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.