EMR Chapter 1

EMRs are a critical component of an EMS system because they are:

• responsible for reporting such emergencies

• the first medically trained personnel to arrive on the scene

• able to provide both basic and advanced life support

• trained in traffic control

Which arrangement of events is in order when in an emergency:

• -EMS response

  -Dispatch

  -First Response

  -Reporting

  -Hospital Care

• -Reporting

  -Dispatch

  -EMS response

  -First Response

  -Hospital Care

• -Reporting

  -Dispatch

  -First Response

  -EMS response

  -Hospital Care

• -Dispatch

  -First Response

  -Reporting

  -EMS response

  -Hospital Care

The key feature of an enhanced 9-1-1 call center is the caller’s phone number and location appearing on the computer screen

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a level of care typically found during the EMS response phase?

• EMT

• AEMT

• Paramedic

• Physician

The civilian EMS system tends to follow trends seen in which area of medicine?

• Military medicine

• Hospital medicine

• Veterinary medicine

• Private physician medicine

National levels of EMS training include all of the following, except:

• advanced first aid

• EMR

• AEMT

• paramedic

The major emphasis of the EMR curriculum deals with ____________ of the ill or injured patient in the prehospital setting

• advanced life support

• interpretation of electrocardiograms

• assessment and care

• techniques of advanced airway care

The best way to gain the confidence of both your patient and bystanders is by demonstrating professional behavior and using a courteous and caring tone of voice

• True

• False

The overall leader of the EMS system is the paramedic

• True

• False

The difference between online (direct) and off-line (indirect) medical direction is that:

• off-line medical direction does not need protocols

• off-line orders are given by the on-duty physician, usually over the radio or phone

• online medical direction uses standing orders

• online orders are given by the on-duty physician, usually over the radio or phone