Ch. 2: EMS Systems Flashcards
A physician not affiliated with the responding EMS system who takes part in patient care with system paramedics at an emergency scene is called a(n):
Intervening physician
Which certification level is currently NOT recognized by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model?
Critical Care Paramedic
Which National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) elements of EMS systems deals with issues of equal access to acceptable emergency care for all patients?
Resource Management
The person who is legally responsible for all clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system is the:
medical director
In 1980, the revision “KKK-A-1822A” involved:
Improving ambulance electrical systems by designing a low-amp lighting system to replace antiquated light bars and beacons
Paramedics carry out their tasks in the prehospital setting as designated agents of the:
EMS system medical director
The desirable conduct or qualities that characterize a practitioner in a particular field or occupation are called professional:
ethics
Which best describes the practice of evidence-based medicine?
combining clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence
Few areas of the US provided adequate prehospital care until:
the late 1960s
Direct access to medical consultation is a feature of:
an on-line medical direction
Components of a paramedic’s education don’t include:
disciplinary action
Key events in the historical development of EMS don’t include:
1975 Cater-Benson Reform Act
What piece of legislation had a significant negative impact on EMS funding?
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
As a rule, what services should be present in trauma systems within an EMS system?
trauma center
The future enhancement of EMS is strongly dependent on:
availability of quality research
What best describes the purpose of the KKK specifications?
to standardize the design of ambulances
As defined by the National Highway Transportation Safety Agency (NHTSA), what is NOT a component of an EMS system?
a public advisory council
Although termed “certification” by many states, the governmental agency’s permission to engage in a profession actually constitutes:
Licensure
One area of EMS that will rely especially heavily on research is:
funding
Reasons to be involved with a professional membership organization don’t include:
get patches, shirts, and stickers with the organization’s logo
What are likely subjects of standing orders or protocols?
how to handle DNR orders, procedures that can only be done with a direct order, and when to use air transport versus ground transport
The first use of a prehospital system of triage and transport took place:
During the Napoleonic Wars
The Institute of Medicine published “Emergency Medical Services for Children” in:
1993
An occupation in which the practitioners have a competence in a specialized body of knowledge or skills that has been recognized by some organization or agency is called a:
profession
