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