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| The communication system capable of automatically identifying the caller's phone number and location is called: |
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| on-line medical direction |
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| You are on scene with a cardiac patient and have the ER physician on the telephone. He tells you to administer a nitroglycerin pill. This is an example of: |
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| A list of steps, such as assessment and interventions, to be taken by an EMT-Basic in different situations is called a: |
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| The physician responsible for the patient care aspect of an EMS system is called the: |
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| self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the system that require improvement |
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| Quality improvement is defined as a: |
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| Which of the following is not a specialty hospital? | | | | | burn center | | | trauma center | | | regional hospital | | | pediatric center | |
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| Which level of emergency medical personnel is allowed to start intravenous lines and use manual defibrillators? |
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| U.S. Department of Transportation |
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| The National Highway Safety Act charged the ______ with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their pre-hospital emergency care. |
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| One of the standards set forth by NHTSA is Evaluation. This standard requires that each state have a(n) _______ program for continuous evaluation and upgrading of the EMS system. |
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| As a(n) _______, the EMT-B becomes the person who speaks up for the patient and protects his rights. |
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