Jones And Bartlett EMT Course
an individual who has training in specific aspects of ad-
AEMT vanced life support, such as IV therapy and the adminis-
tration of certain emergency medications.
advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now
ALS
being provided by the EMT
comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect peo-
ADA Act
ple with disabilities against discrimination
device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac dys-
rhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycar-
AED
dia) and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the
patient.
a health care model in which experienced paramedics
receive advanced training to equip them to provide ad-
community paramedicine ditional services in the prehospital environment, such as
health evaluations, monitoring of chronic illnesses or con-
ditions, and patient advocacy.
IV therapy the delivery of medication directly into a vein
physician instructions given directly by radio or cell
phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines
medical control
(ott-line/indirect), as authorized by the medical director of
the service program
the physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the
medical director
authority to provide medical care in the field
a method of delivering health care which involves pro-
MIH viding health care within the community rather than at a
doctor's oflce or hospital
a document created by the NHTSA that outlines the skills
National EMS Scope of Practice Model
performed by various EMS providers.
, Jones And Bartlett EMT Course
primary prevention ettorts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring
focused on examining the health needs of entire popula-
public health
tions with the goal of preventing health problems.
ettorts to limit the ettects of an injury or illness that you
secondary prevention
cannot completely prevent.
abduction motion of a limb away from the midline
adduction motion of a limb toward the midline
the front surface of the body; the side facing you in the
anterior
standard anatomic position
apex the pointed extremity of a conical structure
a body part or condition that appears on both sides of the
bilateral
midline
the vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root
combining vowel
and suflx
deep farther inside the body and away from the skin
further from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the
distal
extremity
the posterior surface of the body, including the back of the
dorsal
hand
extension the straightning of a joint
flexion the bending of a joint
fowler position an inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised
inferior below a body part or nearer to the feet
parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also
lateral
called outer structures
medial
, Jones And Bartlett EMT Course
parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called
inner structures
the forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic posi-
palmar
tion
plantar the bottom surface of the foot
the back surface of the body; the side away from you in the
posterior
standard anatomic position
part of a term thatr appears before a word root, changing
prefix
the meaning of the term
prone lying face down
proximal closer to the trunk
describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, in which
quadrants two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the
abdomen into four equal areas
the part of a term that comes after the root word, at the
suflx
end of the term
superficial closer to or on the skin
superior above a body part or nearer to the head
supine lying face up
ventral the anterior surface of the body
word root the main part of a term that contains the primary meaning
the body cavity that contains the major organs of diges-
abdomen tion and excretion. it is located below the diaphragm and
above the pelvis
the depression on the lateral pelvis where its three com-
acetabulum
ponent bones join, in which the femoral head fits snugly
adam's apple
an individual who has training in specific aspects of ad-
AEMT vanced life support, such as IV therapy and the adminis-
tration of certain emergency medications.
advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now
ALS
being provided by the EMT
comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect peo-
ADA Act
ple with disabilities against discrimination
device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac dys-
rhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycar-
AED
dia) and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the
patient.
a health care model in which experienced paramedics
receive advanced training to equip them to provide ad-
community paramedicine ditional services in the prehospital environment, such as
health evaluations, monitoring of chronic illnesses or con-
ditions, and patient advocacy.
IV therapy the delivery of medication directly into a vein
physician instructions given directly by radio or cell
phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines
medical control
(ott-line/indirect), as authorized by the medical director of
the service program
the physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the
medical director
authority to provide medical care in the field
a method of delivering health care which involves pro-
MIH viding health care within the community rather than at a
doctor's oflce or hospital
a document created by the NHTSA that outlines the skills
National EMS Scope of Practice Model
performed by various EMS providers.
, Jones And Bartlett EMT Course
primary prevention ettorts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring
focused on examining the health needs of entire popula-
public health
tions with the goal of preventing health problems.
ettorts to limit the ettects of an injury or illness that you
secondary prevention
cannot completely prevent.
abduction motion of a limb away from the midline
adduction motion of a limb toward the midline
the front surface of the body; the side facing you in the
anterior
standard anatomic position
apex the pointed extremity of a conical structure
a body part or condition that appears on both sides of the
bilateral
midline
the vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root
combining vowel
and suflx
deep farther inside the body and away from the skin
further from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the
distal
extremity
the posterior surface of the body, including the back of the
dorsal
hand
extension the straightning of a joint
flexion the bending of a joint
fowler position an inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised
inferior below a body part or nearer to the feet
parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also
lateral
called outer structures
medial
, Jones And Bartlett EMT Course
parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called
inner structures
the forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic posi-
palmar
tion
plantar the bottom surface of the foot
the back surface of the body; the side away from you in the
posterior
standard anatomic position
part of a term thatr appears before a word root, changing
prefix
the meaning of the term
prone lying face down
proximal closer to the trunk
describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, in which
quadrants two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the
abdomen into four equal areas
the part of a term that comes after the root word, at the
suflx
end of the term
superficial closer to or on the skin
superior above a body part or nearer to the head
supine lying face up
ventral the anterior surface of the body
word root the main part of a term that contains the primary meaning
the body cavity that contains the major organs of diges-
abdomen tion and excretion. it is located below the diaphragm and
above the pelvis
the depression on the lateral pelvis where its three com-
acetabulum
ponent bones join, in which the femoral head fits snugly
adam's apple
