Chapter 1 | Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and
Injured 12th Edition Questions with Answers
EMS - correct answers Emergency Medical Services
A team of health care professionals who are responsible for and provide emergency care and
transportation to the sick and injured. - correct answers Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to
provide free hospital emergency care to the sick and injured - correct answers Emergency Medical
Services (EMS)
KSAs - correct answer sKnowledge, skills, and abilities
The ___ describes the four levels of EMS practice. - correct answers National EMS Scope of Practice
Model
A document created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the
skills performed by various EMS as providers. - correct answer sNational EMS Scope of Practice Model
The ___ outline the knowledge and competencies that should be taught to students in each of the four
levels of EMS practice. - correct answers National EMS Education Standards
This process verifies that a provider meets the minimum required KSA competencies for safe and
effective emergency operations and patient care. - correct answers Certification
A process in which a person, and institution, or program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain
predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care. - correct answers Certification
The ___ is a non governmental, not for profit organization whose mission is to provide a valid, uniform
process to assess the KSAs for competent EMS practice. - correct answersNational Registry of EMTs
(NREMT)
___ is the legal authority to practice in his or her state. - correct answersLicensure
, The process whereby competent authority, usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act -
correct answersLicensure
___ is the verification process of a health care provider's qualifications. - correct answersCredentialing
An established process to determine the qualifications necessary to be allowed to practice a particular
profession, or to function as an organization. - correct answersCredentialing
What are the four licensure levels? - correct answers1. Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
2. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
3. Advanced EMT (AEMT)
4. Paramedic
EMT - correct answersEmergency Medical Technician (EMT)
A(n) ___ has basic emergency carrying operations training, and is focused on managing the emergency
scene and initiating immediate life saving care before the ambulance arrives. - correct
answersEmergency Medical Responder (EMR)
A(n) ___ has additional depth and breadth of training in basic emergency care and transportation of sick
and injured patients. - correct answersEmergency Medical Technician (EMT)
___ are most commonly focused on initial stabilization of the scene and fundamental emergency care. -
correct answersEmergency Medical Technician (EMT)
An individual who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillators (AEDs),
use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications. - correct
answersEmergency Medical Technician (EMT)
___ are the primary link between the emergency scene and the healthcare system. - correct
answersEmergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Injured 12th Edition Questions with Answers
EMS - correct answers Emergency Medical Services
A team of health care professionals who are responsible for and provide emergency care and
transportation to the sick and injured. - correct answers Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to
provide free hospital emergency care to the sick and injured - correct answers Emergency Medical
Services (EMS)
KSAs - correct answer sKnowledge, skills, and abilities
The ___ describes the four levels of EMS practice. - correct answers National EMS Scope of Practice
Model
A document created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the
skills performed by various EMS as providers. - correct answer sNational EMS Scope of Practice Model
The ___ outline the knowledge and competencies that should be taught to students in each of the four
levels of EMS practice. - correct answers National EMS Education Standards
This process verifies that a provider meets the minimum required KSA competencies for safe and
effective emergency operations and patient care. - correct answers Certification
A process in which a person, and institution, or program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain
predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care. - correct answers Certification
The ___ is a non governmental, not for profit organization whose mission is to provide a valid, uniform
process to assess the KSAs for competent EMS practice. - correct answersNational Registry of EMTs
(NREMT)
___ is the legal authority to practice in his or her state. - correct answersLicensure
, The process whereby competent authority, usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act -
correct answersLicensure
___ is the verification process of a health care provider's qualifications. - correct answersCredentialing
An established process to determine the qualifications necessary to be allowed to practice a particular
profession, or to function as an organization. - correct answersCredentialing
What are the four licensure levels? - correct answers1. Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
2. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
3. Advanced EMT (AEMT)
4. Paramedic
EMT - correct answersEmergency Medical Technician (EMT)
A(n) ___ has basic emergency carrying operations training, and is focused on managing the emergency
scene and initiating immediate life saving care before the ambulance arrives. - correct
answersEmergency Medical Responder (EMR)
A(n) ___ has additional depth and breadth of training in basic emergency care and transportation of sick
and injured patients. - correct answersEmergency Medical Technician (EMT)
___ are most commonly focused on initial stabilization of the scene and fundamental emergency care. -
correct answersEmergency Medical Technician (EMT)
An individual who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillators (AEDs),
use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications. - correct
answersEmergency Medical Technician (EMT)
___ are the primary link between the emergency scene and the healthcare system. - correct
answersEmergency Medical Technician (EMT)
