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TEST BANK
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Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
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Volume 1: Introduction to Advanced Pre-hospital Care
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(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 15
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Table vof vcontents:
CHAPTER v1: vIntroduction vto vParamedicine
CHAPTER v2: vEMS vSystems
CHAPTER v3: vRoles vand vResponsibilities vof vthe vParamedic
CHAPTER v4: vWorkforce vSafety vand vWellness
CHAPTER v5: vEMS vResearch
CHAPTER v6: vPublic vHealth
CHAPTER v7: vMedical/Legal vAspects vof vOut-of-Hospital vCare
CHAPTER v8: vEthics vin vParamedicine
CHAPTER v9: vEMS vSystems vand vCommunications
CHAPTER v10: vDocumentation
CHAPTER v11: vPathophysiology
CHAPTER v12: vHuman vLifespan vDevelopment
CHAPTER v13: vEmergency vPharmacology
CHAPTER v14: vIntravenous vAccess vand vMedication vAdministration
CHAPTER v15: vAirway vManagement vand vVentilation
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Chapter v1: v Introduction vto vParamedicine
1) vWhat vis vone vof vthe vemerging vroles vand vresponsibilities vof va vparamedic vin vthe v21st
A)vcentury?
vThird-party vbiller
B) vManaged vhealth vcare
C) vHealth vpromotion
D) vInternet veducation
Answer: v C
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v4
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v4
2) vSafety vinspections, vaccident vprevention, vand vmedical vscreening vof vemployees vare vsome vof
vthe
responsibilities vfor vparamedics vworking vin:
A) vindustrial vmedicine.
B) vcommunity vclinics.
C) vcorrectional vinstitutions.
D) vsports vmedicine.
Answer: v A
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v8
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v5
3) vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vbest vdescribes vthe vinitial veducation vprogram vof vthe
A)vparamedic?
vIt vaddresses veverything vone vneeds vto vknow vto vpractice vparamedicine.
B) vIt vis va vrite vof vpassage, vbut vinformation vis vinconsistent vwith vhow vthings vreally vshould vbe
vdone.
C) vIt vis vthe vbase vand vbeginning vof vone's vprofessional veducation, vnot vthe vend.
D) vLectures vprepare vstudents, vbut vall vlearning voccurs von vthe vjob vduring vthe vinternship vphase.
Answer: v C
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v5
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v3
4) vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vbest vdescribes vthe vparamedic's vprofessional
A)vobligation?
vAcceptance vand vadherence vto va vcode vof vprofessional vethics vand
vetiquette
B) vPlacing vthe vsystem's vwell-being vabove vthat vof vthe vpatient
C) vAbsolute vadherence vto vmedical vprotocols
D) vFollowing vlong-standing vtraditions vin vpractice
Answer: v A
Diff: v2 v Page vRef: v6
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v3
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5) vA vmajor vadvance vin vthe veducation vof vout-of-hospital vwas
A)vthe:
vformation vof vthe vNational vAssociation vof vEmergency vMedical vTechnicians.
B) v2009 vpublication vNational vEMS vServices vEducation vStandards.
C) vpassage vof vthe vHealth vInsurance vPortability vand vAccountabilityvAct v(HIPAA).
D) vestablishment vof vthe vNational vRegistry vcomputer-based vcertification vexam.
Answer: v B
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v5
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v4
6) vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vstatements vabout va vparamedic's vskill vcompetency vis vTRUE?
A) vHigh-frequency, vlow-criticality vskills vshould vbe vreviewed voften.
B) vLow-frequency, vhigh-criticality vskills vshould vbe vrarely vreviewed.
C) vAll vskills vshould vbe vreviewed vequally, vregardless vof vcriticality.
D) vFrequent vreview vof vinfrequently vused vskills vis vcritical vto vensure vcompetency.
Answer: v D
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v5
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v3
7) vThe vparamedic's vright vto vcare vfor vpatients, vadminister vmedications, vand vperform vother
vrelated
tasks vfalls von vthe vlicense vof:
A) vthe vEMS vsystem vmedical vdirector.
B) vthe vstate vsecretary vof vhealth.
C) vthe vreceiving vhospital vpersonnel.
D) vthe vstate vmedical vdirector.
Answer: v A
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v4
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v4
8) vMany vprofessional vsports vteams vhave vfound vparamedics vto vbe veffective vcomplements vto
A)vtheir:
vteam vphysicians.
B) vphysical vtherapists.
C) vathletic vtrainers.
D) vrehabilitation vprograms.
Answer: v C
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v8
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v5
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TEST BANK
v
Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
v v v v v v
Volume 1: Introduction to Advanced Pre-hospital Care
v v v v v v
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 15
v v v v
,v
Table vof vcontents:
CHAPTER v1: vIntroduction vto vParamedicine
CHAPTER v2: vEMS vSystems
CHAPTER v3: vRoles vand vResponsibilities vof vthe vParamedic
CHAPTER v4: vWorkforce vSafety vand vWellness
CHAPTER v5: vEMS vResearch
CHAPTER v6: vPublic vHealth
CHAPTER v7: vMedical/Legal vAspects vof vOut-of-Hospital vCare
CHAPTER v8: vEthics vin vParamedicine
CHAPTER v9: vEMS vSystems vand vCommunications
CHAPTER v10: vDocumentation
CHAPTER v11: vPathophysiology
CHAPTER v12: vHuman vLifespan vDevelopment
CHAPTER v13: vEmergency vPharmacology
CHAPTER v14: vIntravenous vAccess vand vMedication vAdministration
CHAPTER v15: vAirway vManagement vand vVentilation
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Chapter v1: v Introduction vto vParamedicine
1) vWhat vis vone vof vthe vemerging vroles vand vresponsibilities vof va vparamedic vin vthe v21st
A)vcentury?
vThird-party vbiller
B) vManaged vhealth vcare
C) vHealth vpromotion
D) vInternet veducation
Answer: v C
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v4
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v4
2) vSafety vinspections, vaccident vprevention, vand vmedical vscreening vof vemployees vare vsome vof
vthe
responsibilities vfor vparamedics vworking vin:
A) vindustrial vmedicine.
B) vcommunity vclinics.
C) vcorrectional vinstitutions.
D) vsports vmedicine.
Answer: v A
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v8
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v5
3) vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vbest vdescribes vthe vinitial veducation vprogram vof vthe
A)vparamedic?
vIt vaddresses veverything vone vneeds vto vknow vto vpractice vparamedicine.
B) vIt vis va vrite vof vpassage, vbut vinformation vis vinconsistent vwith vhow vthings vreally vshould vbe
vdone.
C) vIt vis vthe vbase vand vbeginning vof vone's vprofessional veducation, vnot vthe vend.
D) vLectures vprepare vstudents, vbut vall vlearning voccurs von vthe vjob vduring vthe vinternship vphase.
Answer: v C
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v5
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v3
4) vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vbest vdescribes vthe vparamedic's vprofessional
A)vobligation?
vAcceptance vand vadherence vto va vcode vof vprofessional vethics vand
vetiquette
B) vPlacing vthe vsystem's vwell-being vabove vthat vof vthe vpatient
C) vAbsolute vadherence vto vmedical vprotocols
D) vFollowing vlong-standing vtraditions vin vpractice
Answer: v A
Diff: v2 v Page vRef: v6
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v3
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5) vA vmajor vadvance vin vthe veducation vof vout-of-hospital vwas
A)vthe:
vformation vof vthe vNational vAssociation vof vEmergency vMedical vTechnicians.
B) v2009 vpublication vNational vEMS vServices vEducation vStandards.
C) vpassage vof vthe vHealth vInsurance vPortability vand vAccountabilityvAct v(HIPAA).
D) vestablishment vof vthe vNational vRegistry vcomputer-based vcertification vexam.
Answer: v B
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v5
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v4
6) vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vstatements vabout va vparamedic's vskill vcompetency vis vTRUE?
A) vHigh-frequency, vlow-criticality vskills vshould vbe vreviewed voften.
B) vLow-frequency, vhigh-criticality vskills vshould vbe vrarely vreviewed.
C) vAll vskills vshould vbe vreviewed vequally, vregardless vof vcriticality.
D) vFrequent vreview vof vinfrequently vused vskills vis vcritical vto vensure vcompetency.
Answer: v D
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v5
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v3
7) vThe vparamedic's vright vto vcare vfor vpatients, vadminister vmedications, vand vperform vother
vrelated
tasks vfalls von vthe vlicense vof:
A) vthe vEMS vsystem vmedical vdirector.
B) vthe vstate vsecretary vof vhealth.
C) vthe vreceiving vhospital vpersonnel.
D) vthe vstate vmedical vdirector.
Answer: v A
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v4
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v4
8) vMany vprofessional vsports vteams vhave vfound vparamedics vto vbe veffective vcomplements vto
A)vtheir:
vteam vphysicians.
B) vphysical vtherapists.
C) vathletic vtrainers.
D) vrehabilitation vprograms.
Answer: v C
Diff: v1 v Page vRef: v8
Standard: v Preparatory v(EMS vSystems)
Objective: v5
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