answers(Actual test 100% verified)
Emergency medical services (EMS) as we know it today originated in 1966 with
the highway safety act under the department of______? - CORRECT ANSWER
department of transportation
each EMS system has a ______ who authorizes EMTs to provide medical care in
the field. - CORRECT ANSWER medical director
which of the following is an example of off-line medical control.
a. protocols
b. telemetry with the hospital emergency department
telephone communications with an emergency room physician
d. written orders from a patient's primary care physician or specialist. - CORRECT
ANSWER a. protocols
_____________ is a system which ensures all providers meet the appropriate
medical standards.
a. quality assurance
b. quality control
c. quality improvement
d. quality standards - CORRECT ANSWER b. quality control
,__________is a system which continually monitors and audits all aspects of an
EMS system.
a. quality assurance
b. quality control
c. continuous quality improvement
d. quality standards - CORRECT ANSWER c. continuous quality improvement
an enhanced 911 center will
a. automatically dispatch the closest resources
b. forward the call to the appropriate authority
c. display the caller's address
d. gather all pertinent information - CORRECT ANSWER c. displays the caller's
address
which system will provide callers with vital emergency instructions prior to the
arrival of EMS
a. EMI (emergency medical dispatch)
b. TEC (telecommunication emergency care)
c. EMD (emergency medical dispatch)
d. all of the above are correct - CORRECT ANSWER c. EMD (emergency medical
dispatch)
each EMS system, medical director and training program must conform with
a. laws and regulations adopted by the state
b. local municipal law
,c. generally accepted industry standards
d. the medical director and their training programs are autonomous - CORRECT
ANSWER c. judging patients
which of the following attributes is not beneficial to the EMT
a. self confidence
b. neat and clean uniforms
c. judging patients
d. Grooming standards - CORRECT ANSWER c. judging patients
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) permits sharing
confidential patient information in which of the following circumstances
a. those who are treating the patient b. those who are treating the patient
c. as requested by police for investigative purposes
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER d. all of the above
your partner comes in contract with dried on the gurney. This is an example of
a. direct contact
b. indirect contact
c. there is no contact since dried blood is not hazardous
d. secondary exposure - CORRECT ANSWER b. indirect contact
which of the following is not a blood borne pathogen
a. tuberculosis
b. human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
, c. acquired immune deficiency syndrome
d. hepatitis B - CORRECT ANSWER a. tuberculosis
the most effective way to control disease
a. the use of examination gloves
b. proper handwashing
c. splash resistant safety glasses/ goggles
d. gowns - CORRECT ANSWER b. proper handwashing
your employer must make which vaccination available to all "at risk" employees
a. influenza
b. PPD
c. Tetanus
d. Hepatitis B - CORRECT ANSWER d. Hepatitis B
the body's 3 stage response to stress is
a. acute stress management
b. anxiety response syndrome
c. fatigue syndrome
d. general adaptation syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER d. general adaption
syndrome
excessive or prolonged exposure to stressful situation is
a. cumulative stress
b. chronic stress fatigue