EMS Systems/Roles and Responsibilities

Question 1

The National Highway Act charged the ____________ with developing an EMS system and upgrading prehospital emergency care.

A. Department of Transportation
B. American Red Cross
C. Department of Health and Human Services
D. State EMS agencies

Answer 1

A. Department of Transportation

Question 2

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides a set of recommended standards for EMS systems call the Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards. These 10 standards include:

A. personnel scheduling
B. vehicle maintenance
C. system direction
D. medical access

Answer 2

D. Medical access

Question 3

Of the four levels of prehospital emergency medical training, the level of training that allows for cardiac pacing, decompressing the chest cavity, and cricothyroidotomy is the:

A. First responder level
B. EMT-Basic level
C. EMT-Intermediate level
D. EMT-Paramedic level

Answer 3

D. EMT-Paramedic level

All skills listed in this question are advanced-level care that only can be performed by an EMT-Paramedic