Emergency Medical Responder Ch 1 (First on Scene, 10ed)

The term _____ means the chain of human resources and services linked together to provide continuous emergency care from the scene to the medical facility

• EMT resources

• 911 system

• EMS system

• emergency services

Medical Director is a physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for:

• standards, protocols, and evaluation of patient care

• certification and licensure of EMRs

• staffing decisions and hiring

• answering and dispatching 911 calls

Procedures that an EMR can and must legally provide as care for a patient are called:

• scope of practice

• scope of training

• standard of care

• standard of training

The scope of practice for an EMS provider is defined by _____ statutes and regulations

• national

• state or local

• professional organization

• medical

Off-line medical direction includes ____ that give the EMS provider permission to administer specific interventions

• telephone orders

• medical intervention

• standing orders

• direct intervention

EMRs are trained in the care and management of ill and injured patients. An EMR should not be involved in the process of:

• gaining access

• communication

• traffic control

• controlling bleeding

You are caring for a patient who has been in a motor vehicle collision. Appropriate personal protective equipment for this patient should include:

• gloves and a protective gown

• eye protection and N95 mask

• gloves and eye protection

• eye protection and protective gown

As an EMR, when you are helping a person you should:

• communicate honestly and directly

• withhold concerning information to avoid worrying the patient

• encourage the person to relax and calm down

• keep communication brief

The EMR acts as a designated agent of the:

• fire chief

• medical director

• hospital doctor

• EMS coordinator

Written protocols that have been authorized by the Medical Director as guidelines for patient care are an example of:

• on-line medical direction

• standing orders

• EMS education standards

• standards for treatment