Emergency Medical Services Quiz

Dispatchers never work 24-hour shifts.

• True

• False

Who developed the first triage-like system for Napoleon’s army?

• Baron Larrey

• Baron Jean

• Baron Jean Dominique

• None of the above

What does the acronym EMS stand for?

• Emergency Mobile Services

• Emergent Medical Services

• Emergency Medical Services

• None of the above

In which American war were helicopters first used to transport injured soldiers?

• WWII

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• None of the above

EMS is a coordinated network of professionals that provide

• Long-term medical care

• Care for minor injuries only

• Pre-hospital medical and trauma care

• None of the above

Where was the first ambulance service in the US?

• New York City

• Boston

• Chicago

• None of the above

Paramedics have more advanced training than Emergency Medical Technicians

• True

• False

A person who makes sure that the care a patient receives is in their best interest is __________.

• Paramedic

• Dispatcher

• Patient advocate

• None of the above

EMS is a coordinated network of professionals whose function is to provide a variety of medical services.

• True

• False

An Emergency Medical Technician performing lifesaving medical services on a heart attack patient until the patient is received at the local hospital emergency room is an example of __________.

• Airway maintenance

• Bleeding control

• Continuous care and transfer

• None of the above