1. Systems Flashcards
An individual who has training in specific areas of advanced life support, such intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medications.
advanced EMT (AEMT)
Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT.
advanced life support (ALS)
Comprehensive legislation designed to protect people with disabilities against discrimination
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient
Automated External Device (AED)
process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards for providing safe and ethical care.
certification
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
A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system
continuous quality improvement (CQI)
A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to particular calls for assistance and provides callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews
emergency medical dispatch (EMD)
The first trained professional (police officer or other rescuer) to arrive at a scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance
emergency medical responder (EMR)
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 services (EMS)
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.
emergency medical technicians (EMT)
Federal legislation passed in 1996 affecting EMS in limiting availability of patients’ health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The delivery of medication directly into the vein.
Intravenous (IV) therapy
Process whereby a competent authority, usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act.
licensure
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 control
The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field.
medical director
A method of delivering health care which involves providing health care within the community rather than at a physician’s office or hospital.
mobile integrated healthcare (MIH)
A document created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers.
National EMS Scope of Practice Model
An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills.
paramedic
Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring
primary prevention
Designed area which EMS agency is responsible
Primary Service Area (PSA)
Focused on examining health needs of entire populations with the goal of preventing health problems.
Public Health
A call center, staffed by trained personnel who are responsible for managing requests for police, fire, and ambulance services.
Public safety access point
The responsibility of the medical director to ensure appropriate care standards are met by EMTs on each call
Quality control
Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that cannot be completely prevented.
Secondary prevention
