Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets – 9TH
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EDITIONTest Bank ss
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1. EMS stands for: ss ss
a. EvolveMedical Service s ss
b. Emergency Medical Services ss ss
c. Emergency Medical School ss ss
d. European Medical Services ss ss
ANS: B ss DIF: Easy ss REF: Pg. 4 ss ss
2. The first recorded use of an ambulance was by the military during the Siege of Malaga in:
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a. At the beginning of 1400
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b. In the mid of 1400
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c. At the start of 1500
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d. At the end of 1400
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ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: pg. 4ss ss ss ss
3. (CoAEMSP) is the only accrediting body for paramedic programs which stands for:
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a. Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
b. Committee on Association of Educational Programs for the EMS Professionsss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
c. Conference on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
d. Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS People ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
ANS: A DIF: Hard REF: Pg. 10 ss ss ss ss
4. A registry system which is used to test and establish licensure is:
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a. NREMT
b. NREMS
c. NREMP
d. NREMR
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Pg. 9
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5. What is Reciprocity?
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a. Granting certification to a provider from same state or agency
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b. Granting certification to a provider from another state or agency
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c. Granting certification to a provider both from same or another state
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d. No need of granting certification from any state
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ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 10
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6. Who launched the first rescue squad called Roanoke Life Saving in 1928?
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a. Nancy Lee Caroline ss ss
b. Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey ss ss
c. Julian Stanley Wise ss ss
d. Dr. David Boyde
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ANS: C ss DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 6 ss ss ss
7. Selectthe correct ranking: s ss ss
a. The Dispatcher, EMT, Paramedic, Advanced EMT, Emergency Medical Responder
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b. Emergency Medical Responder, Paramedic, EMT, Advanced EMT, The Dispatcher ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
c. Paramedic, Advanced EMT, EMT, Emergency Medical Responder, The Dispatcher ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
d. The Dispatcher, Emergency Medical Responder, EMT, Advanced EMT, Paramedic
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ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: Pg. 12, 13
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8. The first National Standard Curriculum for paramedics was developed by:
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a. NHTSA
b. US DOTss
c. AHRQ
d. EMS