EVCC EMT- Chapter 1 Exam Review Study Guide 2025

EVCC EMT- Chapter 1 Exam Review Study Guide 2025 Designated Agent - ANS-an EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care. The transfer of such authorization to a designated agent is an extension of the Medical Director's license to practice medicine. evidence-based - ANS-description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy, rather than merely on supposition and tradition. Medical direction - ANS-Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director. Medical Director - ANS-a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system 911 system - ANS-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 - ANS-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. on-line medical direction - ANS-Orders from the on-duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone. patient outcomes - ANS-