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EMT Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ALS | Advanced procedures, such as intravenous (IV) therapy, advanced airway management, and the administration of certain emergency medications |
| BLS | Basic lifesaving interventions, such as CPR |
| EMT | An EMS professional trained in BLS interventions |
| AEMT | An EMS professional trained in some ALS interventions |
| Paramedic | An EMS professional with extensive training in ALS skill, such as intubation |
| Medical Control | Physician direction to and EMS team. It may consist of written or “standing” orders |
| CQI | A proactive process of development that capitalizes on strengths and addresses challenges. This is to ensure that the public receives the highest standard of care |
| EMS | A system to provide prehospital care to the sick and injured |
| MIH | Providing health care within the community rather than in an office. Purpose of providing mobile integrated health care is to facilitate improved access to health care at an affordable price |
| EMD | A system that assists dispatchers with unit selection |
| Primary Service Area | A designated location I no which the EMS agency is responsible for providing prehospital care |
| Medical Director | A physician who authorizes the EMT to provide care in the field |
| Americans with Disabilities Act | Legislation that protects disabled individuals from discrimination |
| Quality Control | The responsibility of the medical director to ensure that appropriate care is delivered by an EMT |
| HIPPA | Legislation that protects a patients private health information |
| Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society | White paper was published in 1966 |
| The EMT scope if practice includes the use of AED. T/F | True |
| As a health care professional and N extension of physician care, you are not bound by patent confidentiality. T/F | False |
| The medical director is responsible for authorizing and regulating all emergency medical services within the state. T/F | False |
| Advanced EMTs typically go through 1000 to 1300 hours of training. T/F | False |
| The development of the field medic and rapid helicopter evacuation took place during the Korean War. T/F | True |
| ______ Is circular system of continuous internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system | Continuous quality improvement (CQI) |
| Each EMS system has a physician ________, who authorizes the EMts in the service to provide medical care in the field | Medical director |
| One of the most dramatic developments in prehospital emergency care is the use of a _____ defibrillator | Automated external |
| The primary _____ area is the main area in which an EMS agency operates. | Servicd |
| A 9-1-1 dispatch center is called a public safety _______, or PSAP | Access point |
| Intravenous therapy | IV, the delivery of medication directly into a vein |
| National EMS Scope of Practice Model | A document created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by various EMs providers |
| Primary Service Area | The designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the hospital |
| Primary prevention | Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from every occuring |
| Secondary prevention | Efforts to limit the effects of an injury of illness that you cannot completely prevent |
| EBM | An approach to medicine where decisions are based on well-conducted research, classifying recommendations based on the strength of the scientific evidence; also called science-based medicine. Evidence-based medicine |
| Community paramedicine | A health care model in which experienced paramedics receive advanced training to equip them to provide additional services in the prehospital environment, such as health evaluations, monitoring of chronic illnesses or conditions, and patient advocacy |
| Credentialing | An established process to determine the qualifications necessary to be allowed to practice a particular profession, or to function as an organization |
| EMS Agenda 2050 | A multidisciplinary, national review of all aspects of EMS delivery. The goal is to develop a more cohesive and consistent system across the country |
| EMS Agenda 2050 components | 1 - Comprehensive, quality, convent care 2 - evidence based clinical care 3 - efficient, well rounded care 4 - preventive care 5 - comprehensive and easily accessible patient records |
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