EMS OPS - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2024 - 2025
Peak,Loads,,ANS,-,,Highest,volume,of,calls;,daily,,weekly,,and,time,of,day
Sets,the,"gold,standard",for,EMS,,ANS,-,,Commission,on,Accreditation,of,Ambulance,Services
Narcotics,should,be....,,ANS,-,,Signed,for,at,the,beginning,and,end,of,each,shift.
Agency,charged,with,protecting,worker,safety,,ANS,-,,OSHA
Deployment,,ANS,-,,Strategy,used,to,maneuver,ambulance,and,crews,in,order,to,reduce,response,times
Factors,of,deployment,,ANS,-,,1.,location,of,facilities,to,house,ambulances
2.,location,of,hospitals
3.,anticipated,volume,of,calls
4.,specific,geographic,and,traffic,considerations.
Primary,Areas,of,Responsibilty,(,PAR's,),,ANS,-
,,Stationing,locations,,usually,in,communities,that,do,not,have,multiple,strategically,located,stations,,wh
ere,ambulances,are,deployed,to,wait,for,calls,at,specific,,high,volume,locations.
PAR,size,depends,on,the,number,of,ambulances,available,and,the,expected,call,volume.
Visual,Flight,Rules,,ANS,-
,,Pilot,can,fly,visually,,without,instruments,),and,be,able,to,see,a,visible,horizon,for,orientation.,
,Most,EMS,programs,in,the,United,States,operate,on,visual,flight,rules;,train,to,fly,on,instruments,in,an,e
mergency,only,when,poor,conditions,can,not,be,avoided.
Organization,with,authority,to,regulate,operation,of,air,ambulances,,ANS,-,,FAA
, Type,1,ambulance,,ANS,-,,conventional,truck,cab-chasis,with,a,modular,ambulance,body
Type,2,ambulance,,ANS,-,,standard,van,,forward,control,integral,cab-body,ambulance
Type,3,ambulance,,ANS,-,,specialty,van,,forward,control,integral,cab-body,ambulance
Essential,equipment,,ANS,-,,items,to,be,carried,on,every,ambulance
State,standards,,ANS,-,,Usually,set,minimum,standards,,rather,than,a,gold,standard,,for,operation.
Local/regional,EMS,standards,,ANS,-,,Usually,much,more,detailed,and,often,approach,a,gold,standard.
Who,issues,federal,regulations,specifying,ambulance,design,,ANS,-
,,The,U.S.,General,Services,Administration's,Automotive,Commodity,Center
DOT,KKK,1822F,,ANS,-
,,attempt,to,influence,safety,standards,as,well,as,standardize,the,look,of,ambulances.
Organizations,collaborating,to,improve,existing,standards,to,make,patient,and,ems,workers,safer,in,rear,
compartments,of,ambulances,,ANS,-,,-,National,Highway,Traffic,Safety,Administration(NHTSA)
-,National,Institute,for,Occupational,Safety,and,Health,(,NIOSH,)
Organizations,which,give,input,for,air,ambulance,standards,,ANS,-,,-
,Air,and,Surface,Transport,Nurses,Association,(,ASTNA,),
-,International,Association,of,Flight,and,Critical,Care,Paramedics,(,IAFCCP,),
-,Association,of,Air,Medical,Services,(,AAMS,)
The,Federal,Communications,Commission,(,FCC,),,ANS,-
,,Specifies,the,radio,bands,and,types,of,equipment,that,may,be,used,in,ambulances.