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A general trauma facility is a facility that
A. That only provides trauma care to patients
B. Provides basic care to both trauma and medical patients
C. Is equivalent to the level IV trauma facility designation
D. Is equivalent to meeting the criteria for level 3 and level 4 trauma facilities -
(ANSWERS)d. Is equivalent to meeting the criteria for level 3 and level 4 trauma
facilities
A major trauma facility is a facility that
A. Is equivalent to a level 3 trauma facility
B. Is equivalent to a level 2 trauma facility
C. Meets the requirements of a free standing emergency facility
D. Meets the requirements of an urgent care facility - (ANSWERS)b. Is equivalent
to a level 2 trauma facility
Medical supervision must be provided by
A. Licensed physicians
B. Paramedics
C. Registered nurses
D. Physician assistants - (ANSWERS)a. Licensed Physicians
An AEMT is an individual who is certified by the deaprtment and is minimally
proficient in performing which of the following skills?
A. Intravenous therapy
B. Esophageal Intubation
C. Endotracheal Intubation
D. All of the above - (ANSWERS)d. All of the above
Care provided while transporting a patient between medical facilities is
A. Emergency care
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B. Health care
C. Facility care
D. Interfacility care - (ANSWERS)d. Interfacility care
Abandonment is
A. Leaving your station or assigned area without permission from a supervisor to do
so
B. Leaving a patient without appropriate medical care once patient contact has been
made or turning over the care to an individual of lesser education when advanced
treatment has been started
C. Failure to gain patient consent for treatment if patient is alert, conscious, and
oriented
D. Failure to show up for a shift that you have been assigned to - (ANSWERS)b.
Leaving a patient without appropriate medical care once patient contact has been
made or turning over the care to an individual of lesser education when advanced
treatment has been started
A certificant is
A. Emergency medical service personnel with current certification fromt he Texas
Department of State Health Services
B. Any person certified to drive a vehicle
C. An individual who holds a current paramedic license from the NREMT
D. A document showing that a student has completed training or continuing
education hours - (ANSWERS)a. Emergency medical service personnel with current
certification fromt he Texas Department of State Health Services
An organized geographical area of at least three counties administered by a regional
advisory council for the purpose of providing prompt and efficient transportation
and/or treatment of sick and injured patients
A. Primary EMS provider response area
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B. Regional EMS/Trauma system
C. Primary EMS provider response area
D. Trauma Service Area - (ANSWERS)d. Trauma Service Area
A hospital that has successfully completed the designation process, is capable of
stabilization and/or definitive treatment of critically injured persons and actively
participates in a regional EMS/trauma system
A. Trauma facility
B. Designated trauma facility
C. Major trauma facility
D. Lead trauma facility - (ANSWERS)a. Trauma Facility
The assistance and management given to health care providers and/or entities
involved in regional EMS/trauma systems planning by a physician or group of
physicians designated to provide technical assistance
A. Medical control
B. Medical supervision
C. Medical oversight
D. Offline medical direction - (ANSWERS)c. Medical Oversight
With regards to EMS and hospital, "bypass" means
A. Direction given to an EMS provider either by direct/on-line control, or
predetermined triage criteria, to bypass the nearest hospital for the most appropriate
hospital/trauma facility.
B. Direction given to an EMS provider by the local hospital to bypass them with a
patient that they prefer not to accept
C. Is a policy or procedure established by the EMS provider allowing them to pick
which hospital they prefer to deliver patients to
D. Is a decision often left u to the transporting EMS crew as to which hospital to
deliver the patient to - (ANSWERS)b. Direction given to an EMS provider either by
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direct/on-line control, or predetermined triage criteria, to bypass the nearest hospital
for the most appropriate hospital/trauma facility.
A designated infection control officer is considered
A. The person designated to provide over-site of the procedures established to limit
the procedures established to limit the potential of exposure to life threatening
diseases while treating and/or transport patients
B. The person designated to serve as a liaison between the EMS crew and the
medical director when infection disease issues arises
C. An infection control expert in how to prevent and handle potentially infectious
patients
D. A designated officer who serves as a liaison between the employer's employees
who have been or believe they have been exposed to a potentially life threatening
infectious disease by a person who was treated and/or transported by the EMS
provider - (ANSWERS)d. A designated officer who serves as a liaison between the
employer's employees who have been or believe they have been exposed to a
potentially life threatening infectious disease by a person who was treated and/or
transported by the EMS provider
A diversion in reference to EMS and hospitals mean
A. The ems is allowed to diver tot the hospital of their choice
B. Ems is allowed to divert to the hospital preferred by the patient
C. A procedure put into effect by a trauma facility to ensure appropriate patient care
when that facility is unable to provide the level of care demanded by a trauma
patient's injuries or when the facility has temporarily exhausted its resources
D. A procedure put into effect by an EMS service to ensure appropriate patient care
when a facility is believed to be unable to provide the level of care demanded by a
trauma patient's injuries or when the facility has temporarily exhausted its resources
- (ANSWERS)d. A procedure put into effect by an EMS service to ensure
appropriate patient care when a facility is believed to be unable to provide the level
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A general trauma facility is a facility that
A. That only provides trauma care to patients
B. Provides basic care to both trauma and medical patients
C. Is equivalent to the level IV trauma facility designation
D. Is equivalent to meeting the criteria for level 3 and level 4 trauma facilities -
(ANSWERS)d. Is equivalent to meeting the criteria for level 3 and level 4 trauma
facilities
A major trauma facility is a facility that
A. Is equivalent to a level 3 trauma facility
B. Is equivalent to a level 2 trauma facility
C. Meets the requirements of a free standing emergency facility
D. Meets the requirements of an urgent care facility - (ANSWERS)b. Is equivalent
to a level 2 trauma facility
Medical supervision must be provided by
A. Licensed physicians
B. Paramedics
C. Registered nurses
D. Physician assistants - (ANSWERS)a. Licensed Physicians
An AEMT is an individual who is certified by the deaprtment and is minimally
proficient in performing which of the following skills?
A. Intravenous therapy
B. Esophageal Intubation
C. Endotracheal Intubation
D. All of the above - (ANSWERS)d. All of the above
Care provided while transporting a patient between medical facilities is
A. Emergency care
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B. Health care
C. Facility care
D. Interfacility care - (ANSWERS)d. Interfacility care
Abandonment is
A. Leaving your station or assigned area without permission from a supervisor to do
so
B. Leaving a patient without appropriate medical care once patient contact has been
made or turning over the care to an individual of lesser education when advanced
treatment has been started
C. Failure to gain patient consent for treatment if patient is alert, conscious, and
oriented
D. Failure to show up for a shift that you have been assigned to - (ANSWERS)b.
Leaving a patient without appropriate medical care once patient contact has been
made or turning over the care to an individual of lesser education when advanced
treatment has been started
A certificant is
A. Emergency medical service personnel with current certification fromt he Texas
Department of State Health Services
B. Any person certified to drive a vehicle
C. An individual who holds a current paramedic license from the NREMT
D. A document showing that a student has completed training or continuing
education hours - (ANSWERS)a. Emergency medical service personnel with current
certification fromt he Texas Department of State Health Services
An organized geographical area of at least three counties administered by a regional
advisory council for the purpose of providing prompt and efficient transportation
and/or treatment of sick and injured patients
A. Primary EMS provider response area
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B. Regional EMS/Trauma system
C. Primary EMS provider response area
D. Trauma Service Area - (ANSWERS)d. Trauma Service Area
A hospital that has successfully completed the designation process, is capable of
stabilization and/or definitive treatment of critically injured persons and actively
participates in a regional EMS/trauma system
A. Trauma facility
B. Designated trauma facility
C. Major trauma facility
D. Lead trauma facility - (ANSWERS)a. Trauma Facility
The assistance and management given to health care providers and/or entities
involved in regional EMS/trauma systems planning by a physician or group of
physicians designated to provide technical assistance
A. Medical control
B. Medical supervision
C. Medical oversight
D. Offline medical direction - (ANSWERS)c. Medical Oversight
With regards to EMS and hospital, "bypass" means
A. Direction given to an EMS provider either by direct/on-line control, or
predetermined triage criteria, to bypass the nearest hospital for the most appropriate
hospital/trauma facility.
B. Direction given to an EMS provider by the local hospital to bypass them with a
patient that they prefer not to accept
C. Is a policy or procedure established by the EMS provider allowing them to pick
which hospital they prefer to deliver patients to
D. Is a decision often left u to the transporting EMS crew as to which hospital to
deliver the patient to - (ANSWERS)b. Direction given to an EMS provider either by
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direct/on-line control, or predetermined triage criteria, to bypass the nearest hospital
for the most appropriate hospital/trauma facility.
A designated infection control officer is considered
A. The person designated to provide over-site of the procedures established to limit
the procedures established to limit the potential of exposure to life threatening
diseases while treating and/or transport patients
B. The person designated to serve as a liaison between the EMS crew and the
medical director when infection disease issues arises
C. An infection control expert in how to prevent and handle potentially infectious
patients
D. A designated officer who serves as a liaison between the employer's employees
who have been or believe they have been exposed to a potentially life threatening
infectious disease by a person who was treated and/or transported by the EMS
provider - (ANSWERS)d. A designated officer who serves as a liaison between the
employer's employees who have been or believe they have been exposed to a
potentially life threatening infectious disease by a person who was treated and/or
transported by the EMS provider
A diversion in reference to EMS and hospitals mean
A. The ems is allowed to diver tot the hospital of their choice
B. Ems is allowed to divert to the hospital preferred by the patient
C. A procedure put into effect by a trauma facility to ensure appropriate patient care
when that facility is unable to provide the level of care demanded by a trauma
patient's injuries or when the facility has temporarily exhausted its resources
D. A procedure put into effect by an EMS service to ensure appropriate patient care
when a facility is believed to be unable to provide the level of care demanded by a
trauma patient's injuries or when the facility has temporarily exhausted its resources
- (ANSWERS)d. A procedure put into effect by an EMS service to ensure
appropriate patient care when a facility is believed to be unable to provide the level
