EMT Chapter 1: EMS systems (Latest 2024/2025)
Correct Questions and Answers
An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as
intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medications. -
ANSWERadvanced EMT (AEMT)
Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT.
- ANSWERadvanced life support (ALS)
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWERComprehensive legislation that is
designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination.
automated external defibrillator (AED) - ANSWERA device that detects treatable life-
threatening cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia)
and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient.
certification - ANSWERA process in which a person, an institution, or a program is
evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide
safe and ethical care.
continuous quality improvement (CQI) - ANSWERA system of internal and external
reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system.
emergency medical dispatch (EMD) - ANSWERA system that assists dispatchers in
selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance and in
providing callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews.
emergency medical responder (EMR) - ANSWERThe first trained individual, such as a
police officer, fire fighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an
emergency to provide initial medical assistance.
emergency medical services (EMS) - ANSWERA multidisciplinary system that
represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide
prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured.
emergency medical technician (EMT) - ANSWERAn individual who has training in
basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive
airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - ANSWERFederal
legislation passed in 1996. Its main effect in EMS is in limiting availability of patients'
health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy.
intravenous (IV) therapy - ANSWERThe delivery of medication directly into a vein.
, licensure - ANSWERThe process whereby a competent authority, usually the state,
allows individuals to perform a regulated act.
medical control - ANSWERPhysician instructions that are given directly by radio or
cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect), as
authorized by the medical director of the service program.
medical director - ANSWERThe physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the
authority to provide medical care in the field.
National EMS Scope of Practice Model - ANSWERA document created by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills
performed by various EMS providers.
paramedic - ANSWERAn individual who has extensive training in advanced life
support, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac
monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills.
primary prevention - ANSWEREfforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever
occurring.
primary service area (PSA) - ANSWERThe designated area in which the EMS service is
responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to
the hospital.
public health - ANSWERFocused on examining the health needs of entire populations
with the goal of preventing health problems.
public safety access point - ANSWERA call center, staffed by trained personnel who
are responsible for managing requests for police, firefighting, and ambulance
services.
quality control - ANSWERThe responsibility of the medical director to ensure that the
appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call.
secondary prevention - ANSWEREfforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that
you cannot completely prevent.
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are
governed by - ANSWERthe laws in each state and are typically regulated by a state
office of EMS.
the laws in each state and are typically regulated by a state office of EMS
The EMS ambulance is staffed by EMTs who have been trained to ___, ___, or ___
level according to recommended national standards and have been licensed by the
state. - ANSWERemergency medical technician, advanced EMT (AEMT), or paramedic
Correct Questions and Answers
An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as
intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medications. -
ANSWERadvanced EMT (AEMT)
Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT.
- ANSWERadvanced life support (ALS)
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWERComprehensive legislation that is
designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination.
automated external defibrillator (AED) - ANSWERA device that detects treatable life-
threatening cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia)
and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient.
certification - ANSWERA process in which a person, an institution, or a program is
evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide
safe and ethical care.
continuous quality improvement (CQI) - ANSWERA system of internal and external
reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system.
emergency medical dispatch (EMD) - ANSWERA system that assists dispatchers in
selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance and in
providing callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews.
emergency medical responder (EMR) - ANSWERThe first trained individual, such as a
police officer, fire fighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an
emergency to provide initial medical assistance.
emergency medical services (EMS) - ANSWERA multidisciplinary system that
represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide
prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured.
emergency medical technician (EMT) - ANSWERAn individual who has training in
basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive
airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - ANSWERFederal
legislation passed in 1996. Its main effect in EMS is in limiting availability of patients'
health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy.
intravenous (IV) therapy - ANSWERThe delivery of medication directly into a vein.
, licensure - ANSWERThe process whereby a competent authority, usually the state,
allows individuals to perform a regulated act.
medical control - ANSWERPhysician instructions that are given directly by radio or
cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect), as
authorized by the medical director of the service program.
medical director - ANSWERThe physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the
authority to provide medical care in the field.
National EMS Scope of Practice Model - ANSWERA document created by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills
performed by various EMS providers.
paramedic - ANSWERAn individual who has extensive training in advanced life
support, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac
monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills.
primary prevention - ANSWEREfforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever
occurring.
primary service area (PSA) - ANSWERThe designated area in which the EMS service is
responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to
the hospital.
public health - ANSWERFocused on examining the health needs of entire populations
with the goal of preventing health problems.
public safety access point - ANSWERA call center, staffed by trained personnel who
are responsible for managing requests for police, firefighting, and ambulance
services.
quality control - ANSWERThe responsibility of the medical director to ensure that the
appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call.
secondary prevention - ANSWEREfforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that
you cannot completely prevent.
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are
governed by - ANSWERthe laws in each state and are typically regulated by a state
office of EMS.
the laws in each state and are typically regulated by a state office of EMS
The EMS ambulance is staffed by EMTs who have been trained to ___, ___, or ___
level according to recommended national standards and have been licensed by the
state. - ANSWERemergency medical technician, advanced EMT (AEMT), or paramedic
