EMT chapter 1

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

Off-line

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

Proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases

Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?

The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.

which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical services?

a team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured

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.

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 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

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

state office of EMS.

According to the National EMS 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 EMT certification exam is designed to:

ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills.

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.

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

paramedic

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

paramedic

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.