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Chapter 1

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EMT   Emergency Medical Technician  
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EMS   Emergency Medical Services  
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ALS   Advanced Life Support  
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EMSC   Emergency Medical Services for Children  
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NREMT   National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians  
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NHTSA   National Highway Traffic Safety Administration  
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TAP   Technical Assistance Program  
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What are the 10 components of the NHTSA TAP standards?   1. Regulation and policy, 2. Resources Management, 3. Human resources and training, 4. Transportation, 5. Facilities, 6. Communications, 7. Public information and education, 8. Medical Direction, 9. Trauma systems, 10. Evaluation  
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CPR   Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation  
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DTEMS   Department of Trauma and EMS  
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EMS system   The EMS system is a network of resources that provides emergency care and transportation to victims of sudden illness or injury  
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Healthcare system   A healthcare system is a network of people, facilities, and equipment that is designed to provide for the general medical needs of the population.  
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E9-1-1 or Enhanced 9-1-1   A system that routes an emergency call to the 9-1-1 center closest to the caller and automatically displays the caller's phone number and address  
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What is the National ENS Scope of Practice?   A document that defines four levels of EMS Professionals: emergency medical responders, EMTs, Advanced EMTs (AEMTs0, and paramedics  
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What were AEMTs formerly know as?   EMT-Intermediates  
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Statutes   Laws established by Congress and state legislators.  
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What does the First There, First Care program do and what are its five steps?   The program encourahes Americans to take five stips when they come upon an injured person: 1. Stop to help. 2. Call for Help. 3.Assess the victim. 4. Start breathing. 5.Stop the bleeding.  
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Extrication   The process of removing structural components from around a patient to facilitate patient care and transportation.  
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Vital Signs   measurements of breathing, pulse, skin temperature, pupils, and blood pressure  
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PCR   pre-hospital care report  
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