Introduction to EMS Flashcards
Ch1
Which of the following is not included in the fundamental attributes of a functioning Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System?
A. Human Resources
B. Public education
C. Standardize curricula
D. Prevention
(C) STANDARDIZE CURRICULA
Updating Standards for dispatching are included in which of the following components of the Emergency Medical services system?
A. Communication Systems
B. Legislation and Regulation
C. Human Resources
D. Clinical Care
(A) COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Which of the following skills are usually NOT performed by first responders?
A. Providing initial airway care
B. Assessing for life threatening Conditions
C. Performing life- Savings skills such as CPR
D. Administering medications such as epinephrine and nitroglycerin
(D) ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE AND NITROGLYCERIN
Which of the following first responders is NOT acting appropriately ?
A. A First responder who yells at bystanders who have approached a patient
B. A first responder who exercises three times a week
C. A first responder who calms a crying child who was involved in a motor vehicle crash
D. A first responder who keeps a clean jacket or jumpsuit to put on when responding from his work as a mechanic
(A) A FIRST RESPONDER WHO YELLS AT BYSTANDERS WHO HAVE APPROACHED A PATIENT
Which of the following first responders is NOT demonstrating appropriate behavior?
A. The first responder who places the patients safety before his or her own
B. The first responder who holds a patients hand to shoe emotional support
C. The first responder who attends a refresher course to maintain skill levels
D. The first responder who attends CE courses to maintain knowledge
(A) The first responder who places the patients safety before his or her own
Which of the following is properly demonstrating behavior expected of A first responder?
A. The first responder who allows a family member to disrupt the assessment of and provision of patient care
B. The first responder who goes into a scene with “shots fired” before the police arrive
C. The first responder who performs skills learned in a CE course but that are not included in a local protocol
D. The first responder who continues to assist with patient care as requested by advanced care providers
(D) The first responder who continues to assist with patient care as requested by advanced care providers
the formal relationship between the EMS providers and the physician responsible for the prehospital medical care in a community best defines which of the following?
A. Direct medical control
B. Indirect medical control
C. Medical Oversight
D. Medical practice act
(C) Medical oversight
Which of the following is TRUE of medical oversight?
A. Only services that provide advanced care need medical oversight
B. The physician providing medical oversight is often referred to as the medical doctor
C. First Responders act independently of physicians in most cases
D. It requires First responders to contact a Physician before providing any care
(B) The physician providing medical oversight is often referred to as the medical doctor
All of the following are TRUE of direct medical control EXCEPT___.
A. It is also called “online”, “base station”, “immediate”, or “concurrent” medical control.
B. To use medical control, you may use the radio or telephone or have direct contact with the physician at the scene
C. The only way to be under direct medical control is for physician to be at the scene
D. it allows a first responder to communicate directly with a physician
C. The only way to be under direct medical control is for physician to be at the scene
- Which of the following is FALSE regarding indirect medical control?
a. It occurs when a First Responder calls for orders over the radio or with the phone.
b. It is also called “offline,” or “prospective” medical control.
c. It includes all the activities that are not direct medical control.
d. It may include providing quality assurance.
a. It occurs when a First Responder calls for orders over the radio or with
the phone.
A First Responder initiates treatment according to protocols. This is an example of which
of the following terms?
a. Concurrent medical control
b. Direct medical control
c. Indirect medical control
d. On-line medical control
c. Indirect medical control
Which term represents the first designated level of professional emergency medical care?
a. Emergency Medical Technician
b. Emergency Medical Responder (CFR)
c. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
d. Paramedic
b. Emergency Medical Responder (CFR)
The laws or regulations that protect licensed health care providers who give emergency assistance in good faith as long as they do not commit negligent, willful, or wanton acts of misconduct or omissions or charge for their services are referred to as which of the
following?
a. Good Samaritan laws
b. Emergency Medical Services regulations
c. Medical oversight laws
d. First Responder protection regulations
a. Good Samaritan laws
Failure to continue giving care until you have transferred that care to someone of equal
or higher training is best described by which of the following terms?
a. Refusal
b. Abandonment
c. Implied treatment
d. Indirect medical care
b. abandonment
