NYS EMT Exam 2023/2024

NYS EMT Exam 2023/2024 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