,Paramedic fCare: fPrinciples f& fPractice fV. f1-5, f5e
f(Bledsoe)fVolume f1 f Introduction fto fAdvanced
fPrehospital fCare
Chapter f1 f Introduction fto fParamedicine
1) What fis fone fof fthe femerging froles fand fresponsibilities fof fa fparamedic fin fthe f21st fcentury?
A) Third-party fbiller
B) Managed fhealth fcare
C) Health fpromotion
D) Internet feducation
fAnswer: f C
Diff: f1 Page fRef: f4
Standard: fPreparatory f(EMS fSystems)
fObjective: f 4
2) Safety finspections, faccident fprevention, fand fmedical fscreening fof femployees fare fsome fof
fthefresponsibilities ffor fparamedics fworking fin:
A) industrial fmedicine.
B) community fclinics.
C) correctional finstitutions.
D) sports fmedicine.
fAnswer: f A
Diff: f1 Page fRef: f8
Standard: fPreparatory f(EMS fSystems)
fObjective: f 5
3) Which fof fthe ffollowing fbest fdescribes fthe finitial feducation fprogram fof fthe fparamedic?
A) It faddresses feverything fone fneeds fto fknow fto fpractice fparamedicine.
B) It fis fa frite fof fpassage, fbut finformation fis finconsistent fwith fhow fthings freally fshould fbe fdone.
C) It fis fthe fbase fand fbeginning fof fone's fprofessional feducation, fnot fthe fend.
D) Lectures fprepare fstudents, fbut fall flearning foccurs fon fthe fjob fduring fthe finternship
fphase.fAnswer: f C
Diff: f1 Page fRef: f5
Standard: fPreparatory f(EMS fSystems)
fObjective: f 3
4) Which fof fthe ffollowing fbest fdescribes fthe fparamedic's fprofessional fobligation?
A) Acceptance fand fadherence fto fa fcode fof fprofessional fethics fand fetiquette
B) Placing fthe fsystem's fwell-being fabove fthat fof fthe fpatient
C) Absolute fadherence fto fmedical fprotocols
D) Following flong-standing ftraditions fin
fpracticefAnswer: f A
,5) A fmajor fadvance fin fthe feducation fof fout-of-hospital fwas fthe:
A) formation fof fthe fNational fAssociation fof fEmergency fMedical fTechnicians.
B) 2009 fpublication fNational fEMS fServices fEducation fStandards.
C) passage fof fthe fHealth fInsurance fPortability fand fAccountability fAct f(HIPAA).
D) establishment fof fthe fNational fRegistry fcomputer-based fcertification
fexam.fAnswer: f B
Diff: f1 Page fRef: f5
Standard: fPreparatory f(EMS fSystems)
fObjective: f 4
6) Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fabout fa fparamedic's fskill fcompetency fis fTRUE?
A) High-frequency, flow-criticality fskills fshould fbe freviewed foften.
B) Low-frequency, fhigh-criticality fskills fshould fbe frarely freviewed.
C) All fskills fshould fbe freviewed fequally, fregardless fof fcriticality.
D) Frequent freview fof finfrequently fused fskills fis fcritical fto fensure
fcompetency.fAnswer: f D
Diff: f1 Page fRef: f5
Standard: fPreparatory f(EMS fSystems)
fObjective: f 3
7) The fparamedic's fright fto fcare ffor fpatients, fadminister fmedications, fand fperform fother
frelatedftasks ffalls fon fthe flicense fof:
A) the fEMS fsystem fmedical fdirector.
B) the fstate fsecretary fof fhealth.
C) the freceiving fhospital fpersonnel.
D) the fstate fmedical
fdirector.fAnswer: f A
Diff: f1 Page fRef: f4
Standard: fPreparatory f(EMS fSystems)
fObjective: f 4
8) Many fprofessional fsports fteams fhave ffound fparamedics fto fbe feffective fcomplements fto ftheir:
A) team fphysicians.
B) physical ftherapists.
C) athletic ftrainers.
D) rehabilitation
fprograms.fAnswer: f C
Diff: f1 Page fRef: f8
Standard: fPreparatory f(EMS fSystems)
fObjective: f 5
, 9) Paramedics fshould falways fprovide fcare:
A) with fthe fintent fof ftransporting fall fpatients.
B) only fwhen fthere fis fa flegitimate fpatient fcomplaint.
C) without fregard fto fa fpatient's fability fto fpay.
D) with fthe fgoal fof fminimizing fon-scene
ftime.fAnswer: f C
Diff: f1 Page fRef: f4
Standard: fPreparatory f(EMS fSystems)
fObjective: f 4
A) hospital femergency fdepartments
B) critical fcare ftransport
C) corrections fmedicine
D) helicopter fEMS
fAnswer: f B
Diff: f1 Page fRef: f6
Standard: fPreparatory f(EMS fSystems)
fObjective: f 4
11) Which fof fthe ffollowing fbest fcharacterizes fthe fprofessional fdevelopment fof fa fparamedic?
A) It fis fa fcareer-long fpursuit.
B) It fis ffocused fon fpublic feducation fefforts.
C) It fis fregulated fby fthe fsystem fmedical fdirector fand fstate fagency.
D) It fis ffocused fon fillness fand finjury
fprevention.fAnswer: f A
Diff: f1 Page fRef: f5
Standard: fPreparatory f(EMS fSystems)
fObjective: f 3
12) Which fof fthe ffollowing fbest fdescribes fthe fparamedic's fexpected flevel fof ffunctioning fin
fthefdynamic fprehospital fsetting?
A) Acts findependently
B) Under fdirect fsupervision fof fthe fmedical fdirector
C) Under ftelephone for fradio fsupervision fby fnursing fpersonnel
D) Under fdirect fsupervision fof ffire
fcommandfAnswer: f A
Diff: f1 Page fRef: f5
Standard: fPreparatory f(EMS fSystems)
fObjective: f 3
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