Chapter 1- Volume 1 Flashcards
Frequent review of infrequently review of infrequently used skills is needed to ensure competency
T/F?
True
National Emergency Medical services education standards: paramedic instructional guidelines
Taken EMS education to a much higher level, based on a 2004 EMS practice by the NREMT.
Made anatomy and physiology a pre-requisite to the paramedic course
2009 dot EMS instructional guidelines are the foundation for this text book
Out of hospital paramedic work environments
CC Transport
Medivac
Tac EMS
Mobile integrated healthcare
Sports medicine
Corrections
Hospital ED
Paramedicine
The marriage of healthcare, public health, and public safety and the responsibilities that come with make paramedicine.
The paramedic is always expected to:
Serve as the patient’s advocate
In the near future, paramedics may find themselves taking on a variety of additional roles including?
Injury prevention within their service area
Based in current trends, paramedic graduates of today will continue to enter into non-traditional roles such as helicopters air ambulance, tactical EMS, and industrial medicine because of their?
Unique education and ability to think and work independently
For the paramedic, the patient and public interests must’ve above personal, corporate, or financial interests. This is an example of?
Professional ethics
Emerging roles of the paramedic include?
Participation in public education
Paramedics are accountable to who?
Their medical director
Which of the following would most likely benefit from an EMS helicopter?
A rural community
Many professional sports teams have found paramedics to be effective complements to their?
Athletic directors
Mobile integrated health care/ community paramedicine
Aka community paramedicine
New and evolving
Often follow up to clinic and EMS care
Visit/ check up on pts in their home, aka wellness visit
What is the expected level of functioning in the dynamic prehospital setting for the paramedic?
Acts independently
