AHE Final Exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Important Dates for EMT - ANSWER>>1966- DOT charged with developing EMS Standards
1970- Founding of the NREMT
1973- National Emergency Medical Service Systems Act passed by congress
What is NHTSA - ANSWER>>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Who Invented EMS - ANSWER>>The French
How EMS changed throughout the years - ANSWER>>Civil war: Clara Barton began emergency
service then later helped establish the red cross
WW1: Volunteer Ambulance corps and development of the medic position
Korea/Vietnam: Medical teams produced advances in field care, Trauma centers were
developed and only devoted to Trauma
Nonmilitary Ambulances: Operated by local undertaker, did not develop in smaller communities
until the late 1940s
The 4 levels of EMS Certification(Lowest to Highest) - ANSWER>>EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
What is affective domain and why is it important to become an EMT? - ANSWER>>Demeanor
and how you treat your peers, patients, and superiors
NHTSA Standards for EMS Systems - ANSWER>>Regulation and Policy, Resource Management,
Human Resources and Training, Transportation, Facilities, Communications, Public Info and
Education, Medical Direction, Trauma Systems, Evaluation
Regulation and Policy - ANSWER>>Each stater establishes laws, a lead EMS agency, a funding
mechanism, policies, procedures, and regulations
Human Resource and Training - ANSWER>>Assure EMS personnel are trained and certified to
minimum standards
Transportation - ANSWER>>Assure all EMS systems are able to have safe and reliable
transportation
,Facilities - ANSWER>>Transport to nearest facility
Communications - ANSWER>>Universal system access number(911); dispatch to ambulance,
ambulance to ambulance, and hospital to hospital communications
Public Info and Education - ANSWER>>Educate and inform the public regarding health issues,
how to prevent them, and how to access EMS
Medical Direction - ANSWER>>The leader of an emergency response; accountable for all EMS
personnel in the response system
Trauma Systems - ANSWER>>Develop trauma triage, transport, and treatment protocols
Evaluation - ANSWER>>Establish program for evaluating and improving effectiveness
What are the dangers of an EMT? - ANSWER>>Unsafe Scene, Unsafe Patients, Stress, Burnout,
Physical Injury
What types of Pathogens Exist - ANSWER>>Hep A, Hep B, Hep C, Tuberculosis, SARS, MERS,
Influenza
Hep A - ANSWER>>Spread through Fecal to Oral
Jaundice
Hep B - ANSWER>>Deadly
100s of health care workers each year before vaccine was made
Blood and Bodily Fluids
Hep C - ANSWER>>Poses same risk
No Vaccine Yet
Only through blood
Tuberculosis - ANSWER>>Spread through tiny droplets in the air
Contagious Mycobacterium
Active and Latent Periods of Progression
Symptoms: Night Sweats, Hemoptysis, Persistent Cough
, SARS - ANSWER>>Signs and Symptoms: Fever of 100.5, Dry Cough, Fatigue, SOB/ Difficulty of
Breathing, headache, Diarrhea, Body aches, Chills, Pneumonia
Modes of Transmission: Respiratory Droplets, Coughing, Sneezing, Touching something
contaminated then touching nose and eyes
Influenza - ANSWER>>Around for 100s of years, 1918 pandemic killed between 30-50 million
Emergency Moves - ANSWER>>Hazardous Scene, Care of life-threatening conditions requires
repositioning, You must reach other patients
Incline Drag, Clothes Drag, Firefighter Drag, Blanket Drag, One Rescuer for closer transport, Two
for farther
Urgent Moves - ANSWER>>The required treatment can be performed only if the patient is
moved, factors at the scene cause patient decline, usually involves moving the patient to a
backboard, most common call is extracting a patient from their car
Nonurgent Moves - ANSWER>>No immediate life threat, Patient can be assessed, treated, and
moved in normal way, take all required precautions not to aggravate existing conditions
What is HIPAA - ANSWER>>Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Info shared with other healthcare personnel as part of patients continuing care
Otherwise must be obtained through subpoena
Define In Loco Parentis - ANSWER>>"In Place of Parents"
Denotes the legal responsibility of some person or organization to perform some of the
functions or responsibilities of a parent
Libel - ANSWER>>Written slander and defamation
Slander - ANSWER>>Verbal slander and defamation
Assault - ANSWER>>Intentionally causing someone to fear imminent violence
Battery - ANSWER>>Unlawful infliction of force, or physical contact with another person
Res Ispa Loquitur - ANSWER>>Aspects of a legal case of negligence essentially prove that the
accusation of negligence was true. The term translates to "the thing speaks for itself"
ANSWERS
Important Dates for EMT - ANSWER>>1966- DOT charged with developing EMS Standards
1970- Founding of the NREMT
1973- National Emergency Medical Service Systems Act passed by congress
What is NHTSA - ANSWER>>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Who Invented EMS - ANSWER>>The French
How EMS changed throughout the years - ANSWER>>Civil war: Clara Barton began emergency
service then later helped establish the red cross
WW1: Volunteer Ambulance corps and development of the medic position
Korea/Vietnam: Medical teams produced advances in field care, Trauma centers were
developed and only devoted to Trauma
Nonmilitary Ambulances: Operated by local undertaker, did not develop in smaller communities
until the late 1940s
The 4 levels of EMS Certification(Lowest to Highest) - ANSWER>>EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
What is affective domain and why is it important to become an EMT? - ANSWER>>Demeanor
and how you treat your peers, patients, and superiors
NHTSA Standards for EMS Systems - ANSWER>>Regulation and Policy, Resource Management,
Human Resources and Training, Transportation, Facilities, Communications, Public Info and
Education, Medical Direction, Trauma Systems, Evaluation
Regulation and Policy - ANSWER>>Each stater establishes laws, a lead EMS agency, a funding
mechanism, policies, procedures, and regulations
Human Resource and Training - ANSWER>>Assure EMS personnel are trained and certified to
minimum standards
Transportation - ANSWER>>Assure all EMS systems are able to have safe and reliable
transportation
,Facilities - ANSWER>>Transport to nearest facility
Communications - ANSWER>>Universal system access number(911); dispatch to ambulance,
ambulance to ambulance, and hospital to hospital communications
Public Info and Education - ANSWER>>Educate and inform the public regarding health issues,
how to prevent them, and how to access EMS
Medical Direction - ANSWER>>The leader of an emergency response; accountable for all EMS
personnel in the response system
Trauma Systems - ANSWER>>Develop trauma triage, transport, and treatment protocols
Evaluation - ANSWER>>Establish program for evaluating and improving effectiveness
What are the dangers of an EMT? - ANSWER>>Unsafe Scene, Unsafe Patients, Stress, Burnout,
Physical Injury
What types of Pathogens Exist - ANSWER>>Hep A, Hep B, Hep C, Tuberculosis, SARS, MERS,
Influenza
Hep A - ANSWER>>Spread through Fecal to Oral
Jaundice
Hep B - ANSWER>>Deadly
100s of health care workers each year before vaccine was made
Blood and Bodily Fluids
Hep C - ANSWER>>Poses same risk
No Vaccine Yet
Only through blood
Tuberculosis - ANSWER>>Spread through tiny droplets in the air
Contagious Mycobacterium
Active and Latent Periods of Progression
Symptoms: Night Sweats, Hemoptysis, Persistent Cough
, SARS - ANSWER>>Signs and Symptoms: Fever of 100.5, Dry Cough, Fatigue, SOB/ Difficulty of
Breathing, headache, Diarrhea, Body aches, Chills, Pneumonia
Modes of Transmission: Respiratory Droplets, Coughing, Sneezing, Touching something
contaminated then touching nose and eyes
Influenza - ANSWER>>Around for 100s of years, 1918 pandemic killed between 30-50 million
Emergency Moves - ANSWER>>Hazardous Scene, Care of life-threatening conditions requires
repositioning, You must reach other patients
Incline Drag, Clothes Drag, Firefighter Drag, Blanket Drag, One Rescuer for closer transport, Two
for farther
Urgent Moves - ANSWER>>The required treatment can be performed only if the patient is
moved, factors at the scene cause patient decline, usually involves moving the patient to a
backboard, most common call is extracting a patient from their car
Nonurgent Moves - ANSWER>>No immediate life threat, Patient can be assessed, treated, and
moved in normal way, take all required precautions not to aggravate existing conditions
What is HIPAA - ANSWER>>Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Info shared with other healthcare personnel as part of patients continuing care
Otherwise must be obtained through subpoena
Define In Loco Parentis - ANSWER>>"In Place of Parents"
Denotes the legal responsibility of some person or organization to perform some of the
functions or responsibilities of a parent
Libel - ANSWER>>Written slander and defamation
Slander - ANSWER>>Verbal slander and defamation
Assault - ANSWER>>Intentionally causing someone to fear imminent violence
Battery - ANSWER>>Unlawful infliction of force, or physical contact with another person
Res Ispa Loquitur - ANSWER>>Aspects of a legal case of negligence essentially prove that the
accusation of negligence was true. The term translates to "the thing speaks for itself"
