Chapter 1 EMS Systems Module Review

The _____ course ranges between 200 and 400 hours and teaches skills such as IV therapy, the use of advanced airway adjuncts, and the knowledge and skills necessary to administer a limited number of medications. -Emergency medical responder -Emergency medical technician -Advanced emergency medical technician -Paramedic

Advanced emergency medical technician An AEMT course teaches skills such as IV therapy, the use of advanced airway adjuncts, and the knowledge and skills necessary to administer a limited number of medications.

At what level is an individual who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications? -AEMT -Paramedic -EMR -EMT

An EMT has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications.

Which of the following is the process in which a person, institution, or program is evaluated and recognized as meeting predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care? -Licensure -Continuous quality improvement -Medical control -Certification

Certification is the process in which a person, institution, or program is evaluated and recognized as meeting predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care.

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention? -Legislating the use of seat belts -Administering vaccines -Providing cervical spine immobilization -Teaching safety in schools

Cervical spine immobilization is an example of secondary prevention because secondary prevention attempts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that cannot be prevented.

In _____, providers receive advanced training including performing health evaluations and administering immunizations. -Mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) -Community paramedicine -Medical director -Public safety access point

Community paramedicine

Which organization developed and published the first curriculum that served as the guideline for EMT training? -Department of Transportation (DOT) -Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) -Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) -National Academy of Sciences

DOT developed and published the first curriculum that served as the guideline for EMT training in the early 1970s.

_____ training provides skills necessary to initiate immediate care and focuses on providing immediate BLS and urgent care with limited equipment. -Emergency medical responder -Emergency medical technician -Advanced emergency medical technician -Paramedic

Emergency medical responder EMR training provides skills necessary to initiate immediate care and focuses on providing immediate BLS and urgent care with limited equipment.

The _____ course requires approximately 150 hours (more in some states) and provides essential knowledge and skills required to provide basic emergency care in the field. -Emergency medical responder -Emergency medical technician -Advanced emergency medical technician -Paramedic

Emergency medical technician The EMT course provides essential knowledge and skills required to provide basic emergency care in the field.

Select whether each statement listed is true or false. The focus of the public health arm of health care is education.

False The focus of the public health arm of health care is prevention.

Select whether each statement listed is true or false. The development of airbags in vehicles is an example of primary prevention.

False The development of airbags in vehicles is an example of secondary prevention.

What is the primary feature of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? -It requires insurance companies to justify denying health care. -It prevents an emergency department from refusing to care for a critically ill patient. -It enables patients to travel without losing health insurance. -It limits the availability of a patient's health care information.

HIPAA limits the availability of a patient's health care information.

Which of the following statements about health care in the United States is true? -Health care in the United States is expensive but does not necessarily provide better health outcomes. -The United States spends more money per capita on health care than most other countries, but the level of care is superior. -The United States has low health care costs as compared to other wealthy nations. -The average life expectancy in the United States is the highest in the world due to advances in health technologies.

Health care in the United States is expensive but does not necessarily provide better health outcomes.

Public health examines the health needs of entire populations. In the United States, public health focuses on education and what else? -Surveillance -Treatment -Prevention -Evaluation

In the United States, public health focuses on education and prevention.

Which of the following entities controls licensure of EMTs? -The federal government -Community health organizations -The state in which the EMT practices -The medical director

Licensure is controlled by the state in which the EMT practices.

A _____ determines appropriate care in a set of written standing orders and protocols. -Mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) -Community paramedicine -Medical director -Public safety access point

Medical director

In _____ , an integrated team of health care professionals delivers health care services and connects patients with other resources. -Mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) -Community paramedicine -Medical director -Public safety access point

Mobile integrated health care (MIH)

The _____ completes an extensive course of training, from 1,000 to more than 1,300 hours, that significantly increases knowledge and mastery of basic skills and covers a wide range of ALS skills. -Emergency medical responder -Emergency medical technician -Advanced emergency medical technician -Paramedic

Paramedic A paramedic is required to have ALS skills that require an extensive course of training.

A _____ can be reached by dialing 9-1-1. -Mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) -Community paramedicine -Medical director -Public safety access point

Public safety access point

Which of the following agencies is the source of the EMS Agenda for the Future, the multidisciplinary national review of all aspects of EMS delivery? -Federal Emergency Management Agency -National Highway Traffic Safety Administration -Department of Transportation -Department of Health and Human Services

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the source of the EMS Agenda for the Future.

The responsibility of the medical director to ensure the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call is called what? -Primary prevention -Medical control -Quality control -Continuous quality improvement

The responsibility of the medical director to ensure the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call is called quality control.

Select whether each statement listed is true or false. ALS-level instructors and directors must hold a four-year degree.

True ALS-level instructors and directors must hold a four-year degree.

Select whether each statement listed is true or false. Evidence-based research is the primary means of determining if changes need to be made in patient care.

True Evidence-based research is the primary means of determining if changes need to be made in patient care.