Chapter 1 Terms Flashcards
Advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT)
A person trained in emergency care, with the additional training to allow insertion of IVs, administration of medications, performance of advanced airway procedures, and setting up and assessing electrocardiograms (ECGs or EKGs)
EMT-Intermediate
Certification
Credentialing at the local level; usually entails completing a probationary period and updating and/or re-certification to cover changing knowledge and skills.
Direct medical control
A type of medical direction.
AKA on-line, base-station, immediate, or concurrent medical control.
The physician speaks directly with emergency care providers at the scene of an emergency.
Emergency medical responder (EMR)
A network of community resources and medical personnel that provides emergency medical care to people who are injured or suddenly fall ill.
Major responsibilities include ensuring safety for yourself and any bystanders, gaining access to the patient, determining any threats to the patient’s life, summoning more advanced medical personnel if needed, providing the care needed for the patient, and assisting more advanced medical personnel once they arrive.
Secondary responsibilities include summoning additional help when needed, controlling or directing bystanders, recording what you heard/saw/did, and reassuring the patient’s family/friends.
Emergency medical technician (EMT)
Someone who has successfully completed a state-approved ENT program; take over care from EMRs and work on stabilizing and preparing the patient for transport.
Indirect medical control
A type of medical direction that includes education, protocol review and quality improvement for emergency care providers.
AKA off-line, retrospective.
Licensure
Required acknowledgement that the bearer has permission to practice in the licensing state; offers the highest level of public protection; may be revoked at the state level should the bearer no longer meet the required standards.
Local credentialing
Local requirements EMRs must meet in order to maintain employment or obtain certain protocols so that they may practice
Medical direction
The monitoring of care provided by out-of-hospital providers to injured or ill persons, usually by a medical director.
AKA medical oversight.
Paramedic
Someone with more in-depth training that AEMTs and who can person all of the former’s duties plus has additional knowledge of performing physical exams; may also perform more invasive procedures than any other prehospital care provider.
Prehospital care
Emergency medial care provided before a patient arrives at a hospital or medical facility.
Protocols
Standardized procedures to be followed when providing care to injured or ill persons.
Scope of practice
The range of duties and skills that are allowed and expected to be performed when necessary, according to the professional’s level of training, while using reasonable care and skill.
Does not have regulatory authority, but provides guidance to states.
Standing orders
Protocols issues by the medical director allowing specific skills to be performed or specific medications to be administered in certain situations.
Allow EMS personnel to provide certain types of care or treatment without speaking to the physician.
