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EMT Chapter 1.1

Key Terms

TermDefinition
AEMT Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) The level of EMS practitioner who performs the responsibilities of an EMT with the addition of skills and administration of medications
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) A federal law passed in 1990 that protects individuals with a documented disability from being denied initial or continued employment based on their disability
CP Community Paramedicine
Community Paramedicine (CP) Services provided by the EMS agency and personnel that are administratively and clinically integrated with other healtch care agencies
EMR Emergency Medical Responder
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) The level of EMS practitioner who is likely the first person on the scene with emergency care training
EMT Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) The level of EMS practitioner who provides basic emergency medical care and transportation to patients who accessed the EMS system with addition of limited administration of medicine
EMS system Emergency Medical Services system
EBG Evidence-based Guidelines
Evidence-based Guidelines (EBG) Development of medical guidelines based on scientific evidence and research studies
Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) Medical practice based on scientific evidence that certain procedures, medications, and equipment improve patient outcome
Direct Medical Oversight Real-time medical direction provided by a physician to an EMS provider seeking immediate feedback or direction; can be online or on-scene
Indirect Medical Oversight The routine duties and responsibilities of the EMS medical director, including the creation of protocols and standing orders
Medical Direction Medical policies, procedures, and practices, that are available to EMS providers either off-line or on-line
Medical Director Physician who is legally responsible for the clinical and patient care aspects of EMS system
Medical Oversight The medical director's broad responsibilities, including all clinical and administrative functions and activities necessary to provide care by individual personnel and the EMS system
MIH Mobile Integrated Heallth
Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) Provision by a variety of health care entities and practitioners of patient-centered health care in out-of-hospital setting using mobile technology and resources
Off-line Medical Direction Medical policies, procedures, and practices that medical direction has established in written guidelines
On-line Medical Direction Direct orders from a physician to prehospital care provider given by radio or telephone
On-Scene Medical Direction Medical direction provided by an EMS medical director physician who is on scene with the EMS crew
Paramedic The level of EMS practitioner who provides the highest level of prehospital care, including advanced assessment and care, formation of field impression, and invasive drug interventions
Prehospital Care Emergency medical treatment given to patients before they are transported to a hospital or other facility
Protocols The policies and procedures for all components of an EMS system
Standing Orders Preauthorized treatment procedures; a type of treatment protocol
The White Paper (Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society) A report detailing the number of traffic crash related death and injuries in the US and identified the lack of prehospital care. Recommended changes for ambulance systems, training requirements, and hospital care
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards NHTSA provided set of recommended standards for EMS systems designs and regulations
FCC Federal Communications Commissions
Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) Regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States
EBM Evidence Based Medicine
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