Ch 1 | EMS Systems

Question 1

AEMT

Answer 1

Advanced EMT. An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as IV therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medications.

Question 2

ALS

Answer 2

Advanced life support. ALS procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT

Question 3

ADA

Answer 3

Americans with disabilities act. Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect people with disabilities against discrimination

Question 4

Certification

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

Community Paramedicine

Answer 5

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.

Question 6

CQI

Answer 6

Continuous quality improvement. A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system aiming at improving outcomes.

Question 7

Credentialing

Answer 7

An established process to determine the qualifications necessary to be allowed to practice a particular profession, or to function as an organization.

Question 8

EMD

Answer 8

Emergency medical dispatch. A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance and provides callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews.

Question 9

EMR

Answer 9

Emergency medical responder. A first trained professional, such as police officer, firefighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, who may arrive first at the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance.

Question 10

EMS

Answer 10

A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured.

Question 11

EMT

Answer 11

Emergency medical technician. 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.

Question 12

EBM

Answer 12

Evidence based medicine. An approach to medicine where decisions are based on well-conducted research, classifying recommendations based on the strength of the scientific evidence; also called science-based medicine.

Question 13

HIPAA

Answer 13

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Federal legislation passed in 1996. It’s main effect in EMS is in limiting avilability of patients’ health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy.

Question 14

IV Therapy

Answer 14

Intravenous. The delivery of medication directly into a vein

Question 15

Licensure

Answer 15

The process whereby a competent authority, usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act.

Question 16

Medical Control

Answer 16

Physician instructions given directly by radio or cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guideline (off-line/indirect), as authorized by the medical director of the service program.

Question 17

Medical Director

Answer 17

The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field.

Question 18

MIH

Answer 18

Mobile Integrated Health. A method of delivering health care that involves providing health care within the community rather than at a physician’s office or hospital.

Question 19

National EMS Scope of Practice Model

Answer 19

A document created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers.

Question 20

Paramedic

Answer 20

An individual who has extensive training in ALS, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills.

Question 21

Primary prevention

Answer 21

Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring

Question 22

Primary Service Area

Answer 22

The designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the hospital.

Question 23

Public Health

Answer 23

The branch of medicine that is focused on examining the health needs of entire populations with the goal of preventing health problems.

Question 24

Public Safety Access Point

Answer 24

A call center, staffed by trained personnel who are responsible for managing requests for police, fire, and ambulance services.

Question 25

Quality Control

Answer 25

Oversight by the medical director to ensure that the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call.

Question 26

Secondary Prevention

Answer 26

Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent.