EMT Chapter 1: Section 1: EMS systems and Public Health

When and how did EMS, as we know it, start?

Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society

What is the order of obtaining your ability to work as an EMT?

Education

Certification

Licensure

Credentialing

What is primary prevention in EMS?

Focus on strategies that will prevent the event from ever happening.

What is secondary prevention?

The event has already happened, how can we negate the negative effects

According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Moderl, an EMT should be able to:

Assist a patient with certain prescribed medications

If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should:

Recognise that this does not mean the device will save more lives

The EMT certification exam is designed to:

Ensure that EMTs have demonstrated their minimum entry-level competency

The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by the:

State office of EMS

What type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe?

Off-line