In an EMS System, the First Assessment of the Call

question 25

Multiple Choice

In an EMS system, the first assessment of the call and the patient's condition is most often made by the:

• A) Emergency Medical Responder.
• B) Emergency Medical Dispatcher.
• C) Emergency Physician.
• D) Emergency Medical Technician.

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Definitions:

Isostatic Rebound

The rise of land masses that were depressed by the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, through a process of readjustment.

Ice

Water frozen into a solid state, which can appear transparent or a more or less opaque bluish-white color, depending on the presence of impurities.

River Terraces

Step-like landforms alongside rivers, formed by the erosion of sediments and changes in water level.

River Terraces

Step-like landforms found alongside river valleys, created as a river cuts downward into its bed while leaving remnant levels of previous floodplain as terraces.