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WorksheetsEmergency Medical Care Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
Most states require refresher training for EMTs every:
1 to 2 years.
5 to 7 years.
2 to 4 years.
4 to 5 years.
An EMT at a basic level is operating as a designated agent of the:
EMT-Intermediate.
Medical Director.
shift commander.
ER nurse.
Which of the following is NOT a role or responsibility for an EMT?
Lifting and moving
Providing medical direction
Transfer of care
The first concern of an EMT must be:
(a)
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):
standing order.
QI order.
An order from an EMS system's on-duty physician given by radio or phone is an example of:
designated direction.
direct order.
standing orders.
online order.
The level of EMS training in which the emphasis is on activating the EMS system and controlling immediate life-threatening emergencies is:
EMR.
AEMT.
EMT.
off-line medical control.
A good personal trait for an EMT is someone who:
speaks his/her mind.
is insincere.
is nonjudgmental.
always follows others.
Lists of steps, such as assessment and interventions, to be taken in different situations by EMS personnel are known as:
(a)
Which of the following is a way for an EMT to have a role in the quality improvement (QI) process?
Have someone else check equipment.
Read patient's hospital chart.
Continue his or her education.
Submit run reports quickly even if incomplete.
Which is an example of EMS being involved in public health?
Responding to a mass-casualty incident
Public vaccination programs
Providing free blood pressure checks at the station
Running calls with the fire department
What is one outcome of medical research for EMS?
Evidence-based treatments
New EMS shift designs
Better EMS documentation
Improved ambulance design
The modern Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system has been developed to provide what is known as (a) care.
In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States (a) with developing EMS standards.
All transporting prehospital personnel should, at a minimum, be trained to the level of (a) using a standardized curriculum taught by qualified instructors.
The type of specialty hospital in which surgery teams are available on a round-the-clock basis is the (a) hospital.
The specially trained EMS personnel who obtain information about emergency situations from callers and who also provide instructions for emergency care to callers are (a) .
A(n) (a) is an EMT who has passed specific additional training programs and is authorized to provide some level of advanced life support (ALS).
The process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that require improvement is known as (a) .
Standing orders that allow EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking directly to a physician are examples of (a) medical direction.
An EMT has responsibility for a patient until (a) to hospital personnel has been properly completed.
