medical director - Answers a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects
of the ems system
medical direction - Answers oversight of the patient care aspects of an ems system by the medical
director
designated agent - Answers 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 direction's licensce to practice medicine
standing orders - Answers a policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes emts and
others to perform particular skills in certain situations
off line medical direction - Answers standing orders issued by the medical director that allow emts to
give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director of
another physician
on line medical direction - Answers orders given directly by the on duty physician to an emt in the field
by radio or telephone
standard precautions - Answers a strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all
blood and other body fluids are infectious
osha - Answers organization that issued strict guidelines about precautions against exposure to
bloodorne pathogens
eye protection - Answers should be worn to prevent splashing, spattering, or spraying fluids from
entering the body through these membranes
n-95 or hepa respirator - Answers should be work in cases where tuberculosis is suspected
gown - Answers worn to protect clothing and bare skin from spilled or splashed fluids
hepatitis - Answers an infection that causes inflammation of the liver and comes in several forms
tuberculosis - Answers an infection that settles in the lungs and is spread through the air
aids - Answers a set of conditions in which the immune system in attacked and is unable to fight off
infections
sars - Answers a recent infection spread thorugh respiratory droplets by coughing and sneezing
ryan white care act - Answers mandates a procedure by which emergency response personnel can seek
to find out if they have been exposed to potentially life threatening diseases while providing patient care