emr test 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What does the federal government, through the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), do? - CORRECT ANSWERS Provide
guidance and funding to state EMS systems
What agency published the National Standard Curricula for EMS personnel? -
CORRECT ANSWERS The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA)
With which type of medical direction must EMS providers speak directly to the
medical director or another approved physician in order to get permission to
perform a particular skill? - CORRECT ANSWERS Online medical
direction
How does research ensure correct and effective EMS practices? - CORRECT
ANSWERS It provides evidence.
Why is Enhanced 9-1-1 a benefit to the EMS system? - CORRECT ANSWERS
It identifies the caller's geographic location.
What publication creates a vision for the future of EMS? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The EMS Agenda for the Future
What creates a comprehensive list of the knowledge and skills needed for
prehospital emergency care? - CORRECT ANSWERS The National
EMS Core Content
What recommendations did The White Paper (1966) make? - CORRECT
ANSWERS All of the above
,What was the goal of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
(NREMT)? - CORRECT ANSWERS To provide standards for
credentialing ambulance personnel
What is a benefit of 9-1-1? - CORRECT ANSWERS All of the above
Where are 9-1-1 calls received? - CORRECT ANSWERS Public safety
answering point (PSAP)
What does an EMS certification examination involve? - CORRECT ANSWERS
All of the above
What must all EMS providers follow? - CORRECT ANSWERS Their
state's scope of practice
Who must EMS providers transfer the care of a patient to? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Higher-level EMS providers
Who can transport patients? - CORRECT ANSWERS An EMT
How often does the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
(NREMT) require EMS providers to renew their certification? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Every two years
What is the agency that provides examinations for national certification of EMS
providers? - CORRECT ANSWERS The National Registry of
Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
,Compared to a First Responder, what does the scope of practice of an EMR also
include? - CORRECT ANSWERS Auto-injection for self or peer care
Compared to an EMT-Basic, what does the scope of practice of an EMT also
include? - CORRECT ANSWERS Pulse oximetry
Who can help patients take prescribed medications? - CORRECT ANSWERS
An EMT
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, how many levels of
national EMS providers are there? - CORRECT ANSWERS Four
What professional characteristic(s) must EMS providers have? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Being calm, compassionate, and comforting
Who is the scope of practice of an AEMT is similar to? - CORRECT
ANSWERS An EMT-Intermediate
What is the fourth step in the national EMS career ladder? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Paramedic
Whose primary focus is to initiate immediate lifesaving emergency medical care
to critical patients while awaiting additional higher-level EMS providers? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
What do the National EMS Education Standards do? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Specify the minimum learning objectives for each of the four national
levels of EMS providers
, Who should provide public health and safety education? - CORRECT
ANSWERS An EMR and an EMT
Who can use an AED? - CORRECT ANSWERS An EMR and an EMT
What does patient advocacy not include? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Denying the patient's requests
Whose primary focus is to provide basic emergency medical care to critical and
emergent patients and to transport patients? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
What can an EMT do? - CORRECT ANSWERS All of the above
What must EMS providers do in order to prepare for the next call? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Restock supplies
What should each state's EMS provider training program be based upon? -
CORRECT ANSWERS The state's scope of practice
What type of stress reaction results from experiencing an extremely difficult
incident and has signs that occur immediately or shortly after the incident? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Acute stress reaction
What type of stress reaction is also known as burnout? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Cumulative stress reaction
What should EMS providers not do when assisting dying patients and their
families? - CORRECT ANSWERS Falsely reassure them
CORRECT ANSWERS
What does the federal government, through the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), do? - CORRECT ANSWERS Provide
guidance and funding to state EMS systems
What agency published the National Standard Curricula for EMS personnel? -
CORRECT ANSWERS The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA)
With which type of medical direction must EMS providers speak directly to the
medical director or another approved physician in order to get permission to
perform a particular skill? - CORRECT ANSWERS Online medical
direction
How does research ensure correct and effective EMS practices? - CORRECT
ANSWERS It provides evidence.
Why is Enhanced 9-1-1 a benefit to the EMS system? - CORRECT ANSWERS
It identifies the caller's geographic location.
What publication creates a vision for the future of EMS? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The EMS Agenda for the Future
What creates a comprehensive list of the knowledge and skills needed for
prehospital emergency care? - CORRECT ANSWERS The National
EMS Core Content
What recommendations did The White Paper (1966) make? - CORRECT
ANSWERS All of the above
,What was the goal of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
(NREMT)? - CORRECT ANSWERS To provide standards for
credentialing ambulance personnel
What is a benefit of 9-1-1? - CORRECT ANSWERS All of the above
Where are 9-1-1 calls received? - CORRECT ANSWERS Public safety
answering point (PSAP)
What does an EMS certification examination involve? - CORRECT ANSWERS
All of the above
What must all EMS providers follow? - CORRECT ANSWERS Their
state's scope of practice
Who must EMS providers transfer the care of a patient to? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Higher-level EMS providers
Who can transport patients? - CORRECT ANSWERS An EMT
How often does the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
(NREMT) require EMS providers to renew their certification? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Every two years
What is the agency that provides examinations for national certification of EMS
providers? - CORRECT ANSWERS The National Registry of
Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
,Compared to a First Responder, what does the scope of practice of an EMR also
include? - CORRECT ANSWERS Auto-injection for self or peer care
Compared to an EMT-Basic, what does the scope of practice of an EMT also
include? - CORRECT ANSWERS Pulse oximetry
Who can help patients take prescribed medications? - CORRECT ANSWERS
An EMT
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, how many levels of
national EMS providers are there? - CORRECT ANSWERS Four
What professional characteristic(s) must EMS providers have? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Being calm, compassionate, and comforting
Who is the scope of practice of an AEMT is similar to? - CORRECT
ANSWERS An EMT-Intermediate
What is the fourth step in the national EMS career ladder? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Paramedic
Whose primary focus is to initiate immediate lifesaving emergency medical care
to critical patients while awaiting additional higher-level EMS providers? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
What do the National EMS Education Standards do? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Specify the minimum learning objectives for each of the four national
levels of EMS providers
, Who should provide public health and safety education? - CORRECT
ANSWERS An EMR and an EMT
Who can use an AED? - CORRECT ANSWERS An EMR and an EMT
What does patient advocacy not include? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Denying the patient's requests
Whose primary focus is to provide basic emergency medical care to critical and
emergent patients and to transport patients? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
What can an EMT do? - CORRECT ANSWERS All of the above
What must EMS providers do in order to prepare for the next call? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Restock supplies
What should each state's EMS provider training program be based upon? -
CORRECT ANSWERS The state's scope of practice
What type of stress reaction results from experiencing an extremely difficult
incident and has signs that occur immediately or shortly after the incident? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Acute stress reaction
What type of stress reaction is also known as burnout? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Cumulative stress reaction
What should EMS providers not do when assisting dying patients and their
families? - CORRECT ANSWERS Falsely reassure them
