Prehospital Emergency Care 11th Eds. by Joseph J. Mistovich, Keith J. Karren, Brent Hafen
Test Bank
Chapter 1 Emergency Care Systems, Research, and Public Health
1) What is a primary purpose of the modern-day EMS system?
A) Provide a means of transport to and from the hospital
B) Ensure that...
PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE
11TH EDS. BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH,
KEITH J. KARREN, BRENT HAFEN
TEST BANK
Chapterq1q EmergencyqCareqSystems,qResearch,qandqPublicqHealth
1) Whatqisqaqprimaryqpurposeqofqtheqmodern-dayqEMSqsystem?
A) Provideqaqmeansqofqtransportqtoqandqfromqtheqhospital
B) Ensureqthatqallqmembersqofqsocietyqhaveqequalqaccessqtoqhospitals
C) Decreaseqtheqincidenceqofqdeathqandqdisabilityqrelatedqtoqinjuryqandqillness
D) Provideqemergencyqhealthqcareqservicesqtoqmedicallyqunderservedqareasq
Answer:qC
Diff:q2 PageqRef:q7
Objective:q 1-2
2) Mostqauthoritiesqagreeqthatqtheqmodern-
dayqEMSqsystemqevolvedqafterqtheqreleaseqofqwhichqdocument?
A) TheqEmergencyqMedicalqServicesqActqofq1973
B) Theqwhiteqpaperq"AccidentalqDeathqandqDisability:qTheqNeglectedqDiseaseqofqModernqS
ociety"qinq1966
C) TheqAmericanqHeartqAssociation'sqGuidelinesqforqCardiacqResuscitation
D) EmergencyqMedicalqServices:qAgendaqforqtheqFuture,qinq1996q
Answer:qB
Diff:q1 PageqRef:q3
Objective:q 1-2
3) AnqEmergencyqMedicalqResponderqcomesqtoqyouqandqstatesqthatqheqwouldqlikeqtoqworkqforqy
ourqemergencyqambulanceqserviceqonqaqfull-
timeqbasis.qKnowingqtheqNationalqEMSqScopeqofqPracticeqModel,q youqinformqhimqofqwhichqele
ment?
A) Heqwillqbeqableqtoqtakeqcareqofqonlyqpatientsqwithqnon-life-threateningqcomplaints
B) Heqwillqfirstqneedqapprovalqfromqyourqambulanceqservice'sqmedicalqdirector
C) HeqwillqbeqableqtoqworkqonlyqwithqanqAdvancedqEMTqorqparamedic
D) HeqwillqfirstqhaveqtoqbecomeqanqEmergencyqMedicalqTechnicianq
Answer:qD
Diff:q1 PageqRef:q6-7
Objective:q 1-1
, 5) AnqEmergencyqMedicalqResponderq(EMR)qapproachesqyouqandqstatesqthatqheqisqinterestedqinqb
ecomingqanqEMT.qSpecifically,qheqasksqwhatqheqwillqbeqableqtoqdoqasqanqEMTqthatqheqcannotqpre
sentlyqdoq asqanqEMR.qYouqrespondqbyqsayingqheqwillqbeqableqto:
A) Administerqsomeqmedications
B) Assistqinqemergencyqchildbirth
C) Useqanqautomatedqexternalqdefibrillator
D) Obtainqvitalqsignsq
Answer:qA
Diff:q1 PageqRef:q6-7
Objective:q 1-5
6) Youqhaveqbeenqdispatchedqforqaq61-year-
oldqfemaleqinqcardiacqarrest.qEmergencyqMedicalqRespondersq(EMRs)qareqonqscene.qInqyourqcom
munity,qallqEMSqpractitionersqareqtrainedqaccordingqtoqtheqNationalqEMSqScopeqofqPracticeqMod
el.qGivenqthis,qwhichqtypeqofqcareqdoqyouqexpectqtheqEMRsqtoqbeqproviding?
A) Emergencyqmedicationqadministration
B) Automatedqexternalqdefibrillation
C) Intravenousqtherapy
D) Readingqanqelectrocardiogramq
Answer:qB
Diff:q2 PageqRef:q6
Objective:q 1-5
7) AnqEMTqwithqyourqserviceqstatesqthatqsheqdesiresqtoqbecomeqaqparamedicqbecauseqsheqwantsqtoqp
rovideqadvancedqcare.qUnderqtheqNationalqEMSqScopeqofqPracticeqModel,qwhichqoneqofqtheseqtype
sqofqcareqwillqsheqbeqableqtoqprovideqasqaqparamedicqthatqsheqcannotqprovideqasqanqEMT?
A) Automatedqbloodqpressureqmonitoring
B) Assistanceqwithqemergencyqchildbirth
C) Interfacilityqtransports
D) IVqtherapyq
Answer:q D
Diff:q1 PageqRef:q7
Objective:q 1-5
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