Ch. 2: EMS Systems

Question 0

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):

Answer 0

Intervening physician

Question 1

Which certification level is currently NOT recognized by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model?

Answer 1

Critical Care Paramedic

Question 2

Which National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) elements of EMS systems deals with issues of equal access to acceptable emergency care for all patients?

Answer 2

Resource Management

Question 3

The person who is legally responsible for all clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system is the:

Answer 3

medical director

Question 4

In 1980, the revision “KKK-A-1822A” involved:

Answer 4

Improving ambulance electrical systems by designing a low-amp lighting system to replace antiquated light bars and beacons

Question 5

Paramedics carry out their tasks in the prehospital setting as designated agents of the:

Answer 5

EMS system medical director

Question 6

The desirable conduct or qualities that characterize a practitioner in a particular field or occupation are called professional:

Answer 6

ethics

Question 7

Which best describes the practice of evidence-based medicine?

Answer 7

combining clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence

Question 8

Few areas of the US provided adequate prehospital care until:

Answer 8

the late 1960s

Question 9

Direct access to medical consultation is a feature of:

Answer 9

an on-line medical direction

Question 10

Components of a paramedic’s education don’t include:

Answer 10

disciplinary action

Question 11

Key events in the historical development of EMS don’t include:

Answer 11

1975 Cater-Benson Reform Act

Question 12

What piece of legislation had a significant negative impact on EMS funding?

Answer 12

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

Question 13

As a rule, what services should be present in trauma systems within an EMS system?

Answer 13

trauma center

Question 14

The future enhancement of EMS is strongly dependent on:

Answer 14

availability of quality research

Question 15

What best describes the purpose of the KKK specifications?

Answer 15

to standardize the design of ambulances

Question 16

As defined by the National Highway Transportation Safety Agency (NHTSA), what is NOT a component of an EMS system?

Answer 16

a public advisory council

Question 17

Although termed “certification” by many states, the governmental agency’s permission to engage in a profession actually constitutes:

Answer 17

Licensure

Question 18

One area of EMS that will rely especially heavily on research is:

Answer 18

funding

Question 19

Reasons to be involved with a professional membership organization don’t include:

Answer 19

get patches, shirts, and stickers with the organization’s logo

Question 20

What are likely subjects of standing orders or protocols?

Answer 20

how to handle DNR orders, procedures that can only be done with a direct order, and when to use air transport versus ground transport

Question 21

The first use of a prehospital system of triage and transport took place:

Answer 21

During the Napoleonic Wars

Question 22

The Institute of Medicine published “Emergency Medical Services for Children” in:

Answer 22

1993

Question 23

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:

Answer 23

profession