Ch. 1: Intro to Paramedicine Flashcards
Which of the following best describes the initial education program of the paramedic?
It is the base and beginning of one’s professional education, not the end.
What is one of the emerging roles and responsibilities of a paramedic in the twenty-first century?
health promotion
A major advance in the development of EMS as a true health care profession was the:
2009 publication “National EMS Services Education Standards”
The paramedic’s right to care for patients, administer medications, and perform other related tasks falls on the license of:
the EMS system medical director
Paramedics should always provide care:
without regard to a patient’s ability to pay
Which best characterizes the professional development of a paramedic?
It is a career-long pursuit
The paramedic should always act with the following in mind:
patient interests
Many traditional EMS treatments and practices have been abandoned or refined because of:
Research
To practice, paramedics must be approved not only by a state or provincial agency but by the:
EMS system medical director
Which agency developed and published the “2009 EMS Instructional Guidelines?”
The US DOT
