Test Bank For Prehospital Emergency Care 11th Eds. by Joseph J. Mistovich, Keith J. Karren, Brent Hafen

Test BankFor PrehospitalEmergencyCare 11th Eds. by JosephJ.
Mistovich,Keith J. Karren, Brent Hafen




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,Chapter1 EmergencyCare Systems, Research,
and Public Health

1) What is a primarypurpose ofthe modern-day EMS system?
A) Providea meansof transportto and from thehospital
B) Ensurethatall members ofsocietyhave equalaccessto hospitals
C) Decreasethe incidence ofdeathand disabilityrelatedto injury and illness
D) Provideemergencyhealthcareservicesto medicallyunderservedareas
Answer: C
Diff: 2 PageRef:7
Objective: 1-2

2) Mostauthoritiesagreethatthemodern-day EMS systemevolvedafterthereleaseof which
document?
A) The EmergencyMedicalServicesAct of 1973
B) The whitepaper"AccidentalDeathand Disability: TheNeglectedDiseaseof Modern
Society" in 1966
C) The AmericanHeart Association'sGuidelines forCardiac Resuscitation
D) EmergencyMedicalServices:Agendafor theFuture,in 1996
Answer: B
Diff: 1 PageRef:3
Objective: 1-2

3) An Emergency MedicalResponder comes to you and states that he would like to work for your
emergencyambulanceserviceon a full- time basis. KnowingtheNationalEMS Scopeof Practice
Model, you inform him of which element?
A) He will be able totakecareof only patients withnon-life-threateningcomplaints
B) He will first needapprovalfrom your ambulanceservice's medicaldirector
C) He will be able towork only with an AdvancedEMT or paramedic
D) He will first haveto becomean EmergencyMedicalTechnician
Answer: D
Diff: 1 PageRef: 6-7
Objective: 1-1

4) As definedby theNationalEMS Scopeof Practice Model, the
four levelsof EMS
practitioners include:
A) Ambulancedrivers
B) EMS medicaldirector
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,C) Paramedics
D) Emergencymedicaldispatchers




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, Answer: C
Diff: 1 PageRef: 6-7
Objective: 1-3




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