APPROACH 2ND EDITION MELISSA
ALEXANDER RICHARD BELLE TEST BANK
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⫸ advanced life support (ALS) Answer: Complex patient care
assessments and interventions that require in-depth training.
⫸ allied health care professionals Answer: Health care providers other
than nurses and physicians who provide specialized services, such as
physical therapy, respiratory therapy, and emergency medical services.
⫸ clinical training Answer: The portion of health care provider training
that takes place in a medical setting, in particular, in the hospital.
⫸ community paramedicine (CP) Answer: Program in which EMS
providers deliver nonemergency health services to meet a specific health
need in a community.
⫸ Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Answer: An EMS provider
who uses minimal equipment to provide immediate lifesaving care to
,critically ill and injured patients while awaiting the arrival of more
highly trained EMS personnel.
⫸ emergency medical services (EMS) Answer: An organized network
of resources and specially trained personnel that exists to provide
lifesaving care to acutely ill and injured patients in the prehospital
setting.
⫸ Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Answer: An EMS provider
who provides emergency medical care and transportation to the ill and
injured, using the basic equipment supplied on an ambulance.
⫸ EMS provider Answer: An individual with one of four nationally
recognized levels of training who provides lifesaving care to acutely ill
and injured patients in the prehospital setting.
⫸ evidence-based practice Answer: Using the best available research
evidence to guide patient assessment and care. Also called evidence-
based medicine.
⫸ field training Answer: The portion of health care provider training
that takes place in the practice setting; in EMS, refers to practical
experience responding to EMS calls.
⫸ interfacility transportation Answer: Ambulance transportation of
chronically or acutely ill patients from one health care institution to
another.
, ⫸ mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) Answer: Patient-centered health
care delivery by mobile resources in the outside-of-hospital setting
⫸ Paramedic Answer: An allied health care professional who provides
complex assessments and interventions for critical and emergency
patients.
⫸ physician medical director Answer: A licensed medical doctor or
doctors of osteopathic medicine who assumes an oversight role in an
EMS systems to provide guidelines for medical treatment and
continuous quality improvement activities.
⫸ prehospital Answer: The environment and circumstances in which ill
or injured patients are cared for by EMS providers between the onset of
the emergency and arrival at the hospital.
⫸ profession Answer: An occupation or vocation defined by a
specialized set of knowledge and code of ethics or conduct.
⫸ protocols Answer: Written procedures that guide the management of
specific emergency situations.
⫸ research Answer: A systematic investigation that seeks to discover or
revise facts, theories, or practical applications.