Chapter 1: Quick Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following in NOT an attribute of an integrated EMS system?

a) EMS research
b) Medical Direction
c) Health Insurance Companies
d) Education Systems

Answer 1

c. Health Insurance Companies

Question 2

The licensed physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for oversight of all patient care provided by EMS personnel is the:

a) medical director
b) fire chief
c) ambulance supervisor
d) nursing supervisor

Answer 2

a) medical director

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the role of the Emergency Medical Responder in an EMS system?

a) Decontaminates hazardous materials
b) care for immediate life threats and assists EMTs
c) serves as a Incident Commander and directs other personnel
d) Assists paramedics with advanced skills

Answer 3

b) care for immediate life threats and assists EMTS

Question 4

Emergency Medical Dispatchers receive training that allows them to:

a) control the scene via radio
b) triage patients via the radio
c) declare a mass-casualty incident
d) provide pre-arrival care instructions

Answer 4

d) prove pre-arrival care instructions

Question 5

Which of the following receives the highest level of training in an EMS system?

a) Emergency Medical Responder
b) Emergency Medical Technician
c) Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
d) paramedic

Answer 5

d) paramedic

Question 6

Clearly defined, written guidelines that describe how to manage the most common types of conditions are called:

a) dispatches
b) protocols
c) on-line direction
d) prescriptions

Answer 6

b) protocols

Question 7

Specialized teams of experienced EMS personnel who respond on short notice during disasters are called:

a) Rapid Response Work Groups
b) Disaster Medical Assistance Teams
c) Disaster Care Response Teams
d) Rapid Response Task Force

Answer 7

d) Disaster Medical Assistance Teams

Question 8

Protocols and Standing orders are forms of :

a) off-line medical direction
b) on-line medical direction
c) pre-arrival instructions
d) stand-by guidelines

Answer 8

a) off-line medical direction

Question 9

The care that an Emergency Medical Responder is allowed and supposed to provide according to local, state, or regional regulations or statutes is known as:

a) scope of practice
b) standard of care
c) national standard curricula
d) Emergency Medical Responder Care

Answer 9

a) scope of practice

Question 10

Protocols and patient care decisions should be based on:

a) current EMS research
b) which options are cheapest
c) the opinion of EMRs
d) traditions and historical practice

Answer 10

a) current EMS research