Chapter 1 Flashcards
Which one of the following is considered a limitation of evidence-based medicine
Minimal availability of research data
Evidence-based medicine tends to emphasize which component of the traditional approach to the practice of emergency medicine?
Science
What is the name of the program the EMS services should establish in order to better assess the ongoing efficiency of care they are rendering to patient
Quality improvement
One of the EMTs at the station has been cited by the medical director for sloppy incomplete and sometimes in accurate patient care documentation practices. Why does this pose a risk to patient safety?
Poor communication could lead to misunderstanding and medical errors
What was the effect of the publication of accidental death and disability the neglected disease of modern society on modern day EMS?
It served as a catalyst for improving ambulance systems
What does an enhanced 911 system allow the emergency dispatcher to perform?
Immediately access the phone number and address from which the call is being made
The person who is legally responsible for the clinical and patient care aspects of the EMS system is the
Medical director
The national Highway traffic safety administration provides a set of recommend standards for EMS systems called the technical assistance program assessment stand. these 10 standards include which one of the following?
Medical direction
When documenting the patient’s history DMT mixed up the patient’s medications with medications to it she is allergic what type of patient safety error this
Communication error
The NHTSA technical assistance program assessment standards for EMS systems Address the resource management component by stating that each state must
Have central control of MS resources so that they each locality And our patients have equal access to acceptable emergency care
Which of the following types of medicine focus on research to provide proof that medical treatments rendered improve patient outcomes
Evidence-based medicine
Which step in the evidence-based medicine process focuses on the concept of determining what is already known about a particular intervention or situation
Search medical literature
The EMT gains authority to render care from the
Medical director
According to the national EMS scope of practice model and advanced EMT should be trained to
Administer medications intravenously
If a buy standard summons EMS using a mobile phone and the EMS dispatch or is able to view the callers latitude and longitude coordinates what FCC rules has this wireless provider utilized?
Phase 2 and enhanced 911
What is the official name for the physician who assumes responsibility for all patient care aspects within a specific EMS system
Medical director
Which of the following statements about an EMS system CQI program Is false
Feedback for the CQI process should only be gathered from the EMTs and the receiving facility
What is the first public health responsibility
Identifying a problem that affects a specific population
Which one of the following is a service that may be provided by community paramedics
Management of chronic conditions
EMS service has decided to staff a clinic at the county fair this is an example of
Community para medicine
Which step in the evidence-based medicine process deals with the concept of deciding what aspect of emergency medicine to investigate
Formulate a question
