Chapters 1-6
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| Advanced Emergency Medical Technician | The level of EMS practitioner who performs the responsibilities of an EMT with the addition of the use of adv. airway devices, monitoring of blood glucose levels, initiation of intravenous and intraosseous infusions, and admin. of a select number of meds.
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| Americans With Disabilities Act | A federal law passed in 1990 that protects ppl with a documented disability from being denied initial of continued employment based on their disability.
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| ADA | Americans With Disabilities Act
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| AEMT | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
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| CP | Community Paramedic
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| Community Paramedic | Services provided by the EMS agency and personnel that are administering and clinically integrated with the other healthcare agencies
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| EMR | Emergency Medical Responder
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| Emergency Medical Responder | The level of EMS practitioner who is likely to be the 1st person on the scene with emergency care training
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| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician
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| Emergency Medical Technician | The level of EMT practitioner who gives basic emergency med. care & transport to Pts who access the EMS system including ox therapy, ventilation equipment, pulse oximetry, use of auto blood pressure monitoring equipment and limited med administration
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| EMS Systems | Emergency Medical Systems
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| EBG | Evidence-Based Guidelines
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| Evidence-Based Guidelines | Development of medical guidelines based on scientific evidence and research studies.
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| Evidence-Based Medicine | Medical practiced based on scientific evidence that certain procedure, meds, and equipment improve Pt outcome.
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| Direct Medical Oversight | Real-time oversight or medical direction provided by a physition to an EMS provided seeking immediate feedback or direction: can be online or on scene.
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| Indirect Medical Oversight | The routine duties and responsibilities of the EMS medical director, including the creation of portals and standing orders.
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| Medical Direction | Medical policies, procedures and practices that are available to EMS providers online or offline
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| Medical Director | Physician who is legally responsible for the clinical and Pt care aspects of the EMS system
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| Medical Oversight | The medical Director's broad responsibilities, including all clinical & admin. Functions & activities necessary to exercise ultimate responsibility for the emergency care provided by individual personnel & the entire EMS systems
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| MIH | Mobile Integrated Heathcare
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| Mobile Integrated Heathcare | Provision by a variety of health care entities & practitioners of Pt-centered healthcare in the out-of-hospital environment using mobile tech & resources & integrated administratively or clinically with the EMS systems
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| Off-line Medical Direction | Medical policies, procedures & practices that medical direction has established and written guidelines
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| On-Line Medical Direction | Direct orders from a physician to pre-hospital care provider given by radio or phone
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| On-Scene Medical Direction | Medical direction provided by an EMS medical director who is on scene with the EMS crew
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| Paramedic | The level of EMS practitioner who provides the highest level of pre-hospital care, including advanced assessments & care, formation of a field impression, & invasive & drag interventions.
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| Prehospital Care | Emergency medical treatment given to Pt before they are transported to a hospital or other facility.
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| Protocols | The policies and procedures for all components of an EMS system.
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| Quality Improvement | A system of internal & external reviews & audits of an EMS system to ensure a high quality of care. Also known as continuous quality improvement (CQU)
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| Standing Orders | Pre authorized treatment procedures, a typle of treatment protocol.
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| CQI | continuous quality improvement
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