The EMS Sytem
The priority of the EMT during the scene management phase of an emergency call
Ensure the safety of the patient, crew, and bystanders
Able to lift and carry up to?
What is safely lift 100 lbs
Mobile Army surgical hospitals (MASH units) saved thousands of soldier's lives during the Korean War by
What is performing surgery within 30 minutes of the injury
Provides basic level medidcal and trauma care
What is an EMT
What describes the emergency medical services (EMS)
A team of healthcare professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
Performs the most advanced level of pre-hospital care
What is a Paramedic
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of:
What is Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society
The #1 responsibility of the EMT
What is Personal safety of self
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by the
What is state office of EMS - Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n)
What is a Paramedic
Obtaining initial and continuing medical education is the responsibility of the
What is YOU!!!!!!!!!!! individual EMT student or certified EMT seeking CEU's
Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe
What is off-line
Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure
What is An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent information about the drug?
A statements regarding the NREMT is correct, would be the NREMT is responsible for
What is he NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing
The EMT certification exam is designed to
What is ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills
If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should
What is recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to
What is assisting or administering the patient with certain prescribed and standing orders/protocol medications
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
What is EMS research
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to
What is assisting a patient with certain prescribed medications
The EMT certification exam is designed to
What is ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills
What criteria is required to become licensed and employed as an EMT that seems to protect you in the event of a medical exposure; also required of students
What is Proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases
To deviate from standing orders or protocols a physician can approve the deviation from the treatment
What is the online Emergency Room Physician on duty
An example of a primary prevention strategy
What is Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
What skill or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency training
What is the use of an Automated external defibrillation
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are functions of the
What is an AEMT or Paramedic
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to
What is to continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful
Corrective action is needed for an EMT treatment of a specific standing order. Who is involved in this corrective action
What is Medical Director, Service Director and Training Officer
Continuing education in EMS serves to
What is maintain, update, and expand the EMT’s knowledge and skills
The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to
What is identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed
T or F question
Radio and other communication links are essential for sending resources. GPS can be used to track the locations of responders. Wireless communications can be used to transmit important information such as response maps and updated information to computers in the ambulance.
What is True
Excessive drinking of alcohol and illegal substances should not be utilized by EMTs on or off the job
What is setting a Professional Standard
A Medical Director is in charge of initial education; what is the Medical Director for this course
Who is Dr. Martin Sellberg, MD
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
What is EMS research