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Brady Cpt 1
Brady 10th Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medications. | advanced EMT (AEMT) |
| Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT. | advanced life support (ALS) |
| Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination. | Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) |
| A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient. | automated external defibrillator (AED) |
| A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care. | certification |
| A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system. | continuous quality improvement (CQI) |
| A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance and in providing callers with vital inst,ructions until the arrival of EMS crews. | emergency medical dispatch (EMD) |
| such as a police officer, fire fighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance. | emergency medical responder (EMR)The first trained individual |
| A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured. | emergency medical services (EMS) |
| An individual who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications. | emergency medical technician (EMT) |
| Federal legislation passed in 1996. Its main effect in EMS is in limiting availability of patients' health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy. | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) |
| The delivery of medication directly into a vein. | intravenous (IV) therapy |
| The process whereby a competent authority, usually the state, allows individuals to perform a regulated act. | licensure |
| Physician instructions that are given directly by radio or cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect), as authorized by the medical director of the service program. | medical control |
| The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field. | medical director |
| A document created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers. | National EMS Scope of Practice Model |
| An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills. | paramedic |
| Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring. | primary prevention |
| The designated area in which the EMS service is responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the hospital. | primary service area (PSA) |
| Focused on examining the health needs of entire populations with the goal of preventing health problems. | public health |
| A call center, staffed by trained personnel who are responsible for managing requests for police, firefighting, and ambulance services. | public safety access point |
| The responsibility of the medical director to ensure that the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call. | quality control |
| Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent. | secondary prevention |
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