EMT Final Exam, Answered (Actual Exam)-Which of the following best describe the process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects
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a) quality improvement
b) patient advocacy
c) continuing education
d) medical direction - a) quality improvement
Which of the following terms best describes a relationship where authority to give medications and provide emergency care is an extension of the Medical Director's license to practice medicine?
a) protocols
b) quality improvement
c) designated agent
d) standing orders - c) designated agent
Which of the following would be considered a specific public health role for EMTs?
a) development of protocols
b) run report review
c) bleeding control
d) disease surveillance - d) disease surveillance
According to the American Heart Association's Level of Evidence designation, which of the following types of research would be most important?
a) randomized control trials
b) concurrent control studies
c) retrospective control studies
d) studies without a control group - a) randomized control trials
Which of the following types of research would be considered a compilation of different studies looking at a single topic?
a) case study
b) a randomized control trial
c) cohort study
d) meta-analysis - d) meta-analysis
Which of the following responsibilities of an EMT focuses on being the one who speaks up for the patient, pleads his cause, and brings any of his concerns to the attention of the hospitals staff?
a) patient advocacy
b) patient care
c) patient assessment
d) transfer of care - a) patient advocacy
In most areas, ______ is considered the minimum level of certification for ambulance personnel
a) EMT
b) EMR
c) AEMT
d) Paramedic - a) EMT
Which of the following would be considered a system that has the capability of automatically identifying the emergency caller's phone number and location?
a) telemetry
b) Emergency medical dispatch
c) enhanced 911
d) public health - c) enhanced 911
Which of the following groups created a Technical Assistance Program that established an assessment program with a set of standards for EMS Systems?
a) The National Registry of EMTs
b) The American College of Surgeons
c) The National Association of EMTs
d) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - d) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Which of the following departments was charged by the 1966 Highway Safety Act with developing EMS standards and assisting the states in upgrading the quality of their prehospital emergency care?
a) The Department of State
b) The Department of Health and Human Services
c) The Department of Transportation
d) The Department of Homeland Security - c) The Department of Transportation
You believe that your patient should be given nitroglycerin for his chest pain. You do not have off-line protocols for this, so you should
a) transport the patient
b) contact medical direction
c) administer the medication and document accordingly
d) do what you did for the last patient with chest pain - b) contact medical direction
The system by which the medical community oversees the basic health of a population is known as
a) emergency medical services
b) best clinical practices
c) the public health system
d) the hospital-based care system - c) the public health system
The modern EMS system in the United States began in the:
A. 1960s.
B. 1950s.
C. 1980s.
D. 2000s. - A. 1960s.
An enhanced 911 system allows the emergency dispatcher to:
A. contact police, fire, and EMS personnel simultaneously.
B. immediately access the phone number and address from which the call is being made.
C. provide step-by-step CPR instructions to the caller.
D. respond to the scene of a medical incident much quicker. - B. immediately access the phone number and address from which the call is being made. [Show Less]