Responsible for establishing, regulating, coordinating, and monitoring the components involved in the
provision of emergency care. - Answer -Emergency Medical Services
Also known as an ambulance technician, is a health professional that provides emergency medical
services. EMTs are most commonly found working in ambulances. They are also the most common type
of providers in all of EMS.
a. Emergency Medical Services
b. Emergency Medical Technician
c. Emergency Medical Technician Intermediates
d. Emergency Medical Technician Paramedics - Answer -b. Emergency Medical Technician
They maintain a critical skill set that can often be life-saving to those involved in accidents, emergencies,
and complicated procedures.
a. Emergency Medical Services
b. Emergency Medical Technician
c. Emergency Medical Technician Intermediates
d. Emergency Medical Technician Paramedics - Answer -c. Emergency Medical Technician Intermediates
,They are the highest level of EMTs. They are advanced providers of emergency medical care and are
highly educated in anatomy and physiology, cardiology, medications, and medical procedures.
a. Emergency Medical Services
b. Emergency Medical Technician
c. Emergency Medical Technician Intermediates
d. Emergency Medical Technician Paramedics - Answer -d. Emergency Medical Technician Paramedics
What are the four basic steps of emergencies? - Answer -1. Know your facility
2. Know your scope of emergency care
3. Know your patient
4. Stay prepared
Allows for the recognition of potentially life-threatening conditions and the correct management to be
implemented.
a. Primary assessment
b. Secondary assessment
c. Tertiary assessment - Answer -a. Primary assessment
It is used during primary assessment... - Answer -ABCDE
The most important component to be established and maintained to prevent hypoxia and ultimately
death
a. airway
b. breathing
c. circulation
d. disability
e. exposure - Answer -a. airway
, How do you check for a patent airway? - Answer -Place a finger near one nostril to check if it has air flow
or moist.
Assessed after the airway. During times of acute injury and stress, the respiratory system can be
compromised.
a. airway
b. breathing
c. circulation
d. disability
e. exposure - Answer -b. breathing
is needed to maintain tissue perfusion and cellular oxygenation. This system involves the heart, vessels,
and blood volume.
a. airway
b. breathing
c. circulation
d. disability
e. exposure - Answer -c. circulation
How do we determine good circulation? - Answer -Assessing the O2 sat and capillary refill.
A neurological assessment to assess for motor or sensory deficits is vital as a decrease in level of
consciousness can affect ABC.
a. airway
b. breathing
c. circulation
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