AAOS Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured Eleventh Edition - Chapter 1 EMS Systems Questions & Answers Already Passed!!

Advance Life Support (ALS) - Advanced lifesaving procedures some of which are now being provided by the EMT 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 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. Community Paramedicine - experienced paramedics receive advanced training to equip the to provide services within a community. 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 fieldMobile 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. 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 True of false EMT personnel are the highest qualified members of the prehospital care team? - FalseTrue 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 AEMT's typically go through 1,000 to 1,300 hours of training. - False 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