ch1 (EMS systems)

Question 1

advanced EMT (AEMT)

Answer 1

someone who has training in specific aspects of ALS (such as IV therapy, and giving out certain medications)

Question 2

advanced life support (ALS)

Answer 2

advanced life-saving procedures (some which are now being provided by the EMT)

Question 3

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Answer 3

legislation that’s designed to protect people with disabilities against discrimination

Question 4

automated external defibrillator (AED)

Answer 4

detects life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient

Question 5

certification

Answer 5

a person is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain standards to provide safe and ethical care

Question 6

community paramedicine

Answer 6

paramedics get advanced training to help them provide additional services in the prehospital environment

Question 7

continuous quality improvement (CQI)

Answer 7

a system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system aiming at improving outcomes

Question 8

credentialing

Answer 8

a verification process of a health care provider’s qualifications

Question 9

emergency medical dispatch (EMD)

Answer 9

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

Question 10

emergency medical responder (EMR)

Answer 10

a first trained professional who may arrive first at a scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance

Question 11

emergency medical services (EMS)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

emergency medical technician (EMT)

Answer 12

someone who has training ins BLS’(such as AED, definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications)

Question 13

evidence-based medicine (EBM)

Answer 13

an approach to medicine where decisions are based on research (science-based medicine)

Question 14

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Answer 14

federal legislation that limits the availability of patients’ health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy

Question 15

intravenous (IV) therapy

Answer 15

the delivery of medication directly into the vein

Question 16

licensure

Answer 16

the legal authority to practice in his/her state

Question 17

medical control

Answer 17

physician instructions given directly by radio/cell phone or by protocols/guidelines as authorized by the medical director

Question 18

mobile integrated health care (MIH)

Answer 18

a method of delivering health care that involves providing health care within the community rather than a hospital or doctor’s office

Question 19

medical director

Answer 19

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

Question 20

National EMS Scope of Practice Model

Answer 20

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

Question 21

paramedic

Answer 21

an individual who has extensive training in ALS

Question 22

primary prevention

Answer 22

efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring

Question 23

primary service area

Answer 23

the designated area where the EMS is responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the hospital

Question 24

public health

Answer 24

a branch of medicine that focuses on examining health needs and preventing health problems

Question 25

public safety access point

Answer 25

a call center who are responsible for managing requests for police, fire and ambulance services

Question 26

quality control

Answer 26

oversight by the medical director to ensure medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call

Question 27

secondary prevention

Answer 27

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

Question 28

what are 3 sources of error?

Answer 28

1. rules-based failure
2. knowledge-based failure
3. skills based failure