EMS Chapter 1 questions with correct answers

Advanced EMT (AEMT) - Answer An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medications Advance life support - Answer Advanced life saving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answer Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect people with disabilities against discrimination Automated external defibrillator (AED) - Answer A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardia dysrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) 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 Community paramedicine - Answer A health care mode 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 of conditions, and patient advocacy Continuous quality improvement (CQI) - Answer A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system