CHAPTER 1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN COURSE
2025/2026 | QUESTION BANK | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | EMS FOUNDATIONS & PATIENT
CARE STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
The wireless service providers must provide the PSAP with the telephone
number of the device placing the call and the location of the cell sit or base
station transmitting the call - CORRECT ANSWER -Phase I Enhanced 911
The wireless service provider must provide the latitude and longitude of the call
- CORRECT ANSWER -Phase II Enchanced 911
Providing care on the scene with or without subsequent transport to a hospital. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Out-of-Hospital Care
Rapid surgical intervention and specialized treatment of injuries that generally
exceed hospital emergency department capabilities - CORRECT ANSWER -
Trauma Center
Specialized treatment of serious burns, often including long-term care and
rehabilitation - CORRECT ANSWER -Burn Center
For high risk obstetric patient - CORRECT ANSWER -Obstetrical Center
Specialized treatment of infants and children - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pediatric center
____ permits patient care to begin at the scene of the injury or illness, and EMS
is part of a continuum of patient care that extends from the time of injury or
illness until rehabilitation or discharge - CORRECT ANSWER -EMS Systems
, The modern EMS Systems has evolved from its beginnings in what year? -
CORRECT ANSWER -1960s
In what year did the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council
published a report entitled Accidental Deaths and Disability: The Neglected
Disease of Modern Society - CORRECT ANSWER -1966
Identified severe deficiencies in the delivery of prehospital care in the United
States and made recommendation in tended to change ambulance systems,
training requirements, and the provision of prehospital care - CORRECT
ANSWER -White Paper
What Act required each state to establish a highway safety program that met
prescribed federal standards and included emergency services - CORRECT
ANSWER -The Highway Safety Act of 1966
What Act provided access to millions of dollars of funding geared to EMS
systems planning and implementation, personnel availability, and training. -
CORRECT ANSWER -The Emergency Medical Services Systems Act of
1973
What year what Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) procedures were
developed - CORRECT ANSWER -1960s
What year did the American Heart Association began to teach CPR and Basic
life support - CORRECT ANSWER -1970s
What year did the National Registry of EMTs released the National Emergency
Medical Services Education and Practice Blueprint - CORRECT ANSWER -
1993