EMT Chapter 1

Off-line medical direction may be provided through:

Standing orders.

The responsibility to maintain certification and licensure to practice at the EMT level falls upon:

The Emt

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, an advanced EMT should be trained to:

Administer medications intravenously.

One step that can be taken to help reduce or prevent errors that may jeopardize your patient's safety can be to:

Ask for assistance if needed.

Professional attributes are important to maximize your effectiveness as an EMT. Meeting the physical demands of the job includes:

Good eyesight and color vision.

During the transport of a patient to the hospital, you should always:

Notify the receiving facility of the nature and extent of injuries.

Direct contact, by telephone or radio, with a physician to obtain guidance in emergency care is called:

Online Medical Direction

Orders from the on-duty physician given by radio or phone are referred to as:

Online Medical Direction

A medical facility for specialized treatment of serious injuries that generally exceed most hospital emergency departments' capabilities is commonly known as a:

Trauma Center

The 9-1-1 dispatchers who are specially trained to give prearrival instructions to callers, such as how to control bleeding or how to perform, CPR are called:

Emergency medical dispatchers.

A term for treatments backed by research that proves interventions have positive effects in patient care is:

Evidence-based medicine.

Emergency medical care has developed from the days when the local funeral home provided ambulance service to the current, modern emergency medical services (EMS) system. Major improvements in emergency medical care over the years include all of the following EXCEPT:

Higher speed and a lights-and-siren response to all calls

The first priority of the EMT in maintaining safety for people at the scene of an emergency is:

His or Herselfs

To avoid infectious diseases, the EMT should wear protective clothing, such as:

Latex Glove

_______ is one way EMTs can work toward quality care and protect themselves legally.

Maintaining good documentation practices

A physician who is legally responsible for the clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system is known as the system's:

Medical Director

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides a set of recommended standards for EMS systems called the "Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards." These ten standards include:

Medical direction.

The _______ is a physician who assumes the legal responsibility for the patient care aspects of an EMS system.

Medical director

Of the four levels of prehospital emergency medical training, the level of training that allows for cardiac pacing, decompressing the chest cavity, and cricothyroidotomy is the:

Paramedic level.

The EMT's first and most important priority is:

Personal Safety

One of your roles and responsibilities as an EMT is patient advocacy. This means that, as an emergency care provider, you are responsible for:

Protecting the patient's rights.

Each state is required to have a(n) _______ program for continuous evaluation and upgrading of the EMS system.

Quality improvement

An enhanced 9-1-1 system allows the emergency dispatcher to:

Immediately access the phone number and address from which the call is being made.

The EMT gains the authority to render care from the:

Medical Director

Off-line medical control for an EMT is provided by a physician through:

Standing Orders

9-1-1 calls placed on cellular phones are normally routed to:

A central dispatch location.

The EMT is to act as a(n) _______ for the patient.

Advocate

The basic course prepares an EMT to function in three levels, including:

Controlling non-life-threatening situations.

A 9-1-1 system that allows the call taker to automatically view the caller's location and phone number is known as:

E 9-1-1

The National Highway Safety Act charged the _______________ with developing an EMS system and upgrading prehospital emergency care.

Department of Transportation

Of the four nationally recognized levels of EMS training, which is the most basic?

EMR

First responders are generally trained to provide the following care:

Bleeding control, airway management, and automated external defibrillation.

One aspect of quality improvement is:

Continuing education

The _______ was responsible for developing EMS standards and assisting states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.

U.S. Department of Transportation

Safe patient lifting and moving techniques include:

Using the easiest recommended moves and equipment.