Chapter 1 - Core Concepts

Question 1

EMS System Creation:

Answer 1

Developed to provide pre-hospital and hospital emergency care.

Question 2

EMS System Includes:

Answer 2

911 or another emergency access system, dispatchers, EMT’s, the hospital emergency department, physicians, nurses, physician’s assistants, and other health professionals.

Question 3

EMT’s Responsibilities:

Answer 3

Safety, patient assessment & care, lifting, moving, and transporting patients, transfer of care, and patient advocacy.

Question 4

EMT Requirements:

Answer 4

Certain personal and physical traits. Education (including refresher training and continuing education), quality improvement procedures, and medical direction are all essential to maintaining high standards of EMS care.