Test Bank - Prehospital Emergency Care, 11th Edition (Mistovich,2018), Chapter 1-46

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Chapterd1d EmergencydCaredSystems,dResearch,danddPublicdHealth

1) Whatdisdadprimarydpurposedofdthedmodern-daydEMSdsystem?
A) Providedadmeansdofdtransportdtodanddfromdthedhospital
B) Ensuredthatdalldmembersdofdsocietydhavedequaldaccessdtodhospitals
C) Decreasedthedincidencedofddeathdandddisabilitydrelateddtodinjurydanddillness
D) Providedemergencydhealthdcaredservicesdtodmedicallydunderserveddare
asdAnswer:d C
Diff:d2 PagedRef:d7
Objective:d 1-2

2) Mostdauthoritiesdagreedthatdthedmodern-
daydEMSdsystemdevolveddafterdthedreleasedofdwhichddocument?
A) ThedEmergencydMedicaldServicesdActdofd1973
B) Thedwhitedpaperd"AccidentaldDeathdanddDisability:dThedNeglecteddDiseasedofdModernd
Society"dind1966
C) ThedAmericandHeartdAssociation'sdGuidelinesdfordCardiacdResuscitation
D) EmergencydMedicaldServices:dAgendadfordthedFuture,dind1996d
Answer:d B
Diff:d1 PagedRef:d3
Objective:d 1-2

3) AndEmergencydMedicaldResponderdcomesdtodyoudanddstatesdthatdhedwoulddlikedtodworkdford
yourdemergencydambulancedservicedondadfull-
timedbasis.dKnowingdthedNationaldEMSdScopedofdPracticedModel,dyoudinformdhimdofdwhichdele
ment?
A) Hedwilldbedabledtodtakedcaredofdonlydpatientsdwithdnon-life-threateningdcomplaints
B) Hedwilldfirstdneeddapprovaldfromdyourdambulancedservice'sdmedicalddirector
C) HedwilldbedabledtodworkdonlydwithdandAdvanceddEMTdordparamedic
D) HedwilldfirstdhavedtodbecomedandEmergencydMedicaldTechniciand
Answer:d D
Diff:d1 PagedRef:d6-7
Objective:d 1-1

4) AsddefineddbydthedNationaldEMSdScopedofdPracticedModel,dthedfourdlevelsdofdEMSdp
ractitionersdinclude:
A) Ambulanceddrivers
B) EMSdmedicalddirector
C) Paramedics
Objective:d 1-3

,D) Emergencydmedicalddispatcher
sdAnswer:d C
Diff:d1 PagedRef:d6-7




Objective:d 1-7

, 5) AndEmergencydMedicaldResponderd(EMR)dapproachesdyoudanddstatesdthatdhedisdinteresteddi
ndbecomingdandEMT.dSpecifically,dhedasksdwhatdhedwilldbedabledtoddodasdandEMTdthatdhedcannotd
presentlyddodasdandEMR.dYoudresponddbydsayingdhedwilldbedabledto:
A) Administerdsomedmedications
B) Assistdindemergencydchildbirth
C) Usedandautomateddexternalddefibrillator
D) Obtaindvitaldsignsd
Answer:d A
Diff:d1 PagedRef:d6-7
Objective:d 1-5

6) Youdhavedbeenddispatcheddfordad61-year-
olddfemaledindcardiacdarrest.dEmergencydMedicaldRespondersd(EMRs)daredondscene.dIndyourdco
mmunity,dalldEMSdpractitionersdaredtraineddaccordingdtodthedNationaldEMSdScopedofdPracticedM
odel.dGivendthis,dwhichdtypedofdcareddodyoudexpectdthedEMRsdtodbedproviding?
A) Emergencydmedicationdadministration
B) Automateddexternalddefibrillation
C) Intravenousdtherapy
D) Readingdandelectrocardiogra
mdAnswer:d B
Diff:d2 PagedRef:d6
Objective:d 1-5

7) AndEMTdwithdyourdservicedstatesdthatdsheddesiresdtodbecomedadparamedicdbecausedshedwantsd
todprovidedadvanceddcare.dUnderdthedNationaldEMSdScopedofdPracticedModel,dwhichdonedofdthesed
typesdofdcaredwilldshedbedabledtodprovidedasdadparamedicdthatdshedcannotdprovidedasdandEMT?
A) Automateddblooddpressuredmonitoring
B) Assistancedwithdemergencydchildbirth
C) Interfacilitydtransports
D) IVdtherapyd
Answer:d D
Diff:d1 PagedRef:d7
Objective:d 1-5

8) WhichdstatementdmadedbydandEMTdrequiresdimmediatedinterventiondbydadsuperiordordt
hedservicedsupervisor?
A) "IdalwaysdweardmydseatdbeltdwheneverdIdamdindthedpatientdcompartmentdofdthedambulanc
e,dunlessdIdhavedtodremoveditdtodcaredfordadpatient."
B) "IddrivedasdfastdasdIdcandtodgetdtodthedscenedofdandemergency,despeciallydifdadchilddisdsickdordi
njured daccordingdtoddispatchdinformation."
Objective: d 1-3