Jurisprudence Exam Correct answers latest update

Jurisprudence Exam Correct answers latest update A General Trauma Facility is a facility that: a. That only provides trauma care to patients. b. Provides basic care to both trauma and medical patients. c. Is equivalent to the level IV Trauma Facility designation. d. Is equivalent to meeting the criteria for level III and level IV trauma facilities d. Is equivalent to meeting the criteria for level III and level IV trauma facilities A Major Trauma Facility is a facility that: a. Is equivalent to a level III trauma facility. b. Is equivalent to a level II trauma facility. c. Meets the requirements of a free standing emergency facility. d. Meets the requirements of an urgent care facility. b. Is equivalent to a level II trauma facility. Medical supervision must be provided by: a. Licensed physicians b. Paramedics c. Registered Nurses d. Physician Assistants a. Licensed physicians An AEMT is an individual who is certified by the department and is minimally proficient in performing which of the following skills? a. Intravenous therapy b. Esophageal intubation c. Endotracheal intubation d. All of the above d. All of the above Care provided while transporting a patient between medical facilities is: a. Emergency Care b. Health Care c. Facility Care d. Interfacility Care d. Interfacility Care Abandonment is: a) Leaving your station or assigned area without permission from a supervisor to do so. b) Leaving a patient without appropriate medical care once patient contact has been made or turning over the care to an individual of lesser education when advanced treatment has been started. c) Failure to gain patient consent for treatment if patient is alert, conscious, and oriented. d) Failure to show up for a shift that you have been assigned to. b) Leaving a patient without appropriate medical care once patient contact has been made or turning over the care to an individual of lesser education when advanced treatment has been started. A certificant is: a) Emergency medical service personnel with current certification from the Texas Department of State Health Services b) Any person certified to drive a vehicle c) An individual who holds a current paramedic license from the NREMT. d) A document showing that a student has completed training or continuing education hours. a) Emergency medical service personnel with current certification from the Texas Department of State Health Services An organized geographical area of at least three counties administered by a regional advisory council for the purpose of providing prompt and efficient transportation and/or treatment of sick and injured patients a. Primary EMS Provider Response Area b. Regional EMS/Trauma System c. Primary EMS Provider Response Area d. Trauma Service Area d. Trauma Service Area A hospital that has successfully completed the designation process, is capable of stabilization and/or definitive treatment of critically injured persons and actively participates in a regional EMS/trauma system. a. Trauma Facility b. Designated Trauma Facility c. Major Trauma Facility d. Lead Trauma Facility a. Trauma Facility The assistance and management given to health care providers and/or entities involved in regional EMS/trauma systems planning by a physician or group of physicians designated to provide technical assistance. a. Medical Control b. Medical Supervision c. Medical Oversight d. Offline Medical Direction c. Medical Oversight With regards to EMS and hospital, "Bypass" means one of the following: a) Direction given to an EMS provider either by direct/on-line control, or predetermined triage criteria, to bypass the nearest hospital for the most appropriate hospital/trauma facility. b) Direction given to an EMS provider by the local hospital to bypass them with a patient that they prefer not to accept. c) Is a policy or procedure established by the EMS provider, allowing them to pick which hospital they prefer to deliver patients to. d) Is a decision often left up to the transporting EMS crew, as to which hospital to deliver the patient to. a) Direction given to an EMS provider either by direct/on-line control, or predetermined triage criteria, to bypass the nearest hospital for the most appropriate hospital/trauma facility. 2) A designated infection control officer is considered: a) The person designated to provide over-site of the procedures established to limit the potential of exposure to life threating diseases while treating and/or transporting patients b) The person designated to serve as a liaison between the EMS crew and the Medical Director when infection disease issues arise. c) An infection control expert in how to prevent and handle potentially infectious patients. d) A designated officer who serves as a liaison between the employer's employees who have been or believe they have been exposed to a potentially life threating infectious disease by a person who was treated and/or transported by the EMS provide d) A designated officer who serves as a liaison between the employer's employees who have been or believe they have been exposed to a potentially life threating infectious disease by a person who was treated and/or transported by the EMS provide A diversion in reference to EMS and hospitals means: a) The EMS is allowed to divert to the hospital of their choice. b) EMS is allowed to divert to the hospital preferred by the patient. c) A procedure put into effect by a trauma facility to ensure appropriate patient care when that facility is unable to provide the level of care demanded by a trauma patient's injuries or when the facility has temporarily exhausted its resources. d) A procedure put into effect by an EMS service to ensure appropriate patient care when a facility is believed to be unable to provide the level of care demanded by a trauma patient's injuries or when the facility has temporarily exhausted its resources. d) A procedure put into effect by an EMS service to ensure appropriate patient care when a facility is believed to be unable to provide the level of care demanded by a trauma patient's injuries or when the facility has temporarily exhausted its resources. 1. An organized geographical area of at least three counties administered by a regional advisory council for the purpose of providing prompt and efficient transportation of sick and injured patients is a: a. Trauma Service Area b. Trauma Registry c. Specialty Center d. Prehospital Triage a. Trauma Service Area 2. The procedure for renewal of Emergency Medical Services certification is called: a. Relicensure b. Quality Management c. Recertification d. Practical Exam c. Recertification A continuing education credit unit awarded for successful completion of a unit of learning activity is a: a. Current b. Candidate c. Distance Learning d. Credit Hour d. Credit Hour An individual who serves as a liaison between the employer's employees who have been or believe they have been exposed to potential life-threatening disease, through a person who was treated and/or transported by the EMS Provider a. Medical Director b. Administrator of Record c. Infection Control Officer d. State EMS Director c. Infection Control Officer A unit specially organized to provide coordinated emergency medical response operation systems during large scale EMS incidents.