Florida 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator (PST) Practice Exam

What is the level of emergency medical care that EMTs and paramedics provide called?

1. Advanced Life Support

2. Mass Casualty Incident

3. Intravenous infusion

4. Basic Life Support

The correct answer is: Basic Life Support

The level of emergency medical care that EMTs and paramedics provide is called Basic Life Support. This type of care includes fundamental interventions such as assessing a patient's consciousness, maintaining an open airway, providing artificial respiration, and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Basic Life Support is essential in emergency situations and is typically the first step in saving a life. While Advanced Life Support refers to more complex and invasive procedures performed by advanced providers like paramedics, Basic Life Support focuses on the core, life-saving techniques that all EMTs are trained to perform. Understanding the distinction between Basic Life Support and other types of care is vital for recognizing the scope of practice for various emergency medical responders. The other options, such as Mass Casualty Incident, refer to situations involving multiple victims rather than a type of care, and Intravenous infusion is a specific medical procedure that falls under Advanced Life Support.