EMD 350 Final Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
"The EMS Agenda For The Future" included 14 focus areas. Which of the following were
part of the EMS Agenda For The Future:
a)Human Resources, Medical Direction & Clinical Care.
b)Disaster Response.
c)Fire Suppression
d)HazMat Response & Technical Rescue. - CORRECT ANSWER Human Resources,
Medical Direction & Clinical Care.
Which of the following is an example of a medical innovation developed during WWI.
a)Chest tubes.
b)Blood transfusions.
c)Rapid Extraction
d)Plaster immobilization for fractures. - CORRECT ANSWER Rapid Extraction
What did the Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973 provide?
a)A structure for medical oversight of EMS.
, b)Funding for EMS system development.
c)Strict regulations regarding the provision of medical care in the out-of-hospital setting.
d)A way for Richard Nixon to avoid the Watergate scandal. - CORRECT
ANSWER Funding for EMS system development.
EMT-Basics need +750-1,500 hours of training and can perform intravenous IV access,
advanced airway and administer medications.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER False
What were the two key factors that contributed to increased survival following injury
between WWI and WWII?
a)Decreased use of weapons of mass destruction and increased use of conventional weapons.
b)Quicker evacuation of injured individuals from the battlefield and application of medical
science to their care.
c)Application of tourniquets and traction devices.
d)Triage of injured individuals and early withdrawal of care. - CORRECT
ANSWER Quicker evacuation of injured individuals from the battlefield and
application of medical science to their care.
Following the Vietnam war many soldiers returned to the U.S. and noted "survival following
injury on the battlefield was more likely than when injured in most major cities." This
observation was highlighted in the landmark paper titled:
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
"The EMS Agenda For The Future" included 14 focus areas. Which of the following were
part of the EMS Agenda For The Future:
a)Human Resources, Medical Direction & Clinical Care.
b)Disaster Response.
c)Fire Suppression
d)HazMat Response & Technical Rescue. - CORRECT ANSWER Human Resources,
Medical Direction & Clinical Care.
Which of the following is an example of a medical innovation developed during WWI.
a)Chest tubes.
b)Blood transfusions.
c)Rapid Extraction
d)Plaster immobilization for fractures. - CORRECT ANSWER Rapid Extraction
What did the Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973 provide?
a)A structure for medical oversight of EMS.
, b)Funding for EMS system development.
c)Strict regulations regarding the provision of medical care in the out-of-hospital setting.
d)A way for Richard Nixon to avoid the Watergate scandal. - CORRECT
ANSWER Funding for EMS system development.
EMT-Basics need +750-1,500 hours of training and can perform intravenous IV access,
advanced airway and administer medications.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER False
What were the two key factors that contributed to increased survival following injury
between WWI and WWII?
a)Decreased use of weapons of mass destruction and increased use of conventional weapons.
b)Quicker evacuation of injured individuals from the battlefield and application of medical
science to their care.
c)Application of tourniquets and traction devices.
d)Triage of injured individuals and early withdrawal of care. - CORRECT
ANSWER Quicker evacuation of injured individuals from the battlefield and
application of medical science to their care.
Following the Vietnam war many soldiers returned to the U.S. and noted "survival following
injury on the battlefield was more likely than when injured in most major cities." This
observation was highlighted in the landmark paper titled:
