1.1 Describe the components of the EMS system.
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The modern EMS system in the United States began in the:
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1960s,
1950s,
2000s,
1980s)
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In smaller communities after World War II, who was the person who usually provided ambulance transport?
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The local doctor's office,
The local police service,
The local National Guard,
The local undertaker)
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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?
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Medical direction,
Vehicle maintenance,
Personnel scheduling,
System access)
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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?
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Human resources and training,
Public information and education,
Evaluation,
Regulation and policy)
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A critical component of the NHTSA Technical Assistance Program transportation standard is safety and reliability of:
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the national waterways,
the railway system,
air travel,
ambulance transportation)
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An enhanced 911 system allows the emergency dispatcher to:
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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.)
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From the patient's perspective, care begins with:
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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)