Chapter 1 Quiz

The first priority of the EMT at an emergency scene is to

• manage a hostile crowd.

• secure the patient.

• ensure personal safety.

• provide a situation update to dispatch.

An EMT operates as a designated agent of the

• AEMT.

• ED nurse.

• medical director.

• shift commander.

Clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system are the responsibility of the-

• paramedic.

• shift commander.

• Advanced EMT.

• medical director.

The first concern of an EMT must always be:

• patient care.

• bystander safety.

• stocking the vehicle.

• personal safety.

A policy set by an EMS medical director that allows EMTs to administer glucose to patients in certain circumstances without speaking to the physician is an example of a(n)

• direct order.

• on-line order.

• standing order.

• QI order.

An order from an EMS system's on-duty physician given by radio or phone is an example of-

• off-line medical control.

• on-line medical direction.

• a protocol.

• standing orders.

The level of EMS that involves provision of emergency medical care by those who are usually first on the scene of an emergency is

• Emergency Medical Responder.

• EMT

• Advanced EMT.

• Paramedic.

Most EMT courses today are based on models developed by the-

• American Heart Association.

• National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council.

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

• National Registry of EMTs.

The system of internal and external reviews and audits for all aspects of an emergency medical system is known as-

• quality improvement.

• evidence-based medicine.

• public information and education.

• on-line medical direction.

The aspect of the EMT's job that involves protecting the patient's rights is-

• assessment

• diplomacy.

• advocacy.

• careful delivery of service.