In 1966, the ___ charged the US ___ with developing EMS standards

National Highway Safety Act; DOT

An example of ensuring continuity during the transfer of care of the patient would be:

Providing pertinent patient info to the hospital staff

It is the responsibility of the EMT to treat patients:

In a nonjudgemental and fair manner

The difference between on-line and off-line medical direction is that:

On-line orders are given by the on-duty physician

To prevent violating patient confidentiality, the EMT should:

Avoid inappropriate conversation

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Brady Book Ch. 1: Intro to Emergency Medical Care

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1
An EMT may further his or her EMS education by:
Rereading the EMT textbook
All of these
Attending EMS conferences
Repeating the EMT course
2
In 1966, the ___ charged the US ___ with developing EMS standards
Uniform Traffic Act; Department of Transportation (DOT)
American Medical Association; Dept of Health& Human Services
President; fire academy
National Highway Safety Act; DOT
3
Geriatric injury prevention and campaigns to reduce tobacco use are examples of:
Off-line medical direction
An EMT's role in public health
The nursing domain
Hospital responsibilities
4
Patient care provided by the EMT should be:
Based upon the diagnosis of the patient
Based on assessment findings
Delayed until transportation
Guided by the services attorney
5
The earliest documented emergency medical service was in:
Miami in the 1960's
Seattle in the 1970's
France in the 1970's
England in the 1890's
6
Good personality traits are very important to the EMT. You should be:
Cooperative and resourceful
Cunning and inventive
Respectful and condescending
Emotionally stable and shy
7
National levels of EMS training include all of the following except:
Advanced EMT
Emergency medical responder
Advanced first aid
EMT-Paramedic
8
Obtaining feedback from patients and the hospital staff is a means of:
Providing quality improvement
Obtaining on-line medical direction
Determining what is wrong with patients
Avoiding charges of negligence
9
An example of ensuring continuity during the transfer of care of the patient would be:
None of these
Providing pertinent patient info to the hospital staff
Performing more hospital procedures in the field
Only giving a report directly to a physician
10
Participation in continuing education and keeping carefully written documents are examples of:
Patient advocacy
Transfer of care
Medical direction
Quality improvement
11
It is the responsibility of the EMT to treat patients:
In their community or district
Who are insured or injured at work
As quickly as possible
In a nonjudgemental and fair manner
12
An example of a specialty hospital in the EMS system is a(n):
Poison control center
Correctional facility
Emergency Department
Primary care center
13
An example of a med carried by EMT's that requires a physician consultation to administer is:
Lidocaine
Oxygen
Oral glucose
Aspirin
14
An EMT is operating as the medical directors:
Peer
Designated agent
Employee
Replacement
15
Patient advocacy is:
Abandoning your patient
Executing your primary responsibility as an EMT
Assessing your patient
Speaking up for your patient
16
A general procedure involved in making evidence-based patient care decisions includes:
Reviewing the literature
Forming a hypothesis
An evaluation of evidence
All of these
17
If an EMT is not in control of personal habits, he/she might:
Make inappropriate decisions
Contaminate the patients wounds
Do all of the above
Render improper care
18
Every EMS system should have a:
Medical Director
Contract with the local hospital
Call review on a monthly basis
Minimum of 3 EMT's on each vehicle
19
The difference between on-line and off-line medical direction is that:
Off-line medical direction doesn't need protocols
On-line medical direction uses standing orders
On-line orders are given by the on-duty physician
Off-line orders are given by the on-duty physician
20
To prevent violating patient confidentiality, the EMT should:
Perform and accurate interview
Avoid inappropriate conversation
Develop the ability to listen to others
Communicate with medical direction

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