EMT Chapter 1: EMS Systems

EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe?

Off line

Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS?

A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device

EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of:

Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society. Also known as the White Paper

Which of the following skills would a layperson MOST likely be trained to perform before arrival of EMS?

Bleeding control using a tourniquet

The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by the:

state office of EMS.

Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are functions of:

the paramedic.

According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to:

assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.

If an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, he or she should:

contact the state EMS office and provide its staff with the required documentation.

An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:

continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful.

The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to:

identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.

Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the:

individual EMT.

According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT would require special permission from the medical director and the state EMS office to:

insert a peripheral intravenous catheter.

Continuing education in EMS serves to:

maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.

The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform emergency medical care in the field is the:

medical director.

An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n):

paramedic.

The criteria to be licensed and employed as an EMT include:

proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases.