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TEST BANK - Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets, 9th

Edition by Nancy Caroline
Chapters 1 - 53 | All Chapters

,TABLE OF CONTENTS

,
, CHAPTER 1: EMS Systems
1. EMS stands for:

a. Evolve Medical Service
b. Emergency Medical Services
c. Emergency Medical School
d. European Medical Services

ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 4



2. The first recorded use of an ambulance was by the military during the Siege of Malaga in:

a. At the beginning of 1400
b. In the mid of 1400
c. At the start of 1500
d. At the end of 1400

ANSWER: D DIF: Moderate REF: pg. 4



3. (CoAEMSP) is the only accrediting body for paramedic programs which stands for:

a. Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions
b. Committee on Association of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions
c. Conference on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions
d. Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS

People ANSWER: A DIF: Hard REF: Pg. 10

4. A registry system which is used to test and establish licensure is:

a. NREMT
b. NREMS
c. NREMP
d. NREMR

ANSWER: A DIF: Moderate REF: Pg. 9

5. What is Reciprocity?

,a. Granting certification to a provider from same state or agency
b. Granting certification to a provider from another state or agency
c. Granting certification to a provider both from same or another state
d. No need of granting certification from any

state ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 10

6. Select the correct ranking:

a. The Dispatcher, EMT, Paramedic, Advanced EMT, Emergency Medical Responder
b. Emergency Medical Responder, Paramedic, EMT, Advanced EMT, The Dispatcher
c. Paramedic, Advanced EMT, EMT, Emergency Medical Responder, The Dispatcher
d. The Dispatcher, Emergency Medical Responder, EMT, Advanced EMT,

Paramedic ANSWER: D DIF: Moderate REF: Pg. 12, 13

7. Who launched the first rescue squad called Roanoke Life Saving in 1928?

a. Nancy Lee Caroline
b. Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey
c. Julian Stanley Wise
d. Dr. David Boyde

ANSWER: C DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 6



8. The first National Standard Curriculum for paramedics was developed by:

a. NHTSA
b. US DOT
c. AHRQ
d. EMS

ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 8



9. At the emergency scene, what would be the initial assessment of patient?

a. Respiration, Pulse, Blood pressure
b. Pulse, Skin, Blood test
c. Pupil, Respiration, Temperature
d. Blood pressure, Allergen test, Pulse

, ANSWER: A DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 15
10.If a patient is facing diminished breath sounds and distented necks veins and his radial pulses are
weakening and increasing in rate and you insert an oral airway and starts ventilating him with bag-
maskdevice and 100% oxygen but still the patient is feeling difficult to breath. So withfurther
findings, you assessed that he is facing tension pneumothorax, what would you do?

a. Rushed him to hospital
b. Perform chest compressions
c. Perform needle thoracotomy
d. Mouth to mouth breathing

ANSWER: C DIF: Hard REF: Pg. 15

11. Choose the correct sequence of procedures for each emergency call?

a. Preparation, Response, Scene Management, Patient Assessment
b. Response, Preparation, Scene Management, Patient Assessment
c. Scene Management, Preparation, Response, Patient Assessment
d. Patient Assessment, Scene Management, Response,

Preparation ANSWER: A DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 19

12. A treatment plan for specific illness or injury:

a. Direct Medical Control
b. Standing order
c. Protocol
d. Indirect Medical Control

ANSWER: C DIF: EASY REF: Pg. 21



13. CQI stands for:

a. Control Quality Improvement
b. Continuous Quality Improvement
c. Control Quantity Improvement
d. Continuous Quantity

Improvement

ANSWER: B

DIF: EASYREF: Pg. 22

14. How many points are there for good CQI process?

a. 5

,a. 14
b. 16
c. 18
d. 20

ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: Pg100



102. An action instituted by a private person or entity:

a. Liability
b. Comes under criminal law
c. The plaintiff
d. None of them

ANSWER: C DIF: Easy REF: Pg100



103. If a paramedic has neglected the patient’s pulse which is indicating that his pulse are
dropping and heneeds oxygen mask device. It would come under:

a. Tort
b. Intentional tort
c. Unintentional tort
d. Civil lawsuit

ANSWER: C DIF: Hard REF: Pg100



104. if the misconduct of the EMS provider was intentional or constituted a reckless disregard forthe
safetyof the public, then court awarded:

a. Punitive damage
b. Monetary compensation
c. Both a and b
d. None of them

ANSWER: C DIF: Moderate REF: Pg100



105. Threatening to restrain a patient who does not want to be transported is considered:

a. Assault

,b. Defamation
c. Battery
d. Criminal prosecution

ANSWER: A DIF: Moderate REF: Pg101



106. If EMS provider touches a 18year old conscious injured girl without her consent, is considered:

a. False imprisonment
b. Defamation
c. Battery
d. Assault

ANSWER: C DIF: Hard REF: Pg101



107. If EMS provider write in a document that the patient was drunk, and patient was just
dizzy due tosome allergic response to any food, is considered:

a. Libel
b. Slander
c. Battery
d. False imprisonment

ANSWER: A DIF: Hard REF: Pg101



108. If EMS provider uses the judgmental and offensive statements in speaking to the
patient, isconsidered:

a. False imprisonment
b. Assault
c. Battery
d. Slander

ANSWER: D DIF: Hard REF: Pg102



109. When the civil lawsuit begins?

a. When dissatisfied patient files complaint against EMS provider
b. When summons happens
c. When discovery period begins

,d. When legal action is been taken

ANSWER: A DIF: Hard REF:

Pg102



110. Time period for discovery period:

a. 10day-1month
b. 1month-1year
c. 1year-2year
d. More than 2 year

ANSWER: D DIF: Moderate REF: Pg103



111. Who is attorney?

a. Dissatisfied patient
b. EMS provider
c. Complaint filer
d. Judge

ANSWER: C DIF: Moderate REF: Pg102



112. As a paramedic, you have lines of authority to answer to within the EMS system but
which one ofthese is not that line?

a. The Medical director
b. The employer
c. The physician
d. The licensing agency

ANSWER: C DIF: Moderate REF: Pg103



113. Which statement is true about ‘borrowed service doctrine’:

a. When you follow physician order which doesn’t falls under your training
b. When conflict happens between you and physician
c. When you take action which doesn’t fall under your training/practice
d. When you don’t follow physician order which doesn’t falls under your

training/practiceANSWER: D DIF: HARD REF: Pg103

, 114. As a paramedic, once you have license to work but the service for which you are seeking
work mayimpose additional requirements as part of its eligibility standards like CPR. It comes
under:

a. Certification
b. License by State
c. Credentialing
d. None of them

ANSWER: C DIF: Hard REF: Pg104
115. Components of due process:

a. Notice
b. Action
c. Opportunity to be heard
d. Both a and c

ANSWER: D DIF: Easy REF: Pg104



116. Which statement is true about HIPAA policy:

a. Patient information shared to the people who are not involved in care of patient
b. Patient information shared to the media and public
c. Patient information shared for medical need and for betterment of society as whole
d. Patient information shared to other

paramedicsANSWER: C DIF: Hard REF:

Pg105



117. EMTALA stands for:

a. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
b. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Agency
c. Evolved Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
d. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor

AuthorityANSWER: A DIF: Moderate REF:

Pg106



118. Policy of EMTALA:

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