Earliest documented emergency medical service. - Correct Answer -In 1790 the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the battlefield.
Who
... [Show More] developed the first emergency medical standards? - Correct Answer
-U.S. Department of Transportation
What is enhanced 911? - Correct Answer -Dispatchers are able to determine location of the caller.
Minimum level of certification to run on an ambulance crew. - Correct Answer
-EMT
Evaluation of patient's condition is done by doing a . - Correct Answer
-Patient Assessment
Who is responsible for scene safety? - Correct Answer -All crew members
A person who speaks on behalf of the patient. - Correct Answer -The Advocate
Assumes responsibility for all EMTs. - Correct Answer -The Medical Director Any agent that causes disease is called a . - Correct Answer -Pathogen How is Hepatitis A transmitted? - Correct Answer -Fecal-oral route
What part of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response? - Correct Answer -Sympathetic Nervous System
Levels of EMS - Correct Answer -EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to: - Correct Answer -Know your own limitations
Preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair. - Correct Answer -3
Set of limitations that defines the legal actions and limitations placed on the EMT. - Correct Answer -Scope of Practice
Consent given by a school principal to treat a minor on behalf of the parents.
- Correct Answer -In loco parentis (in place of the parent)
An EMT's legal and ethical obligation to provide care to a patient. - Correct Answer -Duty to Act
Act that governs patient confidentiality. - Correct Answer -HIPAA EMTs role at a crime scene. - Correct Answer -Care of the patient
What is anatomy? - Correct Answer -The structures of the human body.
What is physiology? - Correct Answer -The function of the human body. Sharing information about a patient's history or condition. - Correct Answer
-Breach of confidentiality Medial - Correct Answer -Middle
Lateral - Correct Answer -Outside
Standing erect, facing the observer, with arms down and the palms of the hands facing forward. - Correct Answer -Anatomical Position
Prone - Correct Answer -Face down Supine - Correct Answer -Face up Proximal - Correct Answer -Near to Distal - Correct Answer -Away from
Patient is sitting straight up. - Correct Answer -Fowler's position Shock is also called . - Correct Answer -Hypoperfusion
The two areas of the spine most easily injured. - Correct Answer -Cervical and Lumbar
Arteries always carry blood from the heart. - Correct Answer -away Veins always care blood the heart. - Correct Answer -towards
The clotting components of blood. - Correct Answer -Platelets
The arteries the feed blood to the heart. - Correct Answer -Coronary arteries The pressure created by the contraction of the left ventricle - Correct Answer [Show Less]