EMR, Chapter 1, Questions and Answers

What is an "EMR"? The first medically trained person to arrive on the scene of an emergency Who are the main people who take care of your initial care after an emergency? Emergency Medical Technicians, Nurses, Physicians, Other Allied Health Professionals Who usually receives the telephone call reporting an incident? Emergency Response Communications Center or Public Safety Answering Point What is a reason why problems might come up during an EMS operation? A lack of coordination between resources & personnel P.S.A.P. Public Safety Answering Point What might an emergency response communications center be? A fire, police, or EMS agency, a 9-1-1 center, or a 7-digit emergency telephone # used by one or all of the emergency agencies How does dispatch usually occur? Pager, Radio, Telephone, Computer, Other means What is a key survival factor for people in cardiac arrest? The length of time between when the heartbeat stops & when manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation starts C.P.R. Cardiopulmonary Resusciation