AEMT Chapter 1 Introduction to Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Practice

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - Answer-a prehospital emergency care provider who uses basic and limited advanced life support skills to care for acutely ill and injured patients Advanced Life Support - Answer-complex patient care assessments and interventions that require in-depth training Allied Health Professionals - Answer-Healthcare Providers other than nurses and Physicians who provide specialized services, such as physical therapy, respiratory therapy, and Emergency Medical Services Clinical Training - Answer-the portion of health care provider training that takes place in a medical setting, in particular, in the hospital Community Paramedicine - Answer-program in which EMS providers deliver non- emergency Health Services to meet a specific Health need in a community Emergency Medical Responder - Answer-an EMS provider who uses minimal equipment to provide Immediate life-saving Care to critically ill and injured patients while awaiting the arrival of more highly trained EMS personnel Emergency Medical Services - Answer-an organized network of resources and specially trained Personnel that exists to provide life-saving care to acutely Ill and injured patients in the prehospital setting