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1) The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community through the use of preventive medicine is known as:

A) public health.

B) epidemiology.

C) primary prevention.

D) injury risk.

A

public health

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2) The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations is known as:

A) tertiary prevention.

B) injury surveillance.

C) epidemiology.

D) field investigation.

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epidemiology

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3) Rehabilition activities that help prevent further injury are called:

A) quaternary prevention.

B) secondary prevention.

C) primary prevention.

D) tertiary prevention.

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tertiary prevention

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4) A(n) ________ is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of injury data essential to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice.

A) injury surveillance program

B) primary prevention program

C) injury risk program

D) epidemiological program

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injury surveillance program

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5) Which one of the following roles does EMS have in public health when providing health care screenings and vaccinations, providing health education, and targeting high-risk populations in an effort to ensure that they are receiving needed medical care?

A) Disease surveillance

B) Disaster management

C) Injury prevention

D) Health promotion

A

health promotion

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6) Common strategies that include child safety seat classes, bicycle safety training, drunk driving education programs, smoking prevention, and swimming pool safety programs fall under which public health role of EMS?

A) Health promotion

B) Injury prevention

C) Policy development

D) Disease surveillance

A

injury prevention

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7) Which of the following is NOT a category within public health laws?

A) Laws that give public health officials the necessary legal tools to perform their jobs

B) Laws allowing public health entities to act in the general interest of the public

C) Laws that deal with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations

D) Laws giving public health agencies power to use epidemiological tools to analyze legal issues

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laws that deal with the incidence and prevalence of a disease in large population

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8) How has public health improved both the quality of life and the life span of humankind?

A) Through research

B) Through epidemiology

C) Through surveillance

D) All of the above

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all of the above

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9) In order to link its EMS and public health systems, a community must have which of the following in place?

A) Strong medical oversight over just the EMS system

B) Stakeholders having a role in the planning process

C) Disaster plans that are drilled and developed at the state level

D) A desire to educate public health providers about field investigation.

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stakeholders having a role in the planning process

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10) A calculation made by subtracting the age at death from 65 is one concept of:

A) analytic studies.

B) illness prevention.

C) epidemiology.

D) linkage.

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epidemiology

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11) Which of the following is NOT a category of intentional injury?

A) Acquaintance rape

B) Suicide by hanging

C) Household accident

D) Elder abuse

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household accident

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12) A(n) ________ occurs shortly after an injury and is when a patient may be more receptive to learning about how a similar injury can be prevented in the future.

A) teachable moment

B) injury surveillance

C) field investigation

D) analytic study

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teachable moment

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13) Epidemiologically speaking, an ongoing process that determines the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of activities related to public health initiatives is called:

A) linkage.

B) evaluation.

C) policy development.

D) field evaluation.

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evaluation

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14) A(n) ________ program must also include a component for the timely dissemination of data to those who need to know.

A) injury surveillance

B) primary prevention

C) field investigation

D) unintentional injury

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injury surveillance

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15) Which of the following is an example of how EMS providers can be involved in community injury prevention?

A) Transporting an unconscious trauma patient to a Level I trauma center

B) Performing CPR on an elderly patient in cardiac arrest

C) Participating in a high school drunk driving crash scenario

D) Being an advocate to attain the latest technology and equipment

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participating in a high school drunk driving crash scenario

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16) What is required from EMS providers at every level for any prevention program to succeed?

A) They must instruct others in the fundamentals of primary prevention.

B) They must understand the need for involvement in prevention activities.

C) They must participate in all continuing education activities offered in their system.

D) They must know all the different types of on-scene survival techniques.

A

the must understand the need for involvement in prevention activities

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17) When developing and measuring the success of prevention programs, each EMS agency should contribute data to all of the following agencies, EXCEPT:

A) local.

B) international.

C) federal.

D) state.

A

international

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18) The ultimate factor in achieving success in an EMS prevention program lies in the hands of:

A) frontline personnel.

B) EMS managers.

C) medical directors.

D) community leaders

A

frontline personnel

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19) The ________ guidelines outline how employers and employees share responsibility for ensuring that Standard Precautions are used to assist in preventing contamination from blood and other bodily fluids.

A) HIPAA

B) AHA

C) AMA

D) OSHA

A

OSHA

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20) Which of the following is NOT part of the commitment that an EMS provider needs to have to prevent illness and injury?

A) Parking the unit in the safest place to load the patient, then directing traffic

B) Being familiar with local and state traffic laws and obeying them

C) Consistently incorporating exercise and a health-minded attitude into his life

D) Knowing his limits and taking time out to relax when necessary

A

parking in the unit in the safest place to load the patient then directing traffic

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21) What tends to be the first body part that is injured in a pediatric patient during a motor vehicle collision?

A) Chest

B) Head

C) Abdomen

D) Neck

A

head

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22) What is the most common mechanism of injury for children younger than 6 years old?

A) Firearms

B) Abuse and assault

C) Motor vehicle collision

D) Falls

A

falls

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23) What is the biggest preventable injury in the geriatric population?

A) Falls

B) Firearms

C) Accidental overdose

D) Abuse

A

falls

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24) Almost one-half of public workplace injuries occur to all of the following EXCEPT:

A) the back.

B) the eyes.

C) the feet.

D) the hands.

A

the feet

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25) Which of the following can lead to a medication-related illness/injury?

A) Following the medication directions of the pharmacist

B) Taking only 7 of the 10 prescribed antibiotic pills

C) Seeking prescriptions only from an urgent care facility

D) Refilling a medication prescription two days prior to the expiration date

A

taking only 7 of the 10 prescribed antibiotic pills

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26) A community issue that may require EMS assistance in developing a prevention program is:

A) epidemiological research.

B) financial support.

C) recognizing scene hazards.

D) early discharge of a patient.

A

recognizing scene hazards

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27) A hazardous or potentially hazardous situation that puts people in danger of sustaining injury best defines which of the following?

A) Injury risk

B) Injury surveillance

C) Injury

D) Accident

A

injury risk

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28) Certain situations, such as epidemics and disasters, call for which of the following actions?

A) Public health law research program

B) Epidemiological research

C) Public health agency police powers

D) Illness and prevention laws

A

public health agency police powers

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29) Which of the following is one of the components that must be in place for EMS and public health to work together?

A) Strong medical oversight

B) Legislative doctrines

C) Educating the community about EMS

D) Passive pursuit of finances

A

strong medical oversight

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30) Which of the following is NOT a prevention strategy that EMS personnel should be able to implement?

A) Preserving the safety of the response team

B) Policing powers

C) Document findings

D) Knowing the community resources

A

policing powers

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