Paramedic Chapter 1 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Mobile army surgical hospitals (M*A*S*H) saved thousands of
soldiers' lives during the Korean War by:
A: Performing surgery within 30 minutes of the injury
B: Bringing the hospital facilities closer to the battlefield
C: Deploying combat medics to retrieve wounded soldiers
D: Using helicopters to airlift casualties to the United States -
correct answer ✅B: Bringing the hospital facilities closer to the
battlefield
In the United States, mobile intensive care units (MICUs) initially
were staffed by:
A: Physicians
B: Registered Nurses
C: Funeral home directors
D: Non-physician providers -
correct answer ✅D: Non-physician providers
The entity that was created in 1966 and that provides authority and
financial support for the development of basic and advanced life
support programs is the:
A: National Association of EMTs
,Paramedic Chapter 1 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
B: United States Department of Transportation
C: National Highway Safety Department
D: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
correct answer ✅B: United States Department of Transportation
Which of the following is NOT a critical point addressed by the
"White Paper" written in 1966 that was entitled "Accidental Death
and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society?"
A: Ensuring that paramedics respond to every call
B: Participating in community-based prevention efforts
C: Allocating adequate resources for medical direction
D: Developing and pursuing a national EMS research agenda -
correct answer ✅A: Ensuring that paramedics respond to every
call
The first EMT textbook, Emergency Care and Transportation of the
Sick and Injured, was published in 1971 by the:
A: National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE)
B: American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
C: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
,Paramedic Chapter 1 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
D: American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) -
correct answer ✅C: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
(AAOS)
Dr. Eugene aNgel advanced emergency medical treatment in 1969
by:
A: Training paramedics to administer certain medications directly
through the chest wall and into the left ventricle
B: Developing and implementing closed-chest cardiac massage
(CPR) in order to pump blood in the patient without a pulse
C: Implementing the "golden hour," which dramatically increased
survival rates of patients who experienced severe trauma
D: Developing a telemetry system that enabled firefighters to
transmit a patient's electrocardiogram to the physician at the
hospital -
correct answer ✅D: Developing a telemetry system that enabled
firefighters to transmit a patient's electrocardiogram to the
physician at the hospital
Which of the following was NOT a required component identified
by the Emergency Medical Services System Act of 1973?
A: EMS research
, Paramedic Chapter 1 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
B: Mutual aid agreements
C: National EMS certifications
D: Integration of health services -
correct answer ✅C: National EMS certification
Which of the following is one of the 10 system elements developed
by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) in an
effort to sustain EMS systems?
A: Medical Direction
B: Fully enhanced 911
C: Paramedic supervisors
D: Continued federal funding -
correct answer ✅A: Medical Direction
The EMS network begins:
A: by educating dispatchers
B: With citizen involvement
C: When an injury has occurred
D: When paramedics are notified -
correct answer ✅B: With citizen involvement
& Answers (Grade A+)
Mobile army surgical hospitals (M*A*S*H) saved thousands of
soldiers' lives during the Korean War by:
A: Performing surgery within 30 minutes of the injury
B: Bringing the hospital facilities closer to the battlefield
C: Deploying combat medics to retrieve wounded soldiers
D: Using helicopters to airlift casualties to the United States -
correct answer ✅B: Bringing the hospital facilities closer to the
battlefield
In the United States, mobile intensive care units (MICUs) initially
were staffed by:
A: Physicians
B: Registered Nurses
C: Funeral home directors
D: Non-physician providers -
correct answer ✅D: Non-physician providers
The entity that was created in 1966 and that provides authority and
financial support for the development of basic and advanced life
support programs is the:
A: National Association of EMTs
,Paramedic Chapter 1 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
B: United States Department of Transportation
C: National Highway Safety Department
D: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
correct answer ✅B: United States Department of Transportation
Which of the following is NOT a critical point addressed by the
"White Paper" written in 1966 that was entitled "Accidental Death
and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society?"
A: Ensuring that paramedics respond to every call
B: Participating in community-based prevention efforts
C: Allocating adequate resources for medical direction
D: Developing and pursuing a national EMS research agenda -
correct answer ✅A: Ensuring that paramedics respond to every
call
The first EMT textbook, Emergency Care and Transportation of the
Sick and Injured, was published in 1971 by the:
A: National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE)
B: American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
C: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
,Paramedic Chapter 1 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
D: American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) -
correct answer ✅C: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
(AAOS)
Dr. Eugene aNgel advanced emergency medical treatment in 1969
by:
A: Training paramedics to administer certain medications directly
through the chest wall and into the left ventricle
B: Developing and implementing closed-chest cardiac massage
(CPR) in order to pump blood in the patient without a pulse
C: Implementing the "golden hour," which dramatically increased
survival rates of patients who experienced severe trauma
D: Developing a telemetry system that enabled firefighters to
transmit a patient's electrocardiogram to the physician at the
hospital -
correct answer ✅D: Developing a telemetry system that enabled
firefighters to transmit a patient's electrocardiogram to the
physician at the hospital
Which of the following was NOT a required component identified
by the Emergency Medical Services System Act of 1973?
A: EMS research
, Paramedic Chapter 1 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
B: Mutual aid agreements
C: National EMS certifications
D: Integration of health services -
correct answer ✅C: National EMS certification
Which of the following is one of the 10 system elements developed
by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) in an
effort to sustain EMS systems?
A: Medical Direction
B: Fully enhanced 911
C: Paramedic supervisors
D: Continued federal funding -
correct answer ✅A: Medical Direction
The EMS network begins:
A: by educating dispatchers
B: With citizen involvement
C: When an injury has occurred
D: When paramedics are notified -
correct answer ✅B: With citizen involvement
