chapter 1 review emsp 1110

AEMT training follows National EMS Education Standards, as recommended by the:

• A) National Registry of EMTs.

• B) National Association of EMTs.

• C) state EMS office or EMS regulatory agency

• D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Who regulates the standards under which AEMTs provide emergency care?

• A) U.S. Department of Transportation

• B) The state EMS office or agency

• C) National Registry of EMTs

• D) National Association of EMTs

The function of the National Registry of EMTs is to:

• A) set training standards for each EMS provider level.

• B) provide continuing education for EMS providers.

• C) mandate that EMS providers recertify every year.

• D) assess competence through a valid testing process.

After successfully completely a state-approved AEMT course, you are:

• A) certified to work for an EMS service.

• B) authorized to function as an AEMT in all 50 states.

• C) eligible to take your state's AEMT certification examination.

• D) deemed competent to provide advanced emergency medical care.

Even with an EMS certification, your ability to function as an AEMT is governed locally by the:

• A) state health department.

• B) county health department.

• C) EMS system's medical director

• D) EMS system's chief paramedic.

In most states, a person may be denied certification as an AEMT if he or she:

• A) has been convicted of a felony.

• B) is older than 45 years of age.

• C) is not a certified firefighter.

• D) is certified in another state.

Authorization to use an automatic transport ventilator when transporting a patient requires which minimum level of EMS provider?

• A) EMR

• B) EMT

• C) AEMT

• D) Paramedic

In an enhanced 9-1-1 system:

• A) the dispatcher is able to provide the caller with emergency instructions.

• B) there is a single person whose sole responsibility is to dispatch EMS.

• C) a call made from a cellular phone can be tracked within a 10-mile area.

• D) the phone number from which the call is made is displayed on a screen.

A physician authorizes you, via two-way radio, to help a patient administer prescribed nitroglycerin. What type of medical direction is this?

• A) Standing order

• B) Off-line medical control

• C) Online medical control

• D) Indirect medical control

While attempting resuscitation of a patient in cardiac arrest, you initiate CPR, defibrillate the patient with an AED, and insert a supraglottic airway device prior to contacting medical control. What does this scenario most accurately describe?

• A) Standing orders

• B) Off-line medical control

• C) Online medical control

• D) Indirect medical control