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TEST BANK FOR PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE (12TH ED)
CHAPTER 1-44
BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN, AND BRENT Q. HAFEN
,TEST BANK FOR
Prehospital Emergency Care, 12th Edition by Joseph J. Mistovich Keith J Karren
Brent Q. Hafen
Chapter 1-44
Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health
1) What is a primary purpose of the modern-day EMS system?
A) Provide a means of transport to and from the hospital
B) Ensure that all members of society have equal access to hospitals
C) Decrease the incidence of death and disability related to injury and illness
D) Provide emergency health care services to medically
underserved areas Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
2) Most authorities agree that the modern-
day EMS system evolved after the release of which document?
A) The Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973
B) The white paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of
Modern Society," i n 1966
C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation
D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in
1996 Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that they would
like to work for yo ur emergency ambulance service on a full-
time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, you inform
them of which ele ment they need to attain first?
A) They will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening
complaints.
B) They will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director.
C) They will be able to work only with an Advanced Emergency Medical
Technician (AEMT) or Paramedic.
D) They will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician
(EMT). Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Objective: 1-1
4) As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of
EMS practitione rs include:
A) Ambulance drivers.
B) EMS medical director.
C) Paramedics.
D) Emergency medical dispatchers.
Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
,Objective: 1-3
5) An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) approaches you and states that
they are interested i n becoming an EMT. Specifically, they ask what they will
be able to do as an EMT that they ca nnot presently do as an EMR. You respond
by saying they will be able to:
A) Administer some medications.
B) Assist in emergency childbirth.
C) Use an automated external defibrillator.
D) Obtain vital signs
. Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5-6
Objective: 1-5
6) You have been dispatched for a 61-year-
old female in cardiac arrest. Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) are on
the scene. In yo ur community, all EMS practitioners are trained according
to the National EMS Scope of Pra ctice Model. Given this, which type of care
do you expect the EMRs to be providing?
A) Emergency medication administration
B) Automated external defibrillation
C) Intravenous therapy
D) Reading an
electrocardiogram
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5-6
Objective: 1-5
7) An EMT with your service states that they desire to become a Paramedic
because they want to provide advanced care. Under the National EMS Scope
of Practice Model, which one of the se types of care will they be able to
provide as a Paramedic that they cannot provide as an EM T?
A) Use of an automated blood pressure monitoring
B) Assistance with emergency childbirth
C) Providing interfacility transports
D) Initiating intravenous
(IV) therap y Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Objective: 1-5
8) Which statement made by an EMT requires immediate intervention by a
superior or the servi ce supervisor?
A) "I always wear my seat belt whenever I am in the patient compartment of
the ambulance, unle ss I have to remove it to care for a patient."
B) "I drive as fast as I can to get to the scene of an emergency, especially if a
, child is sick or injur ed according to dispatch information."
C) "When I am driving with lights and sirens, I instruct my partner that he
will need to handle all radio communications."
D) "I put exam gloves on for every patient I contact, even if he or she does
not have a known or suspected infectious disease."
Answer: B
TEST BANK FOR PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE (12TH ED)
CHAPTER 1-44
BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN, AND BRENT Q. HAFEN
,TEST BANK FOR
Prehospital Emergency Care, 12th Edition by Joseph J. Mistovich Keith J Karren
Brent Q. Hafen
Chapter 1-44
Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health
1) What is a primary purpose of the modern-day EMS system?
A) Provide a means of transport to and from the hospital
B) Ensure that all members of society have equal access to hospitals
C) Decrease the incidence of death and disability related to injury and illness
D) Provide emergency health care services to medically
underserved areas Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
2) Most authorities agree that the modern-
day EMS system evolved after the release of which document?
A) The Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973
B) The white paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of
Modern Society," i n 1966
C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation
D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in
1996 Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2
Objective: 1-2
3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that they would
like to work for yo ur emergency ambulance service on a full-
time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, you inform
them of which ele ment they need to attain first?
A) They will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening
complaints.
B) They will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director.
C) They will be able to work only with an Advanced Emergency Medical
Technician (AEMT) or Paramedic.
D) They will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician
(EMT). Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Objective: 1-1
4) As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of
EMS practitione rs include:
A) Ambulance drivers.
B) EMS medical director.
C) Paramedics.
D) Emergency medical dispatchers.
Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
,Objective: 1-3
5) An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) approaches you and states that
they are interested i n becoming an EMT. Specifically, they ask what they will
be able to do as an EMT that they ca nnot presently do as an EMR. You respond
by saying they will be able to:
A) Administer some medications.
B) Assist in emergency childbirth.
C) Use an automated external defibrillator.
D) Obtain vital signs
. Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5-6
Objective: 1-5
6) You have been dispatched for a 61-year-
old female in cardiac arrest. Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) are on
the scene. In yo ur community, all EMS practitioners are trained according
to the National EMS Scope of Pra ctice Model. Given this, which type of care
do you expect the EMRs to be providing?
A) Emergency medication administration
B) Automated external defibrillation
C) Intravenous therapy
D) Reading an
electrocardiogram
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5-6
Objective: 1-5
7) An EMT with your service states that they desire to become a Paramedic
because they want to provide advanced care. Under the National EMS Scope
of Practice Model, which one of the se types of care will they be able to
provide as a Paramedic that they cannot provide as an EM T?
A) Use of an automated blood pressure monitoring
B) Assistance with emergency childbirth
C) Providing interfacility transports
D) Initiating intravenous
(IV) therap y Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Objective: 1-5
8) Which statement made by an EMT requires immediate intervention by a
superior or the servi ce supervisor?
A) "I always wear my seat belt whenever I am in the patient compartment of
the ambulance, unle ss I have to remove it to care for a patient."
B) "I drive as fast as I can to get to the scene of an emergency, especially if a
, child is sick or injur ed according to dispatch information."
C) "When I am driving with lights and sirens, I instruct my partner that he
will need to handle all radio communications."
D) "I put exam gloves on for every patient I contact, even if he or she does
not have a known or suspected infectious disease."
Answer: B
