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One of the foundational principles of the economic way of thinking is that people respond to incentives.  Often, well-intentioned government policies have unintended consequences because of how the policy impacts incentives. With regard to income redistribution, how do taxes and transfers impact incentives?  What unintended consequences can we expect from these altered incentives?

Which person within the EMS system is responsible for approving EMS providers to practice within the system?

You are called for a patient who has received an electrical shock. When you arrive, you find that the patient has struck a power pole with a motorcycle and has a power line lying across him. Which of the following components of the scene size-up is particularly relevant at this point?

One of the leading factors in making mistakes is:

What is conveyed through adherence to a set of values and behavior that are accepted as defining features of a given occupation?

Looking at something from the patient’s point of view is an example of:

Which of the following provided federal funding for EMS system development?

Using the BEST available research evidence to guide patient assessment and care is an example of:

Which of the following demonstrates “integrity”?

By identifying all risks across the firm and considering the correlation among those risks, we introduced the concept of