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A 40-year-old man has been seriously Trauma Center
injured in a car crash. He is unresponsive
and has what you believe to be a collapsed
lung. Additionally, his left leg is severely
deformed with heavy bleeding and his vital
signs are unstable. A passenger in the car
informs you that the patient has diabetes
and significant heart problems. Given this
information, what is the best destination for
this patient, assuming all of the facilities are
the same distance away?
A) Cardiac center
B) Spine injury center
C) Trauma center
D) Stroke center
What is a primary purpose of the modern- Decrease the incidence of death and disability related to injury and illness
day EMS system?
A) Provide a means of transport to and
from the hospital
B) Ensure that all members of society have
equal access to hospitals
C) Decrease the incidence of death and
disability related to injury and illness
D) Provide emergency health care services
to medically underserved areas
You have been dispatched for a 61-year- Automated external defibrillation
old female in cardiac arrest. Emergency
Medical Responders (EMRs) are on scene.
In your community, all EMS practitioners
are trained according to the National EMS
Scope of Practice Model. Given this, which
type of care do you expect the EMRs to be
providing?
A) Emergency medication administration
B) Automated external defibrillation
C) Intravenous therapy
D) Reading an electrocardiogram
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,The county dispatch center where you Provide medical instruction to the caller prior to the arrival of EMS personnel
work employs emergency medical
dispatchers (EMDs) as call takers. Using
EMDs as opposed to a person who is just a
"call taker" enables the dispatch center to:
A) Process all emergency calls, including
those asking for police, fire, and EMS
assistance
B) Provide medical instructions to the caller
prior to the arrival of EMS personnel
C) Use computer technology when
dispatching the closest ambulance
D) Properly utilize an enhanced 911 call-
taking system
You work in a community that has an The physical location of the landline used to make the 911 call is displayed to the call
"enhanced" 911 system. Given this, which is taker
true about such a system?
A) The physical location of the landline
used to make the 911 call is displayed to the
call taker
B) The EMS system uses EMTs, Advanced
EMTs, and paramedics
C) The fire department responds
simultaneously with EMS
D) The total response time for EMS will
rarely exceed 9 minutes
Why is EMS in a unique position to EMS providers are familiar with and capable of functioning in the out of hospital
contribute significantly to mobile environment
integrated health care?
A) EMS providers are familiar with and
capable of functioning in the out-of-
hospital environment
B) Ambulances are easily identified
C) The community trusts uniformed health
care providers
D) EMS providers are familiar with the many
routes of medication administration
Which of these tasks has not been Conduct health screening and provide minor outpatient surgical services
identified as one that could be provided by
a mobile integrated health care system?
A) Manage patients who are at a high risk
for hospital readmission
B) Assist in the ongoing home management
of chronic conditions
C) Provide preventive services and check
up on patients after discharge
D) Conduct health screening and provide
minor outpatient surgical services
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, A 14-year-old boy has fallen through a Instructions on how to control bleeding
plate glass window and is bleeding heavily
from a laceration to his arm. His panicked
mother has called 911 for help. Since the 911
operators are also emergency medical
dispatchers, what sort of assistance will
they be able to provide?
A) Simultaneous notification of the hospital
B) Whether the EMS response is covered
by medical insurance
C) Instructions on how to control bleeding
D) The names of the EMTs who are
responding
In the public health continuum, what is the Identify problems that affect the health of the population in question
first responsibility that public health
officials must satisfy to improve the health
of a community?
A) Identify problems that affect the health
of the population in question
B) Design a plan for remediating the
disturbances that cause a population's
health to decline
C) Integrate their work with EMS services
to provide outpatient home care services
designed to improve health
D) Meet with city administrators to
determine which type of public health
budget will be provided so cost-effective
plans can be established
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