EMGM 105a - Supplemental Material Name: _____________________________

Ch 1: Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health

Using your book, fill in the blanks:

1. The ​National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)​ took a leadership role
in the development of the EMS system.

2. The ​Medical Director​ provides medical oversight that includes overseeing patient care
and delegating appropriate medical practices to EMTs and other EMS personnel.

3. In addition to scope of practice for Emergency Medical

Responders (EMRs), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)
can provide:

● Advanced oxygen therapy & ventilation equipment

● Pulse oximetry

● Use of blood pressure monitoring equipment

● Limited medication administration

EMTs can administer: EMTs can assist with:

i. Oxygen i. Nitroglycerin
ii. Oral glucose ii. Aspirin
iii. Epinephrine iii. Metered dose inhaler
iv. Narcan
v. Charcoal (not in SD)

4. The ​primary assessment​ helps identify care for life-threatening problems such as:
a. Airway compromise
b. Respiratory insufficiency
c. Cardiac arrest
d. Severe bleeding

5. During the ​secondary assessment​, an EMT can get a patient’s history & treat other
emergency injuries.

6. Prior to assisting with an intervention outside of the EMT’s scope of practice, ​on-line
medical direction​ ​is required by a physician from the base hospital.

Created by: Mohkam Singh 2019

Graphics and information taken from ​Prehospital Emergency Care 11th edition (​ Mistovich & Karren)
EMGM 105a - Supplemental Material Name: _____________________________
Ch 1: Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health

7. Off-line ​medical direction is a set of predetermined, written protocols that do not require
real-time medical direction from a physician. Also referred to as a ​standing order​.

8. The goal of ​quality improvement (QI) ​is to identify those aspects of prehospital care
that can be improved and to implement plans and programs that will remedy any
shortcomings.

Match the specialty hospital with the treatment needed:

Patient was/had/needs/is:
C 1. Trauma Center a. Poisoned
E 2. Burn Center b. Cardiac emergency
F 3. Obstetrical Center c. Immediate surgical intervention
H 4. Pediatric Center d. Behavioral emergency
A 5. Poison Center e. Serious burns
I 6. Stroke Center f. High-risk premature childbirth
B 7. Cardiac Center g. Severe spine injury
J 8. Hyperbaric Center h. An infant
G 9. Spine Injury Center i. Acute stroke care
D 10. Psychiatric Center j. Suffered a diving emergency

9. The first and most important

priority for an EMT is to ensure
scene safety​.

10. As soon as possible, complete a

patient care report​, a document that
will become part of the patient’s
medical record and the EMS
system’s permanent record.

Created by: Mohkam Singh 2019

Graphics and information taken from ​Prehospital Emergency Care 11th edition ​(Mistovich & Karren)