AAOS Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured Eleventh Edition - Chapter 1 EMS Systems 100% Pass

AAOS Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured Eleventh Edition - Chapter 1 EMS Systems 100% Pass Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support such as intravenous therapy and the administration of certain emergency medications Advance Life Support (ALS) Advanced lifesaving procedures some of which are now being provided by the EMT American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect people with disabilities against discrimination. Automated External Defibrillator (AED) a device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient. Certification A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care. Community Paramedicine A health care model in which experienced paramedics receive advanced training to equip them to provide additional services in the prehospital environment such as health evaluations monitoring of chronic illnesses or conditions and patient advocacy. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system. Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance and provides callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews. Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) The first trained professional such as a police officer fire fighters lifeguard or other rescuer to arrive at the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) An individual who has training in basic life support including automated external defibrillation use of a definitive airway adjunct and assisting patients with certain medications. Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPPA) Federal legislation passed in 1996. It's main effect in EMS s in limiting availability of patients health care informationt and penalizing violations of patient privacy. Intravenous Therapy (IV) The delivery of medication directly into a vein Licensure The process whereby a competent authority usually the state allows people to perform a regulated act. Medical Control Physician instructions given directly by radio or cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol guidelines (offline/indirect) as authorized by the medical director of the service program. Medical Director The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) A method of delivering health care which involves providing health care within the community rather than at a physicians office or hospital. National EMS Scope of Practice Model A document created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers Paramedic An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support including endotracheal intubation emergency pharmacolocgy cardia monitoring and other advanced assessment and treatment skillPs. Primary Prevention Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring. Primary Service Area (PSA) The designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care of transportation to the hospital Public Health Focused on examining the health needs of an entire population with the goal of preventing health problems. Public Safety Access Point A call center staffed by trained personnel who are responsible for managing requests for police fire and ambulance services. Quality Control The responsibility of the medical director to ensure the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMT's on each call. Secondary Prevention Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent. Which of the following agencies is the Federal source for the EMT education standards? DOT - Department of Transportation What year was the white paper, (Accidental Death and Disability) The Neglected disease of Modern Society published? 1966 What is the major goal of continuous quality improvement? A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system What level of training would allow you to perform cardiac monitoring and advanced life support? AEMT True of false EMT personnel are the highest qualified members of the prehospital care team? False True or false The EMT scope of practice includes the use of an automated external defibrillator True True of False Personnel trained as EMR's can include law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and ski patrollers. True True or False A professional appearance and manner by the EMT will help build the patients confidence and ease the anxiety True True or false Patient care should be focused on procedures that have proven useful in improving outcomes. True True or False As a health care professional and an extension of physician care, you are not bound by patient confidentiality. False True or False Most EMS training programs must adhere to national standards established by the accrediting organizations. True True or False The medical director is responsible for authorizing and regulating all emergency medical services within the state False True or False AEMT's typically go through 1,000 to 1,300 hours of training. False True or False The development of the field medic and rapid helicopter evacuation took place during the Korean conflict. True The standards for prehospital emergency care and the people who provide it are governed by the laws of each state they serve and are typically regulated by who? The state off of EMS What agency developed and published the first curriculum to serve as the guideline for EMT training DOT - Department of Transportation What agency supported the EMT course and prepared and published the first EMT textbook? American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons What document provides overarching guidelines for the minimum skills each level of EMS provider should be able to accomplish? National EMS Scope of Practice Model What nongovernmental agency provides national standardized EMS testing and certification in much of the united states. The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - NREMT What is the EMS Agenda for the future? it is a multidisciplinary national review of all aspects of EMS delivery that encourages the creation of systems that help to protect the well being of EMS providers and includes 14 components that make up an EMS system. What is Clinical Care? describes the various pieces of equipment and scope of practice for using the equipment What is the integration of health services the prehospital care the EMT administered is coordinated with the care administered at the hospital Community Paramedicine experienced paramedics receive advanced training to equip the to provide services within a community. What is the Information System It allows EMS providers to efficiently document the care that has been delivered