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Chapter 1 EMT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 911 System | A system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alers the EMS |
| Designated Agent | An EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care. |
| Enhanced 911 | A 911 system which has the ability to automatically identify a caller's phone number and location. |
| Evidence-based | Description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy |
| Medical Direction | Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director. |
| Medical Director | A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of an EMS system. EMS professionals work under this physicians license which extends the privilege to practice at an expanded scope of practice while on duty. |
| Off-line Medical Direction | Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMT's to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or another physician. |
| On-line Medical Direction | Orders from the on-duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone. |
| Patient outcomes | The long-term survival rate of patients. |
| Protocols | List of steps |
| Quality Improvement | A process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that requires improvement. |
| Standing orders | A policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations. |