EMS OPS QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
The original role of EMS was? - ANSWERTransportation
What did the 10 critical points of "The White Paper" of 1965 help establish? -
ANSWERNational highway safety act and creation of the US department of
transportation
Who is the only accrediting body for paramedic programs? - ANSWERThe
committee on accredidation of educational programs for EMS professions
(CoAEMSP)
Malfeasance - ANSWERWhen a paramedic performs an act that he or she was
never authorized to do
Misfeasance - ANSWERWhen a paramedic performs an act that he or she is legally
permitted to do, but improperly carries it out
Nonfeasance - ANSWERWhen a paramedic fails to perform an act that he or she is
required or expected to perform
Founders of EMS - ANSWERDr. Peter Safar
Dr. Nancy Caroline
History of EMS - ANSWER1487- First use of an ambulance (Transport only)
1800s- First prehospital system for triaging and transporting patients
1926- Start of similar services present today
1940s- Fire and police dept based EMS
1956- Mouth to mouth resus developed
Late 1950s/ early 1960s- Focus shifted to bringing hospital to the patient. Mobile ICU
developed.
1965- The white paper
1968- Training standard implemented and 9-1-1 system created
1969- First true paramedic program and standards for ambulance design and
equipment
1970s- NREMT began
, 1971- Emergency care and transportation of the sick and injured by the AAOS
1973- Emergency medical services systems act
1977- First national standard curriculum
1980s/90s- # of trained personnel grew significantly. NHTSA developed 10 sytem
elements to help sustain EMS systems. Responsibility for EMS transferred to the
states. Major legislative initiatives came about.
What agency is credited with starting the first EMS system? - ANSWERFreedom
house ambulance (1967) in Pittsburgh under the instruction of Nancy Caroline and
Peter Safar
Board of registration holds your? - ANSWEREducation records
State or local licensure
Recertification
Licensure vs Certification - ANSWERCertification- Passed a test and met minimal
competencies
Licensure- Completed initial certification and met standards for licensure
Roles of the medical director? - ANSWERProvide input for patient care
Interface between EMS and other agencies
Advocate for EMS
Serve as "medical consciense"
Domains of research? - ANSWERClinical, systems or education
When was the code of ethics for EMS practitioners established? - ANSWER1978 by
the NAEMT
ICARE - ANSWERIntegrity
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Empathy
Three basic ethical concepts? - ANSWERDo no harm
Act in good faith
Act in patients best interest
Tort - ANSWERa wrongful act or an infringement of a right leading to civil legal
liability.
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
The original role of EMS was? - ANSWERTransportation
What did the 10 critical points of "The White Paper" of 1965 help establish? -
ANSWERNational highway safety act and creation of the US department of
transportation
Who is the only accrediting body for paramedic programs? - ANSWERThe
committee on accredidation of educational programs for EMS professions
(CoAEMSP)
Malfeasance - ANSWERWhen a paramedic performs an act that he or she was
never authorized to do
Misfeasance - ANSWERWhen a paramedic performs an act that he or she is legally
permitted to do, but improperly carries it out
Nonfeasance - ANSWERWhen a paramedic fails to perform an act that he or she is
required or expected to perform
Founders of EMS - ANSWERDr. Peter Safar
Dr. Nancy Caroline
History of EMS - ANSWER1487- First use of an ambulance (Transport only)
1800s- First prehospital system for triaging and transporting patients
1926- Start of similar services present today
1940s- Fire and police dept based EMS
1956- Mouth to mouth resus developed
Late 1950s/ early 1960s- Focus shifted to bringing hospital to the patient. Mobile ICU
developed.
1965- The white paper
1968- Training standard implemented and 9-1-1 system created
1969- First true paramedic program and standards for ambulance design and
equipment
1970s- NREMT began
, 1971- Emergency care and transportation of the sick and injured by the AAOS
1973- Emergency medical services systems act
1977- First national standard curriculum
1980s/90s- # of trained personnel grew significantly. NHTSA developed 10 sytem
elements to help sustain EMS systems. Responsibility for EMS transferred to the
states. Major legislative initiatives came about.
What agency is credited with starting the first EMS system? - ANSWERFreedom
house ambulance (1967) in Pittsburgh under the instruction of Nancy Caroline and
Peter Safar
Board of registration holds your? - ANSWEREducation records
State or local licensure
Recertification
Licensure vs Certification - ANSWERCertification- Passed a test and met minimal
competencies
Licensure- Completed initial certification and met standards for licensure
Roles of the medical director? - ANSWERProvide input for patient care
Interface between EMS and other agencies
Advocate for EMS
Serve as "medical consciense"
Domains of research? - ANSWERClinical, systems or education
When was the code of ethics for EMS practitioners established? - ANSWER1978 by
the NAEMT
ICARE - ANSWERIntegrity
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Empathy
Three basic ethical concepts? - ANSWERDo no harm
Act in good faith
Act in patients best interest
Tort - ANSWERa wrongful act or an infringement of a right leading to civil legal
liability.
