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EMS systems

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Define AEMT   Advanced EMT specific training in some aspects of ALS  
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Define ALS   Advanced Life Support- includes internal treatments such as IVs  
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Define ADA   American Disability Act- designed to protect people with disabilities from discrimination  
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Define AED   Automated External Defibrillator- device that detects V-fib and delivers a shock to the Pt  
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certification   person/institute is recognized as meeting certain criteria  
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Define CQI   Continuous Quality Improvement- a system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of EMS  
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Define EMD   Emergency Medical Dispatch- assists dispatchers with selection appropriate units and provide the caller with vital instructions  
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Define EMR   Emergency Medical Responder- first trained professional (LEO, fire, lifeguard) to provide initial medical assistance  
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Define EMS   System that represents combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital care to the sick and injured  
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Define EMT   individual with training in Basic Life Support  
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Define HIPPA   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act- 1996- provides confidentiality about pt information to be secured, punishable by violation  
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licensure   process where an authority, usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act  
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define medical control   physician instructions given both online/direct or offline/indirect, as authorized by the medical director  
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define medical director   the physician who authorizes or delegates an EMT with the authority to preform care in the field  
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National EMS scope of Practice Model   document created by the National Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers  
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Paramedic   extensive training in ALS  
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Primary prevention   efforts to occur an injury/illness from every occurring (ex: don't text and drive)  
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Primary Service Area   designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for providing prehospital emergency care and transport to the hospital  
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public safety access point   a call center, staffed by trained personnel who are responsible for managing requests for police, fire, and ambulance services  
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quality control   the responsibility of the medical director the ensure the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call  
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secondary prevention   efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent (ex: wearing seatbelts)  
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