Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured D2L Quiz Chapter 1

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

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

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

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

Paramedic

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

State office of EMS

Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure?

A) An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols clearly state that he is not authorized to do so. B) Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury is aggravated and he is permanently disabled. C) A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain proper authorization from medical control first. D) ---> An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent information about the drug. <---

Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope of practice is correct?

A) The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of practice but cannot limit it without state approval. B) The EMS medical director can expand or limit an individual EMT's scope of practice without state approval. C) An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by the state EMS office, not the EMS medical director. D) ---> An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after proper training and state approval. <---

Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)?

A) a vast network of advanced life support (ALS) providers who provide definitive emergency care in the prehospital setting B) ---> a team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured <--- C) a system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders (EMRs) and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who are responsible for providing care to sick and injured patients D) a team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for providing emergency care to critically injured patients

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 it's staff with the required documentation.

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

Continue to be nonjudgemental, compassionate, and respectful.