chap 1 prehospital (week 7)

Question 1

EMR Emergency Medical Responder

Answer 1

these practitioners provide treatment on scene but do not transport the patient.

Question 2

EMT Emergency Medical Technician

Answer 2

Possesses the basic knowledge & skills necessary to provide PT care & transportation. EMTs perform interventions w/ basic equip/ & are an essential link in the prehospital emergency care continuum.

Question 3

AEMT Advance Emergency Medical Technician

Answer 3

Provide basic & limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the EMS system

Question 4

Paramedic

Answer 4

allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical & emergent PTs who access the EMS system.

Question 5

Mobile integrated health care/ community paramedicine=

Answer 5

EMS practitioner practicing medicine outside the standard EMS system

Question 6

Critical Care Paramedics

Answer 6

Educated in advanced airway, ventilator, fluid & electrolyte therapy, advanced pharm/, specialized monitors, operation of intra-aortic balloon pumps, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), & ect found in intensive care setting. This provides a safe & efficient way to move critical PTs between facilities w/o compromising hospital staffing

Question 7

Helicopter Air Ambulance HAA

Answer 7

typically responds to both scene calls and interfacility transfers. The skills of the flight practitioner are very similar to those of a critical care practitioner but must be educated in flight physiology, aircraft operations, & flight safety

Question 8

EMR training=
EMT-B training=
AEMT training=
Paramedic training=

Answer 8

=40-60Hrs
=128-150Hrs
=150-250Hrs
=1,000-1,300Hrs

Question 9

Tactile Ems

Answer 9

formed from former military. tactical situations & cross trained as cops