COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● 4 levels of EMT training and licensure. Answer: -Emergency
Medical Responder(EMR)
-Emergency Medical Technicians(EMT)
-Advanced EMT(AEMT)
-Paramedic
●● Emergency Medical Responder(EMR). Answer: Has a basic
emergency care and operations training and is focused on managing the
emergency scene and initiating immediate life-saving care before the
ambulance arrives. EMRs may also perform roles under the direction of
providers with more advanced training
●● Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Answer: Has additional
depth and breadth of training in basic emergency care and transportation
of sick and injured patients. Not always the first to arrive, EMTs most
commonly focus on initial stablization of the scene and fundamental
emergency care.
●● EMT. Answer: primary link between the emergency scene and the
health care system
, ●● Advanced Emergency Medical Technician(AEMT). Answer: Has
additional preparation beyond the EMT level that includes training and
education in specific aspects of advanced life support (ALS) such as
Intravenous (IV) therapy, advanced airway management, and the
administration of certain emergency medications.
●● AEMT primary focus. Answer: advanced assessment techniques and
selected emergency interventions known to improve patient outcomes
●● Paramedics. Answer: Have the greatest breadth and depth of
education and training among emergency care providers. Their
preparation focuses on ALS assessment; diagnostic and treatment tools
and techniques, such as interpretation of heart rhythms; advanced airway
management ; and emergency pharmacology. Paramedics functions as
part of collaborative response, working under medical direction with
EMS providers of other levels to help extend the reach of the health care
system.
●● Origin of EMS. Answer: -Volunteer Ambulances in WW1
-Field Care in WW1
●● EMTs as we know today, Accidental Death and Disability: Tye
neglected Disease of Modern Society established EMS in:. Answer:
1966