Free Printable emt: chapter 1

1.

what is HIPPA

a)

legislation that protects a paitents public health information

b)

an ems professional with extensive training in ALS skills like intubation

c)

physician direction to an EMS team

d)

a system providing prehospital care to the sick and injured

2.

what is an AEMT

a)

a proactive process of development that captitalizes on strengths and addresses challenges

b)

an EMS professional trained in some ALS interventions

c)

a designated location in which the EMS agency is responsible for providing prehosipital care

d)

an EMS professional trained in some BLS interventions

3.

what is ALS

a)

physician direction to an EMS team

b)

basic lifesaving interventions like cpr

c)

A system that assists dispatchers with unit selection

d)

advanced procedures such as IV's, advanced airway management, and the administration of certain emergency medications

4.

what is MIH

a)

a designated location in which the EMS agency is responsible for providing prehospital care

b)

physician direction to an EMS team

c)

a system that helps dispatchers with unit selection

d)

a proactive process of development that capitalizes on strengths and addresses challenges

5.

what is EMS

a)

a system to provide prehospital care to the sick and injured

b)

an EMS professional trained in BLS intervention

c)

the responsibility of the medical director to ensure that appropriate care is delivered by an EMT

d)

legislation that provides disabled individuals from discrimination

6.

what is BLS

a)

a physicians direction to EMS

b)

providing health care within the community rather than in an office

c)

a physician that authorizes the EMT to provide care in the field

d)

basic life saving interventions like CPR

7.

what is an EMT

a)

an EMS professional trained in BLS intervention

b)

legislation that protects disabled individuals from discrimination

c)

a system that assists dispatchers with unit selection

d)

an EMS professional with extensive training in ALS skills like intubation

8.

what is a paramedic

a)

an EMS professional trained in some ALS interventions

b)

legislation to protect a patients private health information

c)

basic life saving interventions like CPR

d)

an EMS professional with extensive training in ALS

9.

what is medical control

a)

proactive process of development that capitalizes on strengths an addresses challenges

b)

physician direction to an EMS team

c)

a designated location in which teh EMS agency is responsible for providing prehospital care

d)

a system that assists dispatchers with unit selection

10.

what is continuous quality improvment (CQI)

a)

a proactive process of development that capitalizes on strengths and addresses challenges

b)

basic life saving interventions

c)

the responsibility of the medical director to ensure that appropriate care delivered by and EMT

d)

an ems professional with extensive ALS skills

11.

what is an EMD

a)

a system to provide prehospital care to the sick and injured

b)

physician direction to an EMS team

c)

a system that assists dispatchers with unit selection

d)

legislation protecting the patients private health information

12.

what is a primary service area?

a)

a designated location in which the EMS agency is responsible for providing prehospital care

b)

a proactive process of development that capitalized on strenghs and addresses challenges

c)

basic life saving interventions

d)

physician direction to an EMS team

13.

what is a medical director

a)

a proactive process of development that capitalizes of strengths and addresses challenges

b)

a system providing prehospital care to the sick injured

c)

A physician who authorizes the EMT to provide care in the field

d)

a system that assists dispatchers with unit selection

14.

what is the Americans with disabilities act

a)

advanced procedures such as iv therapy advanced airway management and the administration od certain emergency medications

b)

a system to provide prehospital care to the sick and injure

c)

legislation that protects disabled individuals from discrimination

d)

basic life saving interventions

15.

what is quality control?

a)

an EMS professional tranined in some ALS interventions

b)

advanced procedures like iv therapy, advanced airway management and administration of certain emergency medications

c)

the physicals who authorizes the EMT to provide care in the field

d)

the responsibility of the medical director to ensure appropriate care is delivered by and EMT

16.

what year was the white paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The beglected Disease of Modern Society" published?

a)

1966

b)

1970

c)

1984

d)

1992

17.

which of the following is true regarding medical control?

a)

it is determined by the dispatcher

b)

it may consist of witten or "standing" orders

c)

it requires online radio or phone consultation

d)

it affects only ALS providers

18.

what is the purpose of providing integrated mobile health care (MIH)?

a)

to allow paramedics to funtion outside of the scope of practice

b)

to allow EMS agencies to respond to emergencies faster

c)

to educate the community on public health issues

d)

to facilitate improved access to health care at an affordable price

19.

what is the major goal of continuous quality improvement (CQU)?

a)

to preform quarterly audits of the EMS system

b)

to verify that EMT's have received BLS/CPR training

c)

the ensure the public revives the highest standard of care

d)

to verify the proper information is gathered in the billing department

20.

which of the following involves federal legislation concerning patient confidentiaality?

a)

HIPAA

b)

NAACS

c)

EMTALA

d)

FLCPC

21.

answer the question based on the following scenario: after stocking the ambulance in the morning, you and your partner go out for breakfast. while entering the resturaunt, you see an older man clutch his chest and collapse to the floor. when you get to him he is not breathing and has no pulse.

which of the following authorizes you, as an EMT, to provide emergency care to the patient

a)

the city council

b)

the EMS agency

c)

the medical director

d)

the fire chief

22.

answer the question based on the following scenario: after stocking the ambulance in the morning, you and your partner go out for breakfast. while entering the resturaunt, you see an older man clutch his chest and collapse to the floor. when you get to him he is not breathing and has no pulse.

in order to treat this patient what you will need to follow?

a)

emergency medical dispatch

b)

continuous quality improvement (CQI)

c)

protocols

d)

quality control

23.

answer the question based on the following scenario: after stocking the ambulance in the morning, you and your partner go out for breakfast. while entering the resturaunt, you see an older man clutch his chest and collapse to the floor. when you get to him he is not breathing and has no pulse.

what level of training would allow you to preform cardiac monitoring and endotracheal intubation of this patient?

a)

EMR

b)

EMT

c)

AEMT

d)

paramedic

24.

answer the question based on the following scenario: after stocking the ambulance in the morning, you and your partner go out for breakfast. while entering the resturaunt, you see an older man clutch his chest and collapse to the floor. when you get to him he is not breathing and has no pulse.

while you check the patient's airway, breathing, and circulation, you partner considered the benefits of requesting a(n) _________ amulance to assist with pateint care

a)

ALS

b)

CQI

c)

PSA

d)

EMD

25.

answer the question based on the following scenario: after stocking the ambulance in the morning, you and your partner go out for breakfast. while entering the resturaunt, you see an older man clutch his chest and collapse to the floor. when you get to him he is not breathing and has no pulse.

while you preformed CPR on this patient, your partner retrieved the ______, which will deliver an appropriate electrical shock.

a)

EMD

b)

AED

c)

PSA

d)

GPS

26.

EMT personnel are the highest-qualified members of the prehospital care team

a)

true

b)

false

27.

the EMT scope of practice includes the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)

a)

true

b)

false

28.

personnel trained as EMR's can include law enforcement, firefighters, and ski patrollers.

a)

true

b)

flase

29.

a professional appearence and manner by the EMT will help build the patient's confidence and ease teh patient's anxiety

a)

true

b)

false

30.

patient care should be focused on procedures that have proven useful in improving outcomes

a)

true

b)

false

31.

as a health professional and teh extension of physician care, you are not bound by patient confidentiality

a)

true

b)

false

32.

most EMS training programs must adhere to national standards establishes by the accrediting organizations

a)

true

b)

false

33.

the medical director is responsible for authorizing and regulating all emergency medical services within the state

a)

true

b)

false

34.

AEMT's typically go through 1,000 t0 1,300 hours of training

a)

true

b)

false

35.

the development of the field medic and rapid helicopter evacuation took place during the Korean War

a)

true

b)

false

36.

_____ _____ ____ is a circular continuous internal and external reveiws and audits

(a)

37.

each ems system has a physician _____ ______ who authorizes the emt's in the service to provide medical in the field

(a)

38.

one of the most dramatic developments in prehospital emergency care is the use of a(n) _____ _____ defibrillator

(a)

39.

the primary (a) area is teh maon area in which an EMS agency operates

40.

a 9-1-1 dispatch center is called a public safety _____ _____, or PSAP

(a)

41.

describe the EMT's role in the EMS system

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42.

what role has the US Department of Transportation played in the development of EMS

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43.

list 5 of the roles and/or responsibilities of being an EMT

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44.

describe the two basic types of medical direction that helps the EMT provide care.

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45.

explain how you would respond to the following scenario and why.

are are dispatches to a two-car motor vehicle Collision. on arrival you see minimal damage to both vehicles because they were traveling les than 25 MPH when the Collision occurred. you and your partner interview and examine all of teh patients and find no apparent injuries. dispatch contacts you and asks if you need an ALS crew to respond to your location.

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46.

what should you do in the following situation?

you and your partner are both EMT's and are dispatches to a private residence to a report of a hanging. you arrive to find a distraught man in the font yard, who quickly explains that he found his teenage daughter in the garage hanging from the neck from an extension cord. you enter the harage and find teh patient unresponsive and not breathing, but with a weak pulse. using EMT airway skills, neither of you is able to successfully open teh patient's airway enough to provide ventilations.

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emt: chapter 1

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 12hrs 30mins

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