PARAMEDIC Chapter 1-3 Knowledge
Objectives REVIEW Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
The key developments in the history of emergency medical
services. -
correct answer ✅1800s - The first prehospital system for triaging
and transporting patients.
1860-1870s - First ambulance service began in Cincinnati, Ohio. Did
over 1,800 calls through the city.
1890s - The first automobile-ambulance came out in Chicago
Illinois.
1900s- Major shifts happened, many hospital-based ambulance
services did not survive due to the lack of workforce resulting from
the wars.
1926 - Fire departments added EMS to the stations.
Licensure -
correct answer ✅Is how states control who is allowed to practice
as a health care providers.
Credentialing -
correct answer ✅Occurs at a local level, where your medical
director determines which skills health care providers in the EMS
system are allowed to perform.
, PARAMEDIC Chapter 1-3 Knowledge
Objectives REVIEW Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Certification -
correct answer ✅Examination is used to ensure health care
providers have at least the same basic level of knowledge and skill.
Registration -
correct answer ✅Means that a recognized board of registration
holds records of your education, state, or local licensure, and
recertification.
Define reciprocity, including its relevance to the practice of
emergency medical care. -
correct answer ✅Common reciprocity requirements include
holding current state licensure or NREMT certification, being in
good standing and meeting all training requirements for the state
you are applying.
EMR -
correct answer ✅Person trained in CPR and/or first aid. Recognize
the seriousness of a patient's condition, administer appropriate
basic care.
Objectives REVIEW Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
The key developments in the history of emergency medical
services. -
correct answer ✅1800s - The first prehospital system for triaging
and transporting patients.
1860-1870s - First ambulance service began in Cincinnati, Ohio. Did
over 1,800 calls through the city.
1890s - The first automobile-ambulance came out in Chicago
Illinois.
1900s- Major shifts happened, many hospital-based ambulance
services did not survive due to the lack of workforce resulting from
the wars.
1926 - Fire departments added EMS to the stations.
Licensure -
correct answer ✅Is how states control who is allowed to practice
as a health care providers.
Credentialing -
correct answer ✅Occurs at a local level, where your medical
director determines which skills health care providers in the EMS
system are allowed to perform.
, PARAMEDIC Chapter 1-3 Knowledge
Objectives REVIEW Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Certification -
correct answer ✅Examination is used to ensure health care
providers have at least the same basic level of knowledge and skill.
Registration -
correct answer ✅Means that a recognized board of registration
holds records of your education, state, or local licensure, and
recertification.
Define reciprocity, including its relevance to the practice of
emergency medical care. -
correct answer ✅Common reciprocity requirements include
holding current state licensure or NREMT certification, being in
good standing and meeting all training requirements for the state
you are applying.
EMR -
correct answer ✅Person trained in CPR and/or first aid. Recognize
the seriousness of a patient's condition, administer appropriate
basic care.
