Chapter 1: EMS Systems

Question 1

Advanced EMT (AEMT)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Advanced life support (ALS)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Americans with Disabilities Act

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Automated external defibrillator (AED)

Answer 4

A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient.

Question 5

Certification

Answer 5

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 6

Continuous quality improvement (CQI)

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Emergency medical dispatch (EMD)

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

Emergency medical responder (EMR)

Answer 8

The first trained individual to arrive at the scene to provide initial medical assistance.

Question 9

Emergency medical services (EMS)

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Emergency medical technician (EMT)

Answer 10

An individual who has training in basic life support.

Question 11

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)

Answer 11

Federal legislation that works to limit patients’ healthcare information and penalizes violations of patient privacy.