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NREMT Cognitive Exam Prep Questions and Answers 100% Pass Where does the modern EMS system have its origin? - ANSWER -The modern EMS system has its origins in funeral homes, which often operated ambulances. However, funeral home operators were often serving competing business interests and pati...

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NREMT Cognitive Exam Prep
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Where does the modern EMS system have its origin? - ANSWER ✔✔-The modern EMS system has its

origins in funeral homes, which often operated ambulances. However, funeral home operators were often

serving competing business interests and patients received little trained care until the hospital.


What is considered the "birth" of EMS? - ANSWER ✔✔-In 1966, a paper titled "Accidental Death and

Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" is published by the National Academy of Sciences.

This paper is widely known in the EMS profession as the White Paper. The White Paper is widely

considered the birth of modern EMS. It spotlighted inadequacies of prehospital care in the United States,

particularly related to trauma.


Who developed the first EMT National Standard Curriculum? - ANSWER ✔✔-Early in the 1970s, the US

Department of Transportation developed the first EMT National Standard Curriculum.


What are the levels of EMS training? - ANSWER ✔✔-Emergency Medical Responder (EMR): provides

basic, immediate care including bleeding control, CPR, AED and emergency childbirth.




Emergency Medical Technician (EMT): includes all EMR skills, advanced oxygen and ventilation skills,

pulse oximetry, noninvasive blood pressure monitoring, and administration of certain medications.




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Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT): includes all EMT skills, advanced airway devices,

intravenous and intraosseous access, blood glucose monitoring, and administration of additional

medications.




Paramedic: includes all preceding training levels, advanced assessment and management skills, various

invasive skills, and extensive pharmacology interventions. This is the highest level of prehospital care

outlined in the National EMS Education Standards.


What are EMT roles and responsibilities? - ANSWER ✔✔-Equipment preparedness


Emergency vehicle operations


Establish, maintain scene safety


Patient assessment and treatment


Lifting and moving


Strong verbal and written communication skills


Patient advocacy


Professional development


Quality improvement


Illness and injury prevention


Maintain certification/licensure


What is the role of the medical director? - ANSWER ✔✔-The medical director is a physician responsible

for providing medical oversight. The medical director oversees quality improvement.




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What are the two types of medical direction? - ANSWER ✔✔-Online medical direction: direct contact

between the physician and EMT via or radio.




Offline medical direction: written guidelines and protocols.


What is an EMT's first priority? - ANSWER ✔✔-The EMT's first priority is always his or her own safety.

Scene safety is always the top priority!


The EMT's safety priorities after personal safety are for his/her partner(s), patients and bystanders.


What are the types of stress? - ANSWER ✔✔-Acute stress: an immediate physiological and psychological

reaction to a specific event.




Delayed stress: a stress reaction that develops after the stressful event. It does not interfere with the

EMT's ability to perform during the stressful event. PTSD is an example of delayed stress.




Cumulative stress: the result of exposure to stressful situations over a prolonged period of time.


What are the stages of grief? - ANSWER ✔✔-Denial


Anger


Bargaining


Depression


Acceptance


How can you prevent the risk of infection? - ANSWER ✔✔-Immediately report exposures to the

designated infection control officer.



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Handwashing is the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection. Hand sanitizers can be

effective, but soap and water is preferred when available.


What are the two types of PPE? - ANSWER ✔✔-Minimum PPE: gloves and eye protection should be used

during any patient contact situation.




Expanded PPE: use disposable gown and mask for significant contact with any body fluid--for example,

during childbirth. Use a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) mask o N-95 respirator for suspected

airborne disease exposure, such as tuberculosis.


What are emergency moves? - ANSWER ✔✔-These are used when the scene is dangerous and the patient

must be moved before providing patient care. Types of emergency moves include the armpit-forearm

drag, shirt drag, and blanket drag.


What is an urgent move? - ANSWER ✔✔-Used when the patient has potentially life-threatening injuries

or illness and must be moved quickly for evaluation and transport.


Rapid extrication: an urgent move used for patients in a motor vehicle; it requires multiple rescuers and a

long backboard. The patient is rotated onto a backboard with manual cervical spine precautions and

removed from the vehicle.


What are non-urgent moves? - ANSWER ✔✔-Used when there are no hazards and no life-threatening

conditions are apparent.


Types of non-urgent moves include direct ground lift, extremity lift, direct carry method, and draw sheet

method.


What is the log roll technique? - ANSWER ✔✔-Commonly used to place a patient on a backboard or

assess the posterior.




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