questions and answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
What are the agencies responsible for EMS certification.
- correct answer The Department of Health
Division of Medical Quality Assurance
Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
- correct answer A system of precautions developed by a Seattle hospital in 1987 to prevent contact
with bodily substances and fluids by using protective apparel to prevent the spread of communicable
disease.
Definitive care
- correct answer complete care; end point at which all treatment required at the time has been
completed
Do not resuscitate orders (DNR)
- correct answer written instructions from a physician telling health care providers not to perform
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). It is an emergency rescue technique that was developed to save
the life of people who are generally in good health. Do not resuscitate" does not mean "do not treat."
Even in the presence of a DNR order, you are still obligated to provide supportive measures (oxygen,
pain relief, and comfort) to a patient who is not in cardiac arrest, whenever possible.
Documentation procedures
- correct answer Care rendered to conclusively manage a patient's condition, such as full range of
preventive, curative acute, convalescent, restorative, and rehabilitative medical care
Elements of Incident Command System and Mass Casualty Incident (MCI)
- correct answer logistics
finance
planning
operations
, Good Samaritan law
- correct answer Any person, including those licensed to practice medicine, who gratuitously and in good
faith renders emergency care or treatment... shall not be held liable for any civil damages as a result of
such care or treatment." To be protected by provisions of Good Samaritan law, several conditions must
generally be met:
1. You acted in good faith in rendering care.
2. You rendered care without expectation of compensation.
3. You did not exceed your scope of practice.
4. You did not act in a grossly negligent manner.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- correct answer Protects patients personal information and rights to privacy. HIPAA contains a section
on patient privacy that strengthens privacy laws.
2. HIPAA provides guidance on:
a. Which types of information are protected
b. The responsibility of health care providers regarding that protection
c. Penalties for breaching that protection
3. HIPAA considers all patient information you obtain in the course of providing medical treatment to a
patient to be protected health information (PHI).
a. PHI includes medical information and any other information that can be used to identify the patient.
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- correct answer guides all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations and the private sector
to work together to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover from incidents. Provides
standardization in terminology, resource classification, personnel training, certification
Procedures for EMS research
- correct answer clinical
systems
educational