Advanced Pre Hospital Emergency Medicine
What are the 4 nationally recognized levels of EMS providers within the United States?
EMR
EMT
AEMT
Paramedic
For improved efficiency, emergency medical services (EMS)operations among multiple agencies should be:
Integrated
During an emergency response, what should be your number 1 priority?
Personal Saftey
What risk factor increases the likelihood of cancer and cardiovascular disease?
Use of Tabacco
The brief paragraph near the beginning of a research article that summarizes the need for the study, the research methods used, and the results encountered is called the:
The Abstract
Which level of emergency medical services (EMS) provider is most likely to hold an associate's degree in emergency care?
Paramedic
What is the sixth and final step in the American Heart Association (AHA) chain of survival?
Recovery
How many levels are there in regards to Trauma Facilities? What designation is the highest?
There are 4 levels of Trauma Facilities. Level 1 is the highest designation.
When handwashing, what is the minimum amount of time you should lather your hands?
15 seconds
In the scientific method, the first step is to observe something and ask questions about it. This step is followed by which step?
Background research (literature review)
In regards to EMS Expanded Scope of practice- What does HAA stand for?
Helicopter Air Ambulance
What is the most overlooked component of the EMS system?
Public Education
You are caring for a 17-year-old patient who experienced an acute psychotic break and jumped off a building. They have sustained multiple long bone and chest injuries. They should be transported to what type of facility (assuming all are within a reasonable driving distance)?
Trauma Facility
The statement "Why me?" indicates what stage of grief?
Anger
Mean, mode, and median data are elements of:
Descriptive Statistics
Paramedics typically function outside their customary emergency response and transport roles in what emerging type of medicine?
Community paramedicine
The concept of ambulance volante, pioneered by Larrey during the Napoleonic Wars, was initiated during the Civil War by:
Jonathan Letterman.
You have a 23-year-old patient who jumped from a first story balcony to escape a house fire. They have extensive burns to the face, neck, arms, and torso. During the jump they seemed to have twisted their ankle. What would be the best destination facility given this scenario, and assuming all facilities are within similar transporting distances?
Burn Facility
The extreme endpoint of the stress continuum is known as:
Burnout
What type of research has the highest level of evidence?
Randomized controlled trial
What type of rig would provide most of the capabilities of the hospital intensive care unit in an out-of-hospital environment?
Critical care transport vehicle
How did the 1981 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) majorly affect EMS?
It wiped out federal funding for EMS.
Which document details some of the guiding principles for professional emergency medical technician (EMT) service?
Oath of Geneva
What are the three physiologic phases of the stress response?
Alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
The National Libraries of Medicine provide access to a database called:
PubMed