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Role of EMS
Law Enforcement
Question | Answer |
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Location of the first 911 call | Haleyville, AL |
Duties of dispatchers | 1. Determining the nature of the emergency 2. give over-the-phone medical advice |
EMS professionals are expected to keep their equipment | stocked, working, and ready for an emergency |
An example of a private EMS | hospitals |
Recommendations of the White Paper | 1. ambulance service should be provided by the local govt. 2. streamlined communication between emergency care providers. |
EMS services provided by city or county level government | Public EMS |
An example of continuous care and transfer | An EMT performing lifesaving medical services on a heart attack patient until the patient is received at the local hospital emergency room |
The function of EMS | provide a variety of medical services |
Patient advocate | person who makes sure that the care a patient receives is in their best interest |
Who has more advanced training? Paramedics or Emergency Medical Technicians? | Paramedics |
Location of the first ambulance service | New York City |
EMS provides | pre-hospital medical and trauma care |
American war where helicopters first used to transport injured soldiers | Korean War |
EMS stands for | Emergency Medical Services |
Developed the first triage-like system for Napoleon's army | Baron Larrey |
Dispatchers can work | 24 hour shifts |