Which of the following is an example of care that is provided using standing orders?
Medical control is contacted by the EMT after a patient with chest pain refuses EMS care.
The EMT defibrillates a cardiac arrest patient, begins CPR, and then contacts medical control.
A physician gives the EMT an order via radio to administer oral glucose to a diabetic patient.
Following an overdose, the EMT contacts the medical director for permission to give activated charcoal.
Quality control in an EMS system is the ultimate responsibility of the:
paramedic
lead EMT.
Medical Director
EMS administrator.
Upon arriving at the scene of a domestic dispute, you hear yelling and the sound of breaking glass from inside the residence. You should:
immediately gain access to the patient.
carefully enter the house and then call the police.
retreat to a safe place until the police arrive.
tell the patient to exit the residence so you can provide care.
Which of the following is NOT a component of continuous quality improvement (CQI)?
Periodic review of run reports
Discussion of needs for improvement
Negative feedback to those who make mistakes while on a call
Remedial training as deemed necessary by the medical director
All of the following are responsibilities of the EMS medical director, EXCEPT:
evaluating patient insurance information.
serving as liaison with the medical community.
ensuring that the appropriate standards are met by EMTs.
ensuring appropriate EMT education and continuing training.
Which of the following situations would MOST likely disqualify a person for EMS certification?
A misdemeanor at the age of 17
Driving under the influence of alcohol
Possessing a valid driver’s license from another state
A mild hearing impairment that is corrected with hearing aids
Which of the following should be the EMT’s highest priority?
Controlling severe bleeding
Maintaining a patient’s airway
Ensuring the safety of his or her partner
Sizing up every scene prior to entering
A patient who requires cardiac monitoring in the field would require, at a minimum, which level of EMS provider?
EMR
EMT
Paramedic
AEMT
Which of the following is a professional responsibility of the EMT?
Telling the family of a dying patient that everything will be OK
Maintaining only the skills that he or she feels uncomfortable with
Maintaining a professional demeanor even under the most stressful situations
Advising an emergency department nurse that patient reports are only given to a physician
Emergency patient care occurs in progressive phases. What occurs first?
Activation of EMS
Initial prehospital care
The patient receives definitive care
Incident recognition
1: The organization in the United States government that is responsible for establishing the National Standard Curriculum for each EMT level is the:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Department of Homeland Security.
Department of Defense.
Why is the year 1966 usually referred to as the beginning of the modern era of EMS?
It was the year the first EMT textbook was published.
It was the year the term "paramedic" was first used.
The report Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society was published.
The first "van ambulance" was manufactured.
EMS providers who have training in specific aspects of advanced life support (ALS), such as intravenous (IV) therapy and the administration of certain emergency medications, are called:
Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs).
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs).
Advanced EMTs (AEMTs).
Paramedics.
The Emergency Medical Dispatch System was developed to:
provide an exact location of the caller using GPS.
see what is going on at the scene.
allow dispatchers to provide instructions to the caller until EMS arrives.
all of the above
The type of medical control where a physician may either confirm or modify a proposed treatment plan over the radio or telephone is referred to as:
offline or indirect medical control.
retrospective medical control.
online or direct medical control.
implied medical control.
A Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) system is designed to:
identify medical mistakes and punish those who commit them.
identify new trends in medical care and implement them.
identify EMS providers who have to recertify.
identify areas of improvement and appropriate education to help fix them.
The roles and responsibilities of the EMT do not include:
placing yourself or your partner at risk to save a patient's life.
providing essential immediate intervention.
advising the patient of any procedures you will perform.
documenting all findings and care on the patient care report.
The party responsible for ensuring that an EMT maintains his or her ability to provide high-quality EMS care and updates his or her knowledge of EMS care is the:
state regulatory authority.
EMT.
medical director.
EMS agency chief.
What federal document provides overarching guidelines as to what skills each level of EMS provider should be able to accomplish?
National EMS Education Standards
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured
EMS Agenda for the Future
National EMS Scope of Practice Model
The two primary types of EMS services that transport patients within the United States are:
private organizations and fire departments.
fire departments and city or county personnel.
public safety and law enforcement.
hospitals and private organizations.
In order the maintain licensure, EMTs are required to maintain a certain number of hours of:
didactic instruction.
psychomotor instruction.
continuing education.
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.
