Which of the following definitions best describes an EMS system? - ANSWER A system of resources and personnel necessary to provide immediate medical care to patients with sudden or unexpected illness or injury.
The first use of ambulances in the United States occurred during the: - ANSWER Civil ...
Which of the following definitions best describes an EMS system? - ANSWER A system of resources and personnel
necessary to provide immediate medical care to patients with sudden or unexpected illness or injury.
The first use of ambulances in the United States occurred during the: - ANSWER Civil War
Motorized ambulances were first used by which hospital? - ANSWER Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago
Which landmark paper did the National Academy of Sciences publish in 1966? - ANSWER "Accidental Death and
Disability The Neglected Disease of Modern Society"
The ______ is the "central nervous system" of EMS resources. - ANSWER Dispatch center
Which component of an EMS system is the "intersection of care" for the critical patient? - ANSWER The hospital
emergency department
, Who of the following EMS system personnel often provides the first help to the patient? - ANSWER The lay
rescuer
Which of the following are the best ways to maintain competence? - ANSWER Employing a serious effort to apply
and perfect the skills taught during the initial training program, as well as taking measures to prevent
deterioration of knowledge
Which of the following is not a primary role for the EMT? - ANSWER Online medical director
Which of the following treatments would require wearing only gloves (no goggles) as your personal protective
equipment? - ANSWER Bandaging a minor wound
Which of the following best describes offline medical direction? - ANSWER Standing orders and written protocols
to advise rescuers on how to deal with certain situations
The EMT's first priority when dealing with a dangerous patient is: - ANSWER Personal safety
Which of the following actions is produced by voluntary or skeletal muscles? - ANSWER Movement of the arms
, Cardiac muscle is responsible for: - ANSWER Pumping of blood
The air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen from the lungs to the blood occurs are called: - ANSWER
Alveoli
The capillary level is where: - ANSWER Oxygen is transferred from blood to the cells
The part of the urinary system that filters the blood and reabsorbs essential ingredients while excreting waste
products is called the: - ANSWER Kidney
Which of the following best explains why a patient experiences cardiac arrest after prolonged respiratory arrest? -
ANSWER Cardiac hypoxia
You observe a child with labored breathing leaning forward with the head and neck thrust forward, seated and
perched on both hands. This is the: - ANSWER Tripod position
The groove formed by the larynx and muscles of the neck is the correct location for finding the: - ANSWER Carotid
pulse
, The chief complaint is best described as: - ANSWER Expression of the patient's main complaint in his or her own
words
A respiratory rate of 12 to 20 per minute is considered normal for which of the following patients? - ANSWER
Adult
Obstruction of the airway by the tongue is most likely to result in which of the following sounds? - ANSWER
Snoring
Narrowing of the upper airway at the level of the vocal cords is most likely to result in which of the following
sounds? - ANSWER Stridor
The pulse palpated to establish the presence or absence of a pulse in an infant is the: - ANSWER Brachial pulse
Determining a blood pressure by feeling a distal pulse rather than listening through a stethoscope is called: -
ANSWER Palpation
Which component of blood pressure is obtained when using the palpation technique? - ANSWER Systolic
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