chapter 1 quiz questions
The EMT certification exam is designed to:
ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge
Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS?
A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with supraglottic device.
Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)?
A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
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
Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure?
An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent information about the drug.
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency training?
Automated external defibrillation
Which of the following skills would a layperson most likely be trained to perform before the arrival EMS?
Bleeding control using a tourniquet
Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?
Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based mostly on:
EMS research
Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe?
Off-line
Cardia monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are functions of the:
Paramedic
Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing?
according to the national scope of practice model, an emt should be able to
assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
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
as an EMT, you may be authorized to admisters aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on
medical directors approval
Continuing education in EMS serves to:
maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledgeand skills
the person who is responsible for authorizing emts to perform emergency medical care in the field is the
medical director
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by the:
state office of EMS