EMS 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.

Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocals describe?

Off-line

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

Paramedic

Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are functions of the:

Paramedic

Which of the following criteria is required to become licensed and employed as an EMT?

Proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases.

If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should:

Recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives.

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 statements regarding the NREMT is correct?

The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.

Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS?

A 48-Year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device.

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

A team of healthcare 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.

According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to:

Assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.

Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency training?

Automated External Defibrillation

Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?

Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving.

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

Continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful.

The determination that prompts 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

The EMT certification exam is designed to:

Ensure that EMT's are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills.