Ch. 24 Fire and Emergency Medical Care 1

What percentage of fire departments in the United States provide patient transportation services?

• 35

• 45

• 55

• 80

What percentage of U.S. fire departments provide some level of EMS to their communities?

• 55

• 65

• 80

• 95

What are the two levels of emergency medical services?

• basic and intermediate

• intermediate and advanced

• basic and advance

• beginner and advanced

Which of the following is not a Basic Life Support Skill?

• Control bleeding

• Monitoring and Interpreting Heart Rhythms

• Splinting

• Administering Oxygen

Which of the following is an Advanced Life Support Skill?

• Splinting

• Monitoring Heart Rhythms

• Intravenous Drug Administration

• Controlling Bleeding

• All of the above

Advanced life support personnel operate as the extension of __________.

• Phyhsician

• Captain

• Chief

• Lieutenant

What level of training is designed specifically for people such as police officers, teachers, and daycare providers who encounter medical emergencies as part of their jobs?

• EMT

• EMR

• Paramedic

• Emt Advanced

Administering intravenous fluids and medications are skills performed by a fire fighter trained to the ________ level.

• EMR

• EMT

• Paramedic

• None of the above

Administering intravenous fluids and medications are skills performed by a fire fighter trained to the ________ level.

• Paramedic

• EMR

• EMT

• All of the above

What does the acronym AED stand for?

• Automatic Exit Defibrillator

• Automatic External Distiller

• Automatic External Defibrillator

• Advanced External Defibrillator