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The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to: a. focus specifically on the quality of emergency care provided to the patient b. provide punitive action to EMTs who do not follow local protocols c. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed d. ensure...

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EMT interim 1 Questions and Correct
Answers the Latest Update
The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to:

a. focus specifically on the quality of emergency care provided to the patient

b. provide punitive action to EMTs who do not follow local protocols

c. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed

d. ensure that all EMTs maintain licensure through the state EMS office


✓ c. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed



The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform emergency

medical care in the field is the:

a. field training office

b. shift supervisor

c. medical director

d. EMS administrator


✓ c. medical director



All are components of the EMS system, except:

a. public education

b. participating in election campaigns


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c. personal EMS education

d. primary prevention


✓ b. participating in election campaigns



As an EMT you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest

pain based on:

a. your local EMS protocols

b. the patient's condition

c. the transport time to the hospital

d. an order from a paramedic


✓ a. your local EMS protocols



The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it

are typically regulated by the:

a. regional trauma center

b. state office of EMS

c. National Registry of EMTs

d. American Heart Association


✓ b. state office of EMS



The medical director:


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a. decides which driving laws need to be followed when responding to an

emergency

b. decides if the nature of the call warrants an ambulance to be dispatched

c. is responsible for department vehicle rolling order

d. determines the appropriate care for each injury, condition, or illness


✓ d. determines the appropriate care for each injury, condition, or illness



What type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe?

a. radio

b. direct

c. off-line

d. online


✓ c. off-line



The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important

than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma

patient is based MOSTLY on:

a. EMS research

b. regional trauma guidelines

c. the lead EMT's decision

d. local protocols

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✓ a. EMS research



Enroute to an ambulance call:

a. discuss protocols that were recently proposed

b. disregard radio chatter regarding downed powerlines

c. only wear a seatbelt if you are driving the emergency response vehicle

d. don the appropriate PPE prior to departing the ambulance


✓ d. don the appropriate PPE prior to departing the ambulance



Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an

EMT's scope of practice is correct?

a. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after

proper training and state approval

b. the EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of practice but cannot

limit it without state approval

c. the EMS medical director can expand or limit an individual EMT's scope of

practice without state approval

d. An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by the state EMS office,

not the EMS medical director.


✓ a. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after proper
training and state approval




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