 Page26Ref:266-7
Objective:2 6 1-1
4) As26defined26by26the26National26EMS26Scope26of26Practice26Model,26the26four26level
s26of26EMS26practitioners26include:
A) Ambulance26drivers
B) EMS26medical26director
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency26medical26dispatchers
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,Answer:2 6 C
Diff:261 Page26Ref:266-7
Objective:2 6 1-3
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, 5) An26Emergency26Medical26Responder26(EMR)26approaches26you26and26states26that26he26is26int
erested26in26becoming26an26EMT.26Specifically,26he26asks26what26he26will26be26able26to26do26as26
an26EMT26that26he26cannot26presently26do26as26an26EMR.26You26respond26by26saying26he26will26b
e26able26to:
A) Administer26some26medications
B) Assist26in26emergency26childbirth
C) Use26an26automated26external26defibrillator
D) Obtain26vital26sig
ns26Answer:2 6 A
Diff:261 Page26Ref:266-7
Objective:2 6 1-5
6) You26have26been26dispatched26for26a2661-year-
old26female26in26cardiac26arrest.26Emergency26Medical26Responders26(EMRs)26are26on26scene.26I
n26your26community,26all26EMS26practitioners26are26trained26according26to26the26National26EMS26
Scope26of26Practice26Model.26Given26this,26which26type26of26care26do26you26expect26the26EMRs26t
o26be26providing?
A) Emergency26medication26administration
B) Automated26external26defibrillation
C) Intravenous26therapy
D) Reading26an26electrocardiogra
m26Answer:2 6 B
Diff:262 Page26Ref:266
Objective:2 6 1-5
7) An26EMT26with26your26service26states26that26she26desires26to26become26a26paramedic26because26s
he26wants26to26provide26advanced26care.26Under26the26National26EMS26Scope26of26Practice26Model
,26which26one26of26these26types26of26care26will26she26be26able26to26provide26as26a26paramedic26that26s
he26cannot26provide26as26an26EMT?
A) Automated26blood26pressure26monitoring
B) Assistance26with26emergency26childbirth
C) Interfacility26transports
D) IV26therap
y26Answer:2 6
D
Diff:261 Page26Ref:267
Objective:2 6 1-5
8) Which26statement26made26by26an26EMT26requires26immediate26intervention26by26a26superi
or26or26the26service26supervisor?
A) "I26always26wear26my26seat26belt26whenever26I26am26in26the26patient26compartment26of26the26
ambulance,26unless26I26have26to26remove26it26to26care26for26a26patient."
B) "I26drive26as26fast26as26I26can26to26get26to26the26scene26of26an26emergency,26especially26if26a26
child26is26sick26or26injured26according26to26dispatch26information."
C) "When26I26am26driving26with26lights26and26sirens,26I26instruct26my26partner26that26he26will26need26
to26handle26all26radio26communications."
D) "I26put26exam26gloves26on26for26every26patient26I26contact,26even26if26he26or26she26does26not26ha
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Test Bank 26
Chapter2612 6 Emergency26Care26Systems,26Research,26and26Public26Health
1) What26is26a26primary26purpose26of26the26modern-day26EMS26system?
A) Provide26a26means26of26transport26to26and26from26the26hospital
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,B) Ensure26that26all26members26of26society26have26equal26access26to26hospitals
C) Decrease26the26incidence26of26death26and26disability26related26to26injury26and26 illness
D) Provide26emergency26health26care26services26to26medically26underserved2
6areas26Answer:2 6 C
Diff:262 Page26Ref:267
Objective:2 6 1-2
2) Most26authorities26agree26that26the26modern-
day26EMS26system26evolved26after26the26release26of26which26document?
A) The26Emergency26Medical26Services26Act26of261973
B) The26white26paper26"Accidental26Death26and26Disability:26The26Neglected26Disease26of2
6Modern26Society"26in261966
C) The26American26Heart26Association's26Guidelines26for26Cardiac26Resuscitation
D) Emergency26Medical26Services:26Agenda26for26the26Future,26in2
6199626Answer:2 6 B
Diff:261 Page26Ref:263
Objective:2 6 1-2
3) An26Emergency26Medical26Responder26comes26to26you26and26states26that26he26would26like26t
o26work26for26your26emergency26ambulance26service26on26a26full-
time26basis.26Knowing26the26National26EMS26Scope26of26Practice26Model,26you26inform26him26o
f26which26element?
A) He26will26be26able26to26take26care26of26only26patients26with26non-life-threatening26complaints
B) He26will26first26need26approval26from26your26ambulance26service's26medical26director
C) He26will26be26able26to26work26only26with26an26Advanced26EMT26or26paramedic
D) He26will26first26have26to26become26an26Emergency26Medical26Tec
hnician26Answer:2 6 D
Diff:261 Page26Ref:266-7
Objective:2 6 1-1
4) As26defined26by26the26National26EMS26Scope26of26Practice26Model,26the26four26level
s26of26EMS26practitioners26include:
A) Ambulance26drivers
B) EMS26medical26director
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency26medical26dispatchers
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,Answer:2 6 C
Diff:261 Page26Ref:266-7
Objective:2 6 1-3
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, 5) An26Emergency26Medical26Responder26(EMR)26approaches26you26and26states26that26he26is26int
erested26in26becoming26an26EMT.26Specifically,26he26asks26what26he26will26be26able26to26do26as26
an26EMT26that26he26cannot26presently26do26as26an26EMR.26You26respond26by26saying26he26will26b
e26able26to:
A) Administer26some26medications
B) Assist26in26emergency26childbirth
C) Use26an26automated26external26defibrillator
D) Obtain26vital26sig
ns26Answer:2 6 A
Diff:261 Page26Ref:266-7
Objective:2 6 1-5
6) You26have26been26dispatched26for26a2661-year-
old26female26in26cardiac26arrest.26Emergency26Medical26Responders26(EMRs)26are26on26scene.26I
n26your26community,26all26EMS26practitioners26are26trained26according26to26the26National26EMS26
Scope26of26Practice26Model.26Given26this,26which26type26of26care26do26you26expect26the26EMRs26t
o26be26providing?
A) Emergency26medication26administration
B) Automated26external26defibrillation
C) Intravenous26therapy
D) Reading26an26electrocardiogra
m26Answer:2 6 B
Diff:262 Page26Ref:266
Objective:2 6 1-5
7) An26EMT26with26your26service26states26that26she26desires26to26become26a26paramedic26because26s
he26wants26to26provide26advanced26care.26Under26the26National26EMS26Scope26of26Practice26Model
,26which26one26of26these26types26of26care26will26she26be26able26to26provide26as26a26paramedic26that26s
he26cannot26provide26as26an26EMT?
A) Automated26blood26pressure26monitoring
B) Assistance26with26emergency26childbirth
C) Interfacility26transports
D) IV26therap
y26Answer:2 6
D
Diff:261 Page26Ref:267
Objective:2 6 1-5
8) Which26statement26made26by26an26EMT26requires26immediate26intervention26by26a26superi
or26or26the26service26supervisor?
A) "I26always26wear26my26seat26belt26whenever26I26am26in26the26patient26compartment26of26the26
ambulance,26unless26I26have26to26remove26it26to26care26for26a26patient."
B) "I26drive26as26fast26as26I26can26to26get26to26the26scene26of26an26emergency,26especially26if26a26
child26is26sick26or26injured26according26to26dispatch26information."
C) "When26I26am26driving26with26lights26and26sirens,26I26instruct26my26partner26that26he26will26need26
to26handle26all26radio26communications."
D) "I26put26exam26gloves26on26for26every26patient26I26contact,26even26if26he26or26she26does26not26ha
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