EMT AAOS Chapters 1-23 questions with correct answers

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) CORRECT ANSWER Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect people with disabilities against discrimination AED CORRECT ANSWER A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) CORRECT ANSWER A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system. emergency medical dispatch (EMD) CORRECT ANSWER A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance and in providing callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews. EMS CORRECT ANSWER A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured. EMT CORRECT ANSWER An individual who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications.