Chapter 1: EMS Systems Flashcards
EMS profesional with extensive training in ALS skills, such as intubation
Paramedic
A system of internal and external reviews with audits
CQI
A system that assists dispatchers with unit selection
EMD
The physician who authorizes the EMT to provide care in the field
Medical director
Responsibility of the medical director to ensure that appropriate care is delivered by an EMT
Quality control
Legislation that protects a patients private health information
HIPPA
EMS profesional trained in some ALS interventions
AEMT
Advanced procedures, such as drug administration
Advanced life support
Designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for providing prehospital care
Primary service area
Protects disabled individuals from discrimination
Americans with disabilities act
Physician direction to an EMS team
Medical control
Providing health care within the community rather than in an office
Mobile integrated healthcare
EMS professional trained in basic life support interventions
EMT
Basic life saving interventions, like CPR
BLS
A system to provide prehospital care to the sick and injured
EMS
What year was the white paper, Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society published
1966
What is true of medical control
It may be written or standing orders
What is the purpose for proving MIH
To facilitate improved access to health care at an affordable price
What is the major goal of continuos quality improvement
To ensure the public receives the highest standard of care
Who authorizes you, as an EMT, to provide emergency care to this patient
The medical director
In order to treat a patient what will you need to follow
Protocols
What level of training would allow you to perform cardiac monitoring and advanced life support
Paramedic
While you checked the patient’s airway, breathing and circulation, your partner considered the benefits of calling a ______ ambulance to assist with patience care
ALS
What is an example of care that is provided using standing orders
The EMT defibrillates a patient in cardiac arrest, begins CPR, and then contacts medical control
Quality control in an EMS system is the ultimate responsibility of the
Medical director
Upon arriving at the scene of a domestic dispute, you hear yelling and the sound of breaking glass from inside the resistance. You should:
Retreat to a safe place until the police arrive
All of the following are responsibilities of the EMS medical director except
Evaluating patient insurance information
Serving as a liaison to the medical community
Ensuring appropriate standards are met
Ensuring appropriate EMT education and containing training
Evaluating patient insurance information
What should be the EMTs highest priority
Ensuring personal safety
A patient who requires cardiac monitoring in the fields would require, at a minimum, which level of EMS provider?
Paramedic
What is a profesional responsibility of the EMT
Maintaining a professional demeanor in even the most stressful situations
Emergency patient care occurs in progressive phases. What occurs first?
Incident recognition
