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Most states require refresher training for EMTs every: |
2-4 years |
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An emt at a basic level is operating as a designated agent of the: |
Medical Director |
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Which of the following is not a role or responsibility for an emt? Transfer of care, personal safety, lifting and moving, or providing medical direction |
Providing medical direction |
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First concern of an emt must be: |
Personal safety |
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4 general levels of EMS training and certification |
EMR, EMT, AEMT, paramedic |
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True or false- as an emt, your authority to give medications and provide emergency care is an extension of the medical directors license to practice medicine |
True |
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A policy set by an EMS medical director that allows Emt’s to administer glucose to patients in certain circumstances without speaking to the physician is an example of a(n): |
Standing order |
____ order |
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An order from an EMS systems on-duty physician given by radio or phone is an example of: |
Online medical direction |
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The level of EMS training in which the emphasis is on activating the EMS system and controlling immediate life-threatening emergencies is: |
EMR |
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A good personal trait for an emt is someone who: Speaks his/her mind, is nonjudgmental, is insincere, or always follows others |
Someone who is nonjudgmental |
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List of steps, such as assignment and interventions, to be taken in different situations by EMS personnel are known as: |
Protocols |
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Which of the following is a way for an emt to have a role in the QI process? Have someone else check equipment, read patients hospital chart, continue his/her education, or submit run reports quickly even if incomplete |
Continue his/her education |
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What is an example of EMS being involved in public health? |
Public vaccination programs |
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What is one outcome of medical research for EMS? |
Evidence-based treatments |
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List 3 types of specialty hospitals |
Trauma, burn, pediatric, poison control, stroke, and cardiac |
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