Ch 1 Vocab

Question 0

Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT

Answer 0

Advanced life support (ALS)

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Advanced EMT (AEMT)

Question 2

Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination

Answer 2

Americans with disabilities act (ADA)

Question 3

A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers the appropriate electronical shock to the patient

Answer 3

Automated external defibrillator (AED)

Question 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

Answer 4

Certification

Question 5

A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system

Answer 5

Continuous quality improvement (CQI)

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Emergency medical dispatch (EMD)

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Emergency medical responder (EMR)

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Emergency medical services (EMS)

Question 9

An individual who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting parents with certain medications

Answer 9

Emergency medical technician (EMT)

Question 10

Federal legislation passed in 1996. Its main effect in EMS is in limiting availability of patients’ health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy

Answer 10

Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA)

Question 11

The delivery of medication directly into a vein

Answer 11

Intravenous (IV) therapy

Question 12

The process whereby a state allows individuals to perform a regulated act

Answer 12

Licensure

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Medical control

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Medical director

Question 15

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

Answer 15

National EMS scope of practice model

Question 16

An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support, including endotrachael intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills

Answer 16

Paramedic

Question 17

Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring

Answer 17

Primary prevention

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Primary service area (PSA)

Question 19

Focused on examining the health needs of entire populations with the goal of preventing health problems

Answer 19

Public health

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Public safety access point

Question 21

The responsibility of the medical director to ensure that the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call

Answer 21

Quality control

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Secondary prevention