Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health 1) What is a primary purpose of the modern-day EMS system? A) Provide a means of transport to and from the hospital B) Ensure that all members of society have equal access to hospitals C) Decrease the incidence of death and disability related to injury and illness D) Provide emergency health care services to medically underserved areas Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2 Objective: 1-2 2) Most authorities agree that the modern-day EMS system evolved after the release of which document? A) The Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973 B) The white paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society," in 1966 C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in 1996 Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2 Objective: 1-2 3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that they would like to work for your emergency ambulance service on a full-time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, you inform them of which element they need to attain first? A) They will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening complaints. B) They will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director. C) They will be able to work only with an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) or Paramedic. D) They will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3 Objective: 1-1 4) As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS practitioners include: A) Ambulance drivers. B) EMS medical director. C) Paramedics. D) Emergency medical dispatchers. Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6