Prehospital Care

Prehospital CareChapter 1. Introduction to Prehospital CareOBJECTIVESPart 1: Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care(begins on p.6)After readingPart 1of this chapter, you should be able to:1. Describe the relationship between the paramedic and other members of the health professions.(p.6)2. Identify the attributes and characteristics of the paramedic. (p.7)3. Explain the elements of paramedic education and practice that support its stature as aprofession. (p.7)4. Define and give examples of the expanded scope of practice for the paramedic. (p.8)Part 2: EMS Systems(begins on p.8)After readingPart 2of this chapter, you should be able to:1. Describe key historical events that influenced the national development of emergency medicalservices (EMS) systems. (pp.10-12)2. Define the following terms: EMS systems (p.12), licensure (p.18), certification (p.18),profession (p.18), professionalism (p.24), ethics (p.25), peer review (p.25), medical direction(p.14), protocols (p.15). 3. Identify national groups that are important to the development, education, and implementationof EMS, as well as the role of provincial or territorial associations, the Paramedic Association ofCanada (PAC), and the roles of various EMS standard-setting agencies. (p.20)4. Identify the standards (components) of an EMS system. (p.12)5. Differentiate among EMS provider levels: emergency medical responder, primary careparamedic, advanced care paramedic, and critical care paramedic. (p.18)6. Describe what is meant by "citizen involvement in the EMS system." (pp.15-16)