HIPPA applies specifically to _____.
a. healthcare providers
b. certified or registered medical personnel
c. EMS providers
d. "covered entities" – answer d. "
covered entities"
What is a disadvantage of combination fire department/EMS systems?
a. responsibility for patient care is delegated to less qualified personnel
b. a fire company may be out of service for a long time while waiting for an ambulance
c. fire department personnel provide a lower level of care
d. fire company personnel are utilized for patient transport - answerb. a fire company
may be out of service for a long time while waiting for an ambulance
What does the "E" stand for in the acronym CME?
a. education
b. enforcement
c. emergency
d. event - answera. Education
What is another term for written medical standing orders?
a. algorithms
b. policies
c. protocols
d. procedures - answerc. protocols
An EMS system where the fire department provides medical first response and another
agency provides patient transportation is a ______ system.
a. tiered
b. combination
c. contract
d. split - answerb. combination
Which agency is common provider of EMR/EMT training?
a. American Red Cross
b. American Heart Association
c. Community College
d. local health and human services agency - answerc. Community College
Who serves as liaison between the medical community, hospital, and the EMS
providers?
, a. local department of health designee
b. agency EMS program coordinator
c. Medical Director
d. regional EMS program coordinator - answerc. Medical Director
In general, which type of EMS delivery has been found to provide the highest quality of
care?
a. fire department EMS
b. it varies by community
c. separate EMS agency
d. combination - answerb. it varies by community
What is an occlusive dressing used for?
a. treating burns
b. preventing infection
c. stopping bleeding
d. sealing chest wounds - answerd. sealing chest wounds
Which acronym refers to required ongoing education for EMS providers?
a. ROE
b. OME
c. CEU
d. CME - answerd. CME
Who provides online medical control?
a. the most qualified responder
b. the company officer
c. an EMS physician
d. an EMT-Paramedic - answerc. an EMS physician
Which of the following is exclusively a Paramedic level skill?
a. use of an AED
b. extrication
c. ambulance operation
d. administering medications - answerd. administering medications
What is the minimum level of training necessary to provide care to a victim in an
ambulance?
a. EMR
b. EMT
c. First Responder
d. Paramedic - answerb. EMT
Through which organization are Emergency Medical Responders nationally registered?
a. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
b. FEMA
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