EMD 350 FINALs Questions and Correct
Solutions
"The EMS Agenda For The Future" included 14 focus areas. Which of the following were
part of the EMS Agenda For The Future:
Human Resources, Medical Direction & Clinical Care.
Which of the following is an example of a medical innovation developed during WWI.
Rapid extraction
What did the Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973 provide?
Funding for EMS system development
What were the two key factors that contributed to increased survival following injury
between WWI and WWII?
Quicker evacuation of injured individuals from the battlefield and application of medical science
to their care.
Following the Vietnam war many soldiers returned to the U.S. and noted "survival
following injury on the battlefield was more likely than when injured in most major cities."
This observation was highlighted in the landmark paper titled:
Accidental Death & Disability, the neglected disease of modern society.
Cardiac arrest occurs when:
there is sudden loss of heart function when the heart's electrical system malfunctions
Signs of Cardiac arrest include:
,all of the above
Research shows that the following intervention saves lives:
early chest compression
When EMS professionals are providing CPR the ideal crew configuration is:
4 person
Chain of survival includes:
all of the above
Reversing cardiac arrest due to an abnormal hearth rhythm called ventricular fibrillation
is more likely to occur if you're in and airport, a casino and hospital because:
AEDs are immediately available
When considering pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrests,
a longer downtime is acceptable for initiation of resuscitation
Which of the following is NOT used to guide decisions for termination of resuscitation:
medical history
Which of the following may be favorable regarding the survival of a patient in cardiac
arrest?
hypothermia
Chest compressions should be:
administer at a rate of 110 cpm or in cycles of 200
, Which of the following interventions does not match its appropriate disease process?
Hemorrhage - epinephrine
EMT tasks during the pit crew model for CPR (pCPR) include all of the following
EXCEPT:
placement of IO line
Paramedic-only tasks during the pit crew model for CPR (pCPR) include all of the
following EXCEPT:
Use of an AED to shock the patient.
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding epinephrine in pCPR?
It should be given twice, once early and once at 8 minutes.
True or False: All EMS personnel providing medical care in the prehospital setting must
work under the medical direction of a physician.
T
What was a pivotal development in the history of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in
the United States?
The publication of "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society"
in 1966
What is considered the most critical intervention in the management of cardiac arrest?
High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Solutions
"The EMS Agenda For The Future" included 14 focus areas. Which of the following were
part of the EMS Agenda For The Future:
Human Resources, Medical Direction & Clinical Care.
Which of the following is an example of a medical innovation developed during WWI.
Rapid extraction
What did the Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973 provide?
Funding for EMS system development
What were the two key factors that contributed to increased survival following injury
between WWI and WWII?
Quicker evacuation of injured individuals from the battlefield and application of medical science
to their care.
Following the Vietnam war many soldiers returned to the U.S. and noted "survival
following injury on the battlefield was more likely than when injured in most major cities."
This observation was highlighted in the landmark paper titled:
Accidental Death & Disability, the neglected disease of modern society.
Cardiac arrest occurs when:
there is sudden loss of heart function when the heart's electrical system malfunctions
Signs of Cardiac arrest include:
,all of the above
Research shows that the following intervention saves lives:
early chest compression
When EMS professionals are providing CPR the ideal crew configuration is:
4 person
Chain of survival includes:
all of the above
Reversing cardiac arrest due to an abnormal hearth rhythm called ventricular fibrillation
is more likely to occur if you're in and airport, a casino and hospital because:
AEDs are immediately available
When considering pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrests,
a longer downtime is acceptable for initiation of resuscitation
Which of the following is NOT used to guide decisions for termination of resuscitation:
medical history
Which of the following may be favorable regarding the survival of a patient in cardiac
arrest?
hypothermia
Chest compressions should be:
administer at a rate of 110 cpm or in cycles of 200
, Which of the following interventions does not match its appropriate disease process?
Hemorrhage - epinephrine
EMT tasks during the pit crew model for CPR (pCPR) include all of the following
EXCEPT:
placement of IO line
Paramedic-only tasks during the pit crew model for CPR (pCPR) include all of the
following EXCEPT:
Use of an AED to shock the patient.
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding epinephrine in pCPR?
It should be given twice, once early and once at 8 minutes.
True or False: All EMS personnel providing medical care in the prehospital setting must
work under the medical direction of a physician.
T
What was a pivotal development in the history of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in
the United States?
The publication of "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society"
in 1966
What is considered the most critical intervention in the management of cardiac arrest?
High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
