EMR Ch 1 Review

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

• EMT resources

• 911 services

• EMS system

• emergency services

The 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

You have received an order over the phone from the Medical Director to administer oxygen to the patient. This would be called:

• off-line medical direction

• on-line medical direction

• hospital direction

• EMS coordinator direction

The procedures that an Emergency Medical Responder can and must legally provide as care for a patient are called:

• scope of practice

• scope of training

• standard of care

• standard of training

Which agency coordinates EMS on a national level and defines all levels of EMS providers?

• NEMSES

• AEMT

• NHTSA

• NSPM

One important point where trained and untrained people come together as part of the EMSsystem is:

• the 911 service

• clinical care

• ambulance response

• evaluation

How many nationally recognized levels of EMS training are covered by the National EMS Education Standards?

• 8

• 2

• 5

• 4

Which level of EMS education allows the responder to perform cardiac defibrillation?

• Paramedic

• AEMT

• EMT

• EMR

Which level is considered the minimum level of education and certification for ambulancepersonnel in most areas of the United States?

• Paramedic

• AEMT

• EMT

• EMR

Many police officers, firefighters, industrial workers, and other public service providers are trained as Emergency Medical Responders because the EMR level is designed specifically for those who:

• can insert advanced airways and IV lines

• have the authority to arrest suspects

• are ambulance personnel

• may arrive first on the scene