What does EMS in Illinois fall under? - ANSWER Department of Transportation
What is EMS? - ANSWER The chain of human resources and services linked together t
provide emergency pre-hospital care.
What are the 3 different levels of EMS? - ANSWER Emergency First Responder, EMT, and
Paramedic
How levels are there in the EMS system? - ANSWER 3
What are the 2 types of 911? - ANSWER Enhanced System and Non-Enhanced System
What is an enhanced 911 system? - ANSWER A direct message of where the patient is
when a call is placed.
What is a medical director? - ANSWER A doctor who takes responsibility for you and your
actions
What does a medical director do? - ANSWER The medical director oversees the enforcing
of the protocols and standing orders.
What is medical control? - ANSWER Is where you can call your systems ER and speak to a
doctor for orders.
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, What are the two types of medical direction? - ANSWER Online medical direction and
Offline medical direction
What is Offline Medical direction? - ANSWER Protocols and standing orders
What is Online Medical Direction? - ANSWER direct orders from physician given by radio
or phone
What is an example of Online Medical Direction? - ANSWER Medical Control
What is scope of practice? - ANSWER Treating within the areas that you have been
trained.
What does Scene Size Up mean? - ANSWER Figure out what you need
Whose safety is the main priority on any call? - ANSWER Your Safety
What does PPE stand for? - ANSWER personal protective equipment
What does PPE include? - ANSWER gloves and barrier devices
What does BSI stand for? - ANSWER body substance isolation equipment
What does BSI include? - ANSWER gloves, barrier devices, goggles, mask, gowns
What does BSI protect you from? - ANSWER blood, vomit, and other bodily fluids
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What is EMS? - ANSWER The chain of human resources and services linked together t
provide emergency pre-hospital care.
What are the 3 different levels of EMS? - ANSWER Emergency First Responder, EMT, and
Paramedic
How levels are there in the EMS system? - ANSWER 3
What are the 2 types of 911? - ANSWER Enhanced System and Non-Enhanced System
What is an enhanced 911 system? - ANSWER A direct message of where the patient is
when a call is placed.
What is a medical director? - ANSWER A doctor who takes responsibility for you and your
actions
What does a medical director do? - ANSWER The medical director oversees the enforcing
of the protocols and standing orders.
What is medical control? - ANSWER Is where you can call your systems ER and speak to a
doctor for orders.
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, What are the two types of medical direction? - ANSWER Online medical direction and
Offline medical direction
What is Offline Medical direction? - ANSWER Protocols and standing orders
What is Online Medical Direction? - ANSWER direct orders from physician given by radio
or phone
What is an example of Online Medical Direction? - ANSWER Medical Control
What is scope of practice? - ANSWER Treating within the areas that you have been
trained.
What does Scene Size Up mean? - ANSWER Figure out what you need
Whose safety is the main priority on any call? - ANSWER Your Safety
What does PPE stand for? - ANSWER personal protective equipment
What does PPE include? - ANSWER gloves and barrier devices
What does BSI stand for? - ANSWER body substance isolation equipment
What does BSI include? - ANSWER gloves, barrier devices, goggles, mask, gowns
What does BSI protect you from? - ANSWER blood, vomit, and other bodily fluids
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