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EMPS 1501- EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITHPASSED ANSWERS!!
EMS System Answer - Team of Healthcare Professionals
*provide emergency care and transport
*Governed by the State Laws
Levels of Certification Answer - Most states have 4 training and licensure levels
1. Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
2. EMT
3. Advanced EMT (AEMT)
4. Paramedic
Texas Levels of Certification Answer - 5 Levels:
1. Emergency Care Attendant(ECA)
2. EMT
3. EMT- Intermediate (AEMT under national registry)
4. Paramedic
5. Licensed Paramedic
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Answer - Very basic training:
-Provides care before ambulance arrives
-May assist within an ambulance
-Skills limited to immediate need
,Emergency Care Attendant (ECA) Answer - -Able to function as part of
ambulance crew
-Has almost all skills of an EMT
-initiate immediate care and assist EMTs on their arrival
-Training usually delivered to policemen, fire fighters, park rangers, ski patrol,
Emergency Medical Technician Answer - Has training in BLS including:
-AED
-Airway Adjuncts
-Medication Assistance
- IN 49 states, EMT is a minimum certification level to operate an ambulance
(TX allows ECAs to transport)
- course requires about 150 hours
-upon arrival, EMT assumes responsibility for assessment, care, package, and
transport of patient
EMT-Intermediate (AEMT) Answer - has training in advanced life support (ALS)
including:
-IV therapy
-Administration of certain emergency medications
-limited advanced airway skills
Paramedic Answer - Has extensive ALS training including:
-Endotracheal intubation and other advanced airway skills
-expanded use of pharmacology
-ECG Interpretation
-Cardiac monitoring
, -no longer using EMT-P, just Paramedic
-800 to 1500 hours or more
-Truly involved in "Practice of Medicine"
Licensed Paramedic Answer - Requires an Associates Degree in EMS (or any
bachelors degree)
EMT Licensure Requirements in Texas Answer - 1. Complete EMT Training
course
2. Pass national Registry exam
3. High school diploma or equivalent
4. 18 years of age
5. Pass Criminal Background Check (many felonies disqualify certification: drug
convictions, physical assault, sexual crimes)
Beginning of EMS system Answer - WW1: volunteer ambulances
WW2: Field Care
Korean: Field Medic and rapid helicopter evacuation
EMS originated in Answer - 1966:
-Publication of: Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of
Modern Society
Published First EMT training Curriculum in Answer - Department of
Transportation; 1970
Prepared first EMT textbook in Answer - American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons (AAOS); 1971
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