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Chapter 1-2-4
Brady Basic Chapter 1-2-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed. | 911 System |
| A process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying and correctiong aspects of the system that require improvement. | Quality Improvement |
| An EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care. The transfer of such authorization to a designated agent is an extension of the Medical Director's license to practice medicine. | Designated Agent |
| Description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy, rather than merely by supposition and tradition. | Evidenced-Based |
| Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director. | Medical direction |
| Consists of standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMT's to give certain medications or preform certain percedures without speaking to the Medical Director or another physician. | On Line medical Direction |
| A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system. | Medical Director |
| The long term survival of patients. | Paitient Outcomes |
| Lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system. | Protocols |
| A policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs and others to preform particular skills in certain situations. | Standing Orders |
| The introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials. | Contamination |
| A comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs. | critical incident stress management (CISM) |
| The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials. | Decomtamination |
| The release of a harmful substance into the environment. | Hazerdous material- Incident |
| leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical trainin | abandonment |
| a DNR order | Advance Directive |
| the obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health-care professionals involved in the patient's care, or under subpoena, or in a court of law, or when the patient has signed a release of confidentiality. | confidentiality |
| permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT. See also expressed consent; implied consent | Consent |
| the location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found | Crime Scene |
| order a legal document, usually signed by the patient and his physician, which states that the patient has a terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitative efforts | DNR Do not resuscitate Order |
| an obligation to provide care to a patient | Duty to Act |
| consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well-being. See also consent; implied consent | expressed consent |
| a series of laws, varying in each state, designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health-care personnel when they are administering emergency care | Good Samaritan laws |
| The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a federal law protecting the privacy of patient-specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed. | HIPPA |
| the consent it is presumed a patient or patient's parent or guardian would give if they could, such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed. | implied consent |
| being held legally responsible | Liability |
| a finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act, needed care as would reasonably be expected of the EMT was not provided, and harm was caused to the patient as a result. | negligence |
| a person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death | Organ Donor |
| a set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope, or extent and limits, of the EMT's job | Scope of Practice |
| A federal Act that estabishes Procedures by which emergency response workers can find out if they have been exposed to life threatening infecious diseases is | the Ryan White Care Act |
| What federal organization resposible for issuing guidelines for employee safety | OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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