Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition TEST
BANK Volume 1 up to Volume 5 by Bledsoe
What is a tiered response? What is the purpose of this type of response? - ANSWER:
A tiered response is referring to that of an organization(s) sending multiple levels of
care to a single scene. This provides additional help on scene and allows the use of a
BLS truck if ALS is not required.
When were the earliest found medical records created? Where were they found?
What did they include? What key detail did they lack? - ANSWER: The earliest
created medical records were made 4 - 5 thousands years ago in Sumer,
Mesopatamia. These tablets included medications, how to make them, and when to
administer. They did not include a physical examination.
What is the Book of Wounds? - ANSWER: A book part of a papyrus scroll from 1500
B.C. that told about fractures, dislocations, suturing, and cleaning wounds.
What does the Code of Hammurabi have to do with medical care? - ANSWER: The
code of hammurabi has a whole entire section dedicated to the payment and
punishment towards medical care.
What were the earliest ambulances consisting of? - ANSWER: The earliest
ambulances consisted of horse drawn carriages carrying wooden cots.
What did Abraham Lincoln do pertaining to EMS and when was this act taken? -
ANSWER: Abraham Lincoln ins 1864 signed into law an act separating ambulance
transport from all other transports in the military,
Where were the first and second ambulance services created and in what years? -
ANSWER: 1860 Cincinnati Ohio
1869 Manhattan New York City
When was the first inhalator EMS service provided and where? - ANSWER: Inhalator
service was first provided on an ambulance in 1926 at the Phoenix Fire Department
When was the first bona fide rescue squad created? What was this squads name? -
ANSWER: The bona fide rescue squad was the Roanoke Life Saving Crew in 1928 in
Roanoke West Virginia.
What global incident severely hindered the advancement of EMS in the 1940s? -
ANSWER: World War II
, What did Peter Safar and James Elam created? When did they create it? - ANSWER:
In 1956 James Elam and Peter Safar pioneered mouth to mouth.
When was the first portable defibrillator used and where? - ANSWER: In 1959 the
first portable defibrillator was used at John Hopkins.
What did the Los Angeles Fire Department do in 1960? - ANSWER: The los angeles
fire department posted EMS personel with every engine ladder and rescue
companies.
In what year did the highway safety act define the initial EMS guidelines? - ANSWER:
The initial EMS guidelines were created in 1966.
When and where was the first paramedic program created? - ANSWER: The first
paramedic program was created in 1969 in Miami Florida.
When was the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Established? -
ANSWER: 1970
What two components were neglected when the government decided on the criteria
for an EMS system? - ANSWER: Medical direction and funding.
What took away almost all government funding for EMS? What year did this act take
place? - ANSWER: The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
essentially wiped out all EMS funding in 1981.
What was the first major study to give insight into prehospital care and outcomes? -
ANSWER: Ontario Prehospital Advance Life Support (OPALS)
What are the different type of EMS services exist? - ANSWER: Fire-Based
Third Service
Private
Hospital Based
Volunteer
Hybrid (Combination of the above)
What is the chain of survival in cardiac arrest patients? (5) - ANSWER: 1. Immediate
Recognition and Activation of EMS
2. Early CPR
3. Rapid Defibrillation
4. Effective ALS
5. Integrated Post Cardiac Arrest Care.
What does PPCI stand for? - ANSWER: Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
(PPCI)
BANK Volume 1 up to Volume 5 by Bledsoe
What is a tiered response? What is the purpose of this type of response? - ANSWER:
A tiered response is referring to that of an organization(s) sending multiple levels of
care to a single scene. This provides additional help on scene and allows the use of a
BLS truck if ALS is not required.
When were the earliest found medical records created? Where were they found?
What did they include? What key detail did they lack? - ANSWER: The earliest
created medical records were made 4 - 5 thousands years ago in Sumer,
Mesopatamia. These tablets included medications, how to make them, and when to
administer. They did not include a physical examination.
What is the Book of Wounds? - ANSWER: A book part of a papyrus scroll from 1500
B.C. that told about fractures, dislocations, suturing, and cleaning wounds.
What does the Code of Hammurabi have to do with medical care? - ANSWER: The
code of hammurabi has a whole entire section dedicated to the payment and
punishment towards medical care.
What were the earliest ambulances consisting of? - ANSWER: The earliest
ambulances consisted of horse drawn carriages carrying wooden cots.
What did Abraham Lincoln do pertaining to EMS and when was this act taken? -
ANSWER: Abraham Lincoln ins 1864 signed into law an act separating ambulance
transport from all other transports in the military,
Where were the first and second ambulance services created and in what years? -
ANSWER: 1860 Cincinnati Ohio
1869 Manhattan New York City
When was the first inhalator EMS service provided and where? - ANSWER: Inhalator
service was first provided on an ambulance in 1926 at the Phoenix Fire Department
When was the first bona fide rescue squad created? What was this squads name? -
ANSWER: The bona fide rescue squad was the Roanoke Life Saving Crew in 1928 in
Roanoke West Virginia.
What global incident severely hindered the advancement of EMS in the 1940s? -
ANSWER: World War II
, What did Peter Safar and James Elam created? When did they create it? - ANSWER:
In 1956 James Elam and Peter Safar pioneered mouth to mouth.
When was the first portable defibrillator used and where? - ANSWER: In 1959 the
first portable defibrillator was used at John Hopkins.
What did the Los Angeles Fire Department do in 1960? - ANSWER: The los angeles
fire department posted EMS personel with every engine ladder and rescue
companies.
In what year did the highway safety act define the initial EMS guidelines? - ANSWER:
The initial EMS guidelines were created in 1966.
When and where was the first paramedic program created? - ANSWER: The first
paramedic program was created in 1969 in Miami Florida.
When was the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Established? -
ANSWER: 1970
What two components were neglected when the government decided on the criteria
for an EMS system? - ANSWER: Medical direction and funding.
What took away almost all government funding for EMS? What year did this act take
place? - ANSWER: The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
essentially wiped out all EMS funding in 1981.
What was the first major study to give insight into prehospital care and outcomes? -
ANSWER: Ontario Prehospital Advance Life Support (OPALS)
What are the different type of EMS services exist? - ANSWER: Fire-Based
Third Service
Private
Hospital Based
Volunteer
Hybrid (Combination of the above)
What is the chain of survival in cardiac arrest patients? (5) - ANSWER: 1. Immediate
Recognition and Activation of EMS
2. Early CPR
3. Rapid Defibrillation
4. Effective ALS
5. Integrated Post Cardiac Arrest Care.
What does PPCI stand for? - ANSWER: Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
(PPCI)
