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NOLS WEMT COURSE TERMS AND QUESTIONS: PRELIMINARY READINGS (CH 1,5,6) QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS



*CH1
Define cc"designated ccagent". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔an ccEMT ccor ccother ccperson
ccauthorized ccby cca ccMedical ccDirector ccto ccgive ccmedications ccand ccprovide
ccemergency cccare


Where ccdoes ccthe cctransfer ccof ccauthorization ccto cca ccdesignated ccagent cccome
ccfrom? cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔it ccis ccan ccextension ccof ccthe ccMedical ccDirector's
cclicense ccto ccpractice ccmedicine


Define cc"evidence-based". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔description ccof ccmedial
cctechniques ccor ccpractices ccthat ccare ccsupported ccby ccscientific ccevidence ccof cctheir
ccsafety ccand ccefficiency, ccrather ccthan ccby ccsupposition ccand cctradition


Define cc"medical ccdirection". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔oversight ccof ccthe ccpatient-care
ccaspects ccof ccan ccEMS ccsystem ccby ccthe ccMedical ccDirector


Define cc"Medical ccDirector". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔a ccphysician ccwho ccassumes
ccultimate ccresponsibility ccfor ccthe ccpatient-care ccaspects ccof ccthe ccEMS ccsystem


Define cc"911 ccsystem". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔a ccsystem ccfor cctelephone ccaccess
ccto ccreport ccemergencies.


Who cccan cca cc911 ccdispatcher ccalert ccin ccthe ccevent ccof ccan ccemergency? cc-
cccorrect ccanswers✔✔EMS, ccfire ccor ccpolice ccdepartments ccas ccneeded


What ccdoes cc"enhanced cc911" cchave ccthe ccadditional cccapability ccof ccdoing? cc-
cccorrect ccanswers✔✔automatically ccidentifying ccthe cccaller's ccphone ccnumber ccand
cclocation


Define cc"off-line ccmedical ccdirection". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔standing ccorders
ccissued ccby ccthe ccMedical ccDirector ccthat ccallow ccEMTs ccto ccgive cccertain
ccmedications ccor ccperform cccertain ccprocedures ccwithout ccspeaking ccto ccthe ccMedical
ccDirector ccor ccanother ccphysician


Define cc"patient ccoutcomes". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔the cclong-term ccsurvival ccof
ccpatients


Define cc"protocols". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔lists ccof ccsteps, ccsuch ccas ccassessments
ccand ccinterventions, ccto ccbe cctaken ccin ccdifferent ccsituations.

,Who ccgets ccto ccdevelop ccthe cc"protocols"? cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔the ccMedical
ccDirector ccof ccan ccEMS ccsystem


Define cc"quality ccimprovement". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔a ccprocess ccof cccontinuous
ccself-review ccwith ccthe ccpurpose ccof ccidentifying ccand cccorrecting ccaspects ccof ccthe
ccsystem ccthat ccrequire ccimprovement


Define cc"standing ccorders". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔a ccpolicy ccor ccprotocol ccissued
ccby cca ccMedical ccDirector ccthat ccauthorizes ccEMT's ccand ccothers ccto ccperform
ccparticular ccskills ccin cccertain ccsituations


What ccare ccthe cc5 ccprimary cccomponents ccof ccthe ccEmergency ccMedical ccServices
ccsystem? cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔1. cc911 cc& ccemergency ccmedical ccdispatchers
2. ccEmergency ccMedical ccResponders
3. ccEMTs cc(all cclevels) cc& ccambulances
4. ccemergency ccdepartment cc
5. ccother cchospital ccunits

What ccare ccsome ccof ccthe ccspecial ccdesignations ccthat cchospitals ccmay cchave? cc-
cccorrect ccanswers✔✔trauma cccenters, ccburn cccenters, ccpediatric cccare cccenters,
ccpoison cccontrol cccenters, cccardiac cccenters, ccand ccstroke cccenters


What ccare ccthe cc4 ccnational cclevels ccof ccEMS cctraining ccand cccertification? cc- cccorrect
ccanswers✔✔1. ccEmergency ccMedical ccResponder cc(EMR)
2. ccEmergency ccMedical ccTechnician cc(EMT)
3. ccAdvanced ccEmergency ccMedical ccTechnician cc(AEMT)
4. ccParamedic

What ccare ccthe cc8 ccroles ccand ccresponsibilities ccof ccthe ccEMT? cc- cccorrect
ccanswers✔✔1. ccSafety ccof ccthe cccrew, ccpatient, ccand ccbystanders
2. ccpatient ccassessment
3. ccpatient cccare
4. cclifting ccand ccmoving
5. cctransport
6. cctransfer ccof cccare
7. ccpatient ccadvocacy
8. ccpromotion ccof ccpublic cchealth ccand ccsafety

What ccare ccthe cc4 ccdesirable ccpersonal ccand ccphysical ccattributes ccof ccthe ccEMT? cc-
cccorrect ccanswers✔✔1. ccbeing ccin ccgood cchealth, ccable ccto cclift ccand cccarry ccup ccto
cc125 ccpounds
2. cchaving ccgood cceyesight ccand cchearing
3. ccbeing ccable ccto ccclearly cccommunicate ccin ccwritten ccand ccoral ccforms
4. ccbeing ccpleasant/sincere/cooperative/resourceful/a ccself-starter/emotionally
ccstable/able ccto cclead/neat ccand ccclean

, What ccis ccthe ccdifference ccbetween ccon-line ccand ccoff-line ccmedical ccdirection? cc-
cccorrect ccanswers✔✔on-line: ccthe ccon-duty ccphysician ccgives ccorders ccdirectly ccto
ccthe ccEMT ccby cctelephone ccor ccradio
of-line: ccthe ccEMT cccarries ccout ccwritten ccstanding ccorders ccfrom ccthe ccMedical
ccDirector


*CH2
Define cc"compound" cc(in ccterms ccof cclanguage). ccGive ccan ccexample ccof ccone. cc-
cccorrect ccanswers✔✔a ccword ccformed ccfrom cctwo ccor ccmore ccwhole ccwords cc(EX:
ccsmallpox)


Define cc"root" cc(in ccterms ccof cclanguage). ccGive ccan ccexample ccof ccone. cc- cccorrect
ccanswers✔✔foundation ccof cca ccword ccthat ccis ccnot cca ccword ccthat cccan ccstand ccon
ccits ccown cc(EX: cctherm, ccmeaning cc"heat")


Define cc"combining ccform" cc(in ccterms ccof cclanguage). ccGive ccan ccexample ccof ccone.
cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔a ccword ccroot ccwith ccan ccadded ccvowel ccthat cccan ccbe
ccjoined ccwith ccother ccwords, ccroots, ccor ccsuffixes ccto ccform cca ccnew ccword cc(EX:
ccthermo)


Define cc"prefix" cc(in ccterms ccof cclanguage). cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔word ccpart
ccadded ccto ccthe ccbeginning ccof cca ccroot ccor ccword ccto ccmodify ccor ccqualify ccits
ccmeaning


Define cc"suffix" cc(in ccterms ccof cclanguage). cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔word ccpart
ccadded ccto ccthe ccend ccof cca ccroot ccor ccword ccto cccomplete ccits ccmeaning


Are ccabbreviations ccand ccacronyms ccalways ccsafe ccto ccuse ccin ccthe ccEMS ccsystem?
cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔no, ccthey cccan cccause cccommunication ccerrors; cctry ccnot ccto
ccabbreviate ccstuff


Who ccshould ccyou ccnot ccuse cccomplex ccmedical ccterminology ccwith? cc- cccorrect
ccanswers✔✔patients ccand ccfamilies


Define cc"anatomy". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔the ccstudy ccof ccbody ccstructure

Define cc"physiology". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔the ccstudy ccof ccbody ccfunction

What cctype ccof cclanguage ccdoes cctaking ccabout ccanatomy ccrequire? cc- cccorrect
ccanswers✔✔language ccthat ccdescribes cclocation ccand ccposition


Do ccthe ccterms cc"left" ccand cc"right" ccapply ccto ccthe ccpatient's ccor ccthe ccobserver's
ccperspective. cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔the ccpatient's


Define cc"anatomic ccposition". cc- cccorrect ccanswers✔✔the ccstandard ccreference
ccposition ccfor ccthe ccbody ccin ccthe ccstudy ccof ccanatomy. ccIn ccthis ccposition, ccthe

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