EMT Emergency Care 14th Edition Chapters 1-10 Vocab

EMT Emergency Care 14th Edition Chapters 1-1 0 VocabEvidence-based techniques - ANSWER-Techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy rather than merely by supposition and tradition. Medical direction - ANSWER-Oversight of the patient care aspects of an ems system by the medical director. Direction can be either off or online Medical director - ANSWER-a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system 911 system - ANSWER-a system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed. Enhanced 911 has the additional capability of automatically identifying the caller's phone number and location. Off-line medical direction - ANSWER-Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or another physician. Patient Outcomes - ANSWER-the long-term survival of patients Peer Reviewed - ANSWER-submitted to a professional journal and reviewed by several of the researchers peers Protocols - ANSWER-lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system Quality Improvement - ANSWER-a process of continual self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement