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1
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Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?

a. quality improvement
b. system effectiveness managment
c. process improvement plan
d. total quality system

A

A. Quality Improvement

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In 1996 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?

a. US Department of transportation
b. US Department of the Interior
c. US Department of Health Services
d. US Department of Homeland Security

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A. US Department of transportation

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Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care most refers to which of the following?
A. Emergency preparedness plan 
B. Trauma system 
C. Resource management 
D. Central Deployment
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C. Resource management

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4
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Liver

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largest organ of the body, which produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in the body

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5
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Gallbladder

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sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver

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pancreas

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a gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in the digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine.

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stomach

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where the digestion of food begins

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small intestine

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organ divided into duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum that receives partially digested food from the stomach and continues digestion. Nutrients are absorbed by the body through its walls.

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Large intestine

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the muscular tube that removed water from waste products received from the small intestine and moves anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body

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10
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Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system assessment programs?
A. Department of Health and Human Services
B. National Transportation safety board
C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
D. United States health services agency

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C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Which of the following is a personality trait required of EMT’s?
A. ability to lift and carry 125 lbs
B. Awareness of problems with color vision
C. Ability to dominate the patient
D. control of personal habits

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D. control of personal habits

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12
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Which of the following is a personal trait an  EMT should demonstrate?
A. Self starter
B. strong student 
C. strong communication 
D. Good eyesight
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A. Self starter

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13
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The NREMT was founded to establish which of the following?
A. an education curriculum for EMT courses
B. Quality oversight of emergency medical services practices
C. national standards for emergency medical services personnel
D. quality improvement and quality assurance programs for emergency medical services

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A. an education curriculum for EMT courses

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tidal volume

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the volume of air in one cycle of breathing

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minute volume

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the amount of air breathed in during each respiration multiplied by the number of breaths per minute

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plasma oncotic pressure

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pull exerted by large proteins in the plasma portion of the blood that tends to pull water from the body into the bloodstream

17
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hydrostatic pressure

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the pressure within a blood vessel that tends to push water out of the vessel

18
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systemic vascular resistance

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pressure in the peripheral blood vessels that the heart must overcome to pump blood into the system

19
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stroke volume

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the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction

20
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cardiac output

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the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one minute

21
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automaticity

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the ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own

22
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contractility

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one is the force the myocardial muscle exerts on the blood

23
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Tidal volume x respiratory rate =

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minute volume

24
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Vital signs for infant

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HR: 100-170(newborn) RR:30-60/min (0-6 months)
90-160(birth to 1 year) 24-30 (6-12 months)
BP 50 -70 (new born)
up to 90 (birth- 1 year)

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Vital signs for toddler

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HR: 80-140/min RR: 24-40/minute BP: 90 + age in years times 2 (1-10 year olds)

26
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Vital signs for preschool age

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HR: 70-120/min RR:22-34/min BP: 90 + age in years times 2

27
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Vital signs for school-age

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HR: 65-120/min RR:18-30/min BP: 90 + age in years times 2

28
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Vital signs for adolescence

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HR: 60-100/min RR: 12-20/min BP 107-117

29
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Vital signs for Early adulthood

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HR: 60-100/min 12-20/min BP: < 120

30
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Infancy

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birth to 1 year

31
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Toddler phase

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12 - 36 months `

32
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Preschool Age

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3-5 years

33
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School Age

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6-12 years

34
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Adolescence

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13-18 years

35
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Early Adulthood

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19-40 years

36
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Middle Adulthood

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41-60 years

37
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Late Adulthood

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61 + years

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