AAOS CHAPTER 2 EMT COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ advanced life support (ALS).
Answer: Advanced lifesaving procedures.
◉ American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Answer: Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect
individuals with disabilities against discrimination.
◉ automated external defibrillator (AED).
Answer: A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac
arrhythmia and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the
patient.
◉ certification.
Answer: 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.
◉ continuous quality improvement (CQI).
Answer: A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all
aspects of an EMS system.
, ◉ emergency medical dispatch (EMD).
Answer: A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate
units to respond to a particular call for assistance and in providing
callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews.
◉ emergency medical responder (EMR).
Answer: The first trained individual, such as a police officer, fire
fighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an
emergency to provide initial medical assistance.
◉ emergency medical services (EMS).
Answer: A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined
efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehosptial
emergency care to the sick and injured.
◉ emergency medical technician (EMT).
Answer: 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 and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ advanced life support (ALS).
Answer: Advanced lifesaving procedures.
◉ American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Answer: Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect
individuals with disabilities against discrimination.
◉ automated external defibrillator (AED).
Answer: A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac
arrhythmia and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the
patient.
◉ certification.
Answer: 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.
◉ continuous quality improvement (CQI).
Answer: A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all
aspects of an EMS system.
, ◉ emergency medical dispatch (EMD).
Answer: A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate
units to respond to a particular call for assistance and in providing
callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews.
◉ emergency medical responder (EMR).
Answer: The first trained individual, such as a police officer, fire
fighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an
emergency to provide initial medical assistance.
◉ emergency medical services (EMS).
Answer: A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined
efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehosptial
emergency care to the sick and injured.
◉ emergency medical technician (EMT).
Answer: 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 and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
