Chapter 1

Question 1

Medical Direction

Answer 1

oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director. Direction can be off-line or online.

Question 2

Medical Director

Answer 2

a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system

Question 3

Patient Outcome

Answer 3

the long term survival of a patient

Question 4

Standing Orders

Answer 4

policies or protocols issued by a medical director that authorize EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations

Question 5

Quality Improvement

Answer 5

a process of continual self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement

Question 6

Off-line medical direction

Answer 6

standing orders issued by the medical director that allows EMTs to give certain meds or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or another physician

Question 7

On-line medical direction

Answer 7

orders from the on-duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone

Question 8

Which department was charged with developing EMS standers and assisting states to upgrade the quality of prehospital emergency care in 1966?

Answer 8

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

Question 9

What administration has established an assessment program?

Answer 9

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Question 10

In 1970 what was founded to establish professional standards?

Answer 10

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians