Public safety EMS

1. Which public safety career field concerns providing primary medical care

in an emergency to individuals that are sick or injured?

• Emergency Management

• Emergency Medical Services

• fire

• police

Which is least likely to be considered a chronic condition?

• arthritis

• cancer

• common cold

• drug addiction

Which data do EMTs and paramedics collect on all patients to gauge their

condition?

• vital beacons

• vital bells

• vital clues

• vital signs

Which medical certification are career firefighters often required to

obtain?

• EMT

• intermediate

• nurse

• paramedic

Which is the first action an EMT or paramedic should perform upon arrival

at an emergency?

• packaging

• patient assessment

• scene size up

• treatment

Which action would least likely be part of an EMT's duties and

responsibilities?

• calming down the victim's family members

• cleaning the equipment

• giving medications

• looking after the family dog during a crisis

Which is an important personal skill for a paramedic?

• compassion

• judgment

• suspicion

• temperament

Which are the three main certification levels in emergency medical

services?

• advanced EMT, EMT, and paramedic

• driver, paramedic, and pilot

• officer, medic, and nurse

• sheriff, detective, and advanced EMT

Which skill set is important for an EMT to possess?

• conversationalist

• creativity

• critical thinking

• nonauthoritarian

Which certification should one have prior to obtaining his/her EMT

certification?

• critical care paramedic

• first responder

• intermediate

• paramedic