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There are ______ commonly recognized levels of EMS training. - ANSWERS4 911 calls are answered - ANSWERSAt a public safety answering point A third service EMS agency is one that - ANSWERSSeparate municipal services The minimum EMS level require for staffing an ambulance is the - ANSWERSEmergency medical technician Has the minimum level of training required to staff an ambulance - ANSWERSEmergency medical technician Is most likely to get to a scene first - ANSWERSEmergency medical ...

The regulations apply to all publicly and privately owned ambulances except to... - ANSWERSAmbulances that do NOT respond to emergency calls and those that are federally owned. Privately owned ambulances must be licensed by... - ANSWERSCHP in order to operate as emergency vehicles. Ambulance - ANSWERSAny vehicle that has been modified or equipped with the intent to transport an injured person. Emergency service - ANSWERSThe functions involved in responding to assist persons in need of s...

Compliance - ANSWERScompliance with applicability of requirements + defensive driving = safe patient transport applicability of regulations - ANSWERSregulations adopted by California Highway Patrol apply to public/private ambulance used for EMS. Not for ambulances not used for EMS Service License Requirement - ANSWERSCHP needs to license all EMS vehicles Ambulance - ANSWERSambulances used to respond to emergency calls + rescue vehicles specifically modified to transport injured persons ...

The highest volume of calls at a given time - ANSWERSWhich of the following best describes "peak load"? A) The maximum amount of energy draw an ambulance's electrical system can handle B) The highest volume of calls at a given time C) The maximum amount of responses an agency can handle D) The maximum weight a stretcher can carry DOT KKK 1822E specs - ANSWERSWhich of the following documents details the regulations regarding ambulance design? A) OHSA KKK specs B) SSS 1288D s...

What four things should you obtain first to provide to the medic? - ANSWERSFirst and last name, age, A/O status, Chief Complaint Metformin - ANSWERSDiabetes medication Phenobarbital - ANSWERSMedication for seizures What is bed confined? - ANSWERSCan the patient stand without assistance, can they sit in a chair, are they ambulatory - need no on all 3 What equipment should you bring onto scene at all full arrests? - ANSWERSTrauma bag, AED, backboard, and gurney When can you release ...

Miosis - ANSWERSExcessive muscle twitching What does RICE mean - ANSWERSRest , ice , compression , elevation SLUDGEM - ANSWERSSalivation , urination , defecation , Gi distress , emesis , miosis What part of initial assessment would you perform a needle decompression - ANSWERSBreathing The most reliable indicator of early decompensated shock is - ANSWERSLevel of consciousness A paramedic who intubates the esophagus instead of the trachea and leaves it in has breached his duty by - ...

Which of the following illustrates a basic medical supply that must be carried on an ambulance? - ANSWERSExam gloves If a car, driven by an unrestrained male, strikes a utility pole at 35 mph, which of the following is true? - ANSWERSThe internal organs struck the inside of the body at 35 mph. Which of the following best describes the path that oxygen must travel to get into the cells of the body? - ANSWERSOropharynx, larynx, trachea, carina, bronchioles You are assessing an unresponsiv...

Certification - ANSWERSExam is used to ensure all health care providers have at least the same basic level of knowledge and skill Licensure - ANSWERSThe process by which states ensure applicant competency in an examination setting. Medical director - ANSWERSA physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system Medical control - ANSWERSprovided either off-line (indirect) or online (direct), as authorized by the medical director. Online = Directio...

True - ANSWERSTrue/False: The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by the: state office of EMS. perform blood glucose monitoring. - ANSWERSAccording to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT would require special permission from the medical director and the state EMS office in order to: A. Use an automated transport ventilator B. Apply and interpret a pulse oximeter C. Give aspirin to a patient with chest pain D...

S1 - ANSWERSFirst heart sound, closure of mital and tricuspid valves in systole S2 - ANSWERSSecond heart sound, closure of aortic and pulmonica valves in diastole Preload - ANSWERSDiastolic filling with venous blood Contractility - ANSWERSSystolic ejection Afterload - ANSWERSResistance to systolic ejection Equation for cardiac output - ANSWERSstroke volume x heart rate Sustained tachycardia causes ___ - ANSWERSDecreased stroke volume Ischemia, acidosis and cardiomyopathy cau...