1.1 Describe the components of the EMS system.

Question or Hint Answer or Word
  1. The modern EMS system in the United States began in​ the: (wrong answers: 1960s, 1950s, 2000s, 1980s)
  2. In smaller communities after World War​ II, who was the person who usually provided ambulance​ transport? (wrong answers: The local doctor's office, The local police service, The local National Guard, The local undertaker)
  3. The NHTSA Technical Assistance Program provides a set of recommended standards for EMS systems for its assessment program. Which of the following is one of these 10​ standards? (wrong answers: Medical direction, Vehicle maintenance, Personnel scheduling, System access)
  4. You have just become an EMS​ instructor, and now you are teaching a helmet safety awareness class for a local elementary school. This activity would be in support of which assessment standard for the Technical Assistance​ Program? (wrong answers: Human resources and training, Public information and education, Evaluation, Regulation and policy)
  5. A critical component of the NHTSA Technical Assistance Program transportation standard is safety and reliability​ of: (wrong answers: the national waterways, the railway system, air travel, ambulance transportation)
  6. An enhanced 911 system allows the emergency dispatcher​ to: (wrong answers: immediately access the phone number and address from which the call is being made., provide step-by-step CPR instructions to the caller., contact police, fire, and EMS personnel simultaneously, respond to the scene of a medical incident much more quickly.)
  7. From the​ patient's perspective, care begins​ with: (wrong answers: the initial phone call to the EMD, an ambulance transporting the patient to the hospital, the emergency department receiving the patient, the EMS system sending available responders to the scene)

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