Emergency Medical Services

What are the three levels of EMT?

Basic, Intermediate and Paramedic

Another name for cardiopulmonary resuscitation is?

CPR

Skills needed to be a dispatcher is paying attention to___________.

Detail

An advanced EMT is also known as what?

EMT Intermediate

The highest level of emergency service training is?

EMT-Paramedic

You have to have an associate's degree to be a dispatcher? True or False

False - high school diploma

EMT-Intermediate training programs are comprised of 20-250 hours of classroom and clinical instruction. True or False

False it is 30 -350 hours of training

What does FCC stand for?

Federal Communications Commission

___________ ___________ they are strong and courageous, but they go through all kinds of trauma whether physical or mental.

First Responders

To be eligible for EMT training program you must have at least a?

High school diploma or equivalent degree

All states require EMTs to be ______________________.

Licensed

Many dispatchers are trained to offer_________ __________ over the phone.

Medical help

Who has the most advanced training EMT or Paramedic?

Paramedic

First Responders are at a greater risk for PTSD what does that stand for?

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Who Monitor and track the status of police, fire, and ambulance units?

Telecommunicators

Dispatchers keep detailed records of the calls that they answer. True or False?

True

EMT-Basic is the minimum level of certification for a career in emergency medical services. True or False

True

Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics care for the sick or injured in emergency medical settings. True or False

True

Having a good driving record is a requirement to be a EMT/Paramedic. True or False

True

When transporting a patient in an ambulance, one EMT or paramedic may drive the ambulance while another monitors the ___________ ________

Vital signs

Can an EMT Intermediate administer intravenous fluids to patients?

Yes

The Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international ___________________ by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories

communications

EMT stands for?

emergency medical technician

Unscramble this word - tsfri redsprone

first responder

Explain how to put out a grease fire on a stove

smother fire with a lid