EMD 350 Final / The University Of Arizona Exam
Questions With Accurate Answers
The best staffing model for a ground ambulance services is: - ANSWER A model
that best utilized the resources available in a given community
The definition of an ambulance includes the capacity to carry: - ANSWER 1
driver, 2 EMCTs & 2 patients
What did the Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973 provide? - ANSWER
Funding for EMS system development
What term best describes all of the prospective, concurrent, and retrospective
activities conducted by physicians (and others) assuming the ultimate
responsibility and authority for the medical care provided by an EMS system and
its providers? - ANSWER medical oversight
Operational Readiness can be best defined as: - ANSWER The ability to carry out
a task in a specific operational environment
Operational Readiness may be impacted by: - ANSWER Individual responder
health and fitness
Equipment availability
Responder training
3 things about EMS system assessment offered by National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA): - ANSWER 1. Has been available for many years
a program to assess the various components of an EMS system
2. Performed at a statewide level
3. Includes a team of experts that evaluates the status of each component of the
system and offers suggestions for improvement
A Level 1 trauma center is described as having these 3 things: - ANSWER 1.
trauma surgeon on staff 24 hours a day
2. Numerous other specialties available quickly if consulted as well as a
neurosurgeon
3. Commitment to research and community outreach programs
, The Emergency Medical Treatment and labor act (EMTALA) was passed by
congress in order to: - ANSWER 1. Ensure public access to emergency services
regardless of ability to pay
2. To regulate examination, treatment, transfer of ED patients and to discourage
EDs from "dumping" sick but uninsured patients on city or public hospitals
The most common way to categorize hospitals was developed by : - ANSWER
The American College of surgeons.
The Trauma center level is based on what criteria? - ANSWER The availability of
resources and specialty care
In 1976, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS/COT)
published: - ANSWER the first edition of "Optimal Resources for Care of the
Severely Injured."
The first edition of "Optimal Resources for Care of the Severely Injured."
influenced the country by: - ANSWER 1999, this document had evolved into a
fourth-generation publication, Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient,
recognizing the needs of all injured patients
Epidemiology reveals the most frequent causes of trauma to include: - ANSWER
1. motor vehicle crashes
2. the use of firearms
3. falls among the elderly
Statistics for Trauma in the United States: - ANSWER 1. Trauma is the leading
cause of death in 1st four decades of life
2. Trauma is associated with 150,000 annual deaths in US
3. Trauma is associated with 9 million annual disabling injuries
what does Triage mean ? - ANSWER to sort
Triage includes: - ANSWER 1. Sorting of patients with balance need for
treatment and availability of resources
2. Appropriate hospital destination
3. Multiple casualties with life threatening problems and multiple-system injuries
treated first i.e. patients with greatest chance of survival with least expenditure
of resources managed first
The essence of Medical Oversight is to : - ANSWER Ensure that emergency
medical service activities are conceived, structured and executed to ultimately
provide benefit to patients.
Questions With Accurate Answers
The best staffing model for a ground ambulance services is: - ANSWER A model
that best utilized the resources available in a given community
The definition of an ambulance includes the capacity to carry: - ANSWER 1
driver, 2 EMCTs & 2 patients
What did the Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973 provide? - ANSWER
Funding for EMS system development
What term best describes all of the prospective, concurrent, and retrospective
activities conducted by physicians (and others) assuming the ultimate
responsibility and authority for the medical care provided by an EMS system and
its providers? - ANSWER medical oversight
Operational Readiness can be best defined as: - ANSWER The ability to carry out
a task in a specific operational environment
Operational Readiness may be impacted by: - ANSWER Individual responder
health and fitness
Equipment availability
Responder training
3 things about EMS system assessment offered by National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA): - ANSWER 1. Has been available for many years
a program to assess the various components of an EMS system
2. Performed at a statewide level
3. Includes a team of experts that evaluates the status of each component of the
system and offers suggestions for improvement
A Level 1 trauma center is described as having these 3 things: - ANSWER 1.
trauma surgeon on staff 24 hours a day
2. Numerous other specialties available quickly if consulted as well as a
neurosurgeon
3. Commitment to research and community outreach programs
, The Emergency Medical Treatment and labor act (EMTALA) was passed by
congress in order to: - ANSWER 1. Ensure public access to emergency services
regardless of ability to pay
2. To regulate examination, treatment, transfer of ED patients and to discourage
EDs from "dumping" sick but uninsured patients on city or public hospitals
The most common way to categorize hospitals was developed by : - ANSWER
The American College of surgeons.
The Trauma center level is based on what criteria? - ANSWER The availability of
resources and specialty care
In 1976, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS/COT)
published: - ANSWER the first edition of "Optimal Resources for Care of the
Severely Injured."
The first edition of "Optimal Resources for Care of the Severely Injured."
influenced the country by: - ANSWER 1999, this document had evolved into a
fourth-generation publication, Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient,
recognizing the needs of all injured patients
Epidemiology reveals the most frequent causes of trauma to include: - ANSWER
1. motor vehicle crashes
2. the use of firearms
3. falls among the elderly
Statistics for Trauma in the United States: - ANSWER 1. Trauma is the leading
cause of death in 1st four decades of life
2. Trauma is associated with 150,000 annual deaths in US
3. Trauma is associated with 9 million annual disabling injuries
what does Triage mean ? - ANSWER to sort
Triage includes: - ANSWER 1. Sorting of patients with balance need for
treatment and availability of resources
2. Appropriate hospital destination
3. Multiple casualties with life threatening problems and multiple-system injuries
treated first i.e. patients with greatest chance of survival with least expenditure
of resources managed first
The essence of Medical Oversight is to : - ANSWER Ensure that emergency
medical service activities are conceived, structured and executed to ultimately
provide benefit to patients.
