Chapter 2 - Paramedic Roles and Responsibilities Flashcards
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
An EMS professional who provides basic and limited advanced skills to pts who access the EMS system
Attributes
Qualities or characteristics of a person
Certification
An external verification of the competencies that an individual has achieved and typically involves an examination process; in healthcare these processes are typically designed to verify that an individual has achieved minimum competency to ensure safe and effective pt care.
Communication
The exchange of thoughts, messages, and information
Continuing Education (CE)
Lifelong learning
Continuous quality improvement (CQI)
Programs designed to improve the level of care; commonly driven by quality assurance
Credentialing
A local process by which and individual is permitted by a specific entity (Medical Director) to practice in a specific setting (EMS agency)
Diplomacy
Tact and skill in dealing with people
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
An EMS professional who provides initial basic life-support care to pts who access the EMS system; formerly called first responders
Empathy
Showing a person care and compassion with an appreciation for his or her situation without feeling the same emotions
EMS System
A network of resources that provides emergency care and transportation to victims of sudden illness or injury
Ethics
Expectations established by the community at large reflecting their views of the conduct of an profession
Healthcare
A business associated with the provision of medical care to individuals
Healthcare Professional
An individual who has special skills and knowledge in medicine and adheres to the standards of conduct and performance of that medical profession
Integrity
Doing the right thing even when no one is looking
Licensure
Permission granted to an individual by a governmental authority, such as a state, to perform certain restricted activities
Medical Director
A physician responsible for the oversight of the EMS system and the actions of the paramedics; also known as the physician advisor
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
A national organization developed to ensure that graduates of EMS training programs have met minimal standards by measuring competency through a uniform testing process
NHTSA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NSC
National Standard Curriculum
Offline Medical Direction
Prospective and retrospective medical direction (e.g., Protocols and standard operating procedures)
Online Medical Direction
Direct voice communication by a medical director (or designee) to a prehospital professional while he or she is attending to the pt; also called direct medical direction
Physician Advisor
a physician responsible for the oversight of the EMS system and the actions of the paramedics; also known as a medical director
Profession
A group of similar jobs or fields of interest that involve a responsibility to serve the public and require mastery of specific knowledge and specialized skills
Professional
A person who has special knowledge and skills and conforms to high standards of conduct and performance
Professionalism
Following the standards of conduct and performance for a profession
Prospective Medical Direction
Physician participation in the development of EMS protocols, procedure, and participation in the education and testing of EMS professionals; a type of offline medical direction
Protocols
A set of treatment guidelines written for the paramedic to follow
Quality Assurance (QA)
Programs designed to achieve a desired level of care
Reciprocity
The ability for and EMS professional to use his/her certification or license to be able to practice in a different state
Refresher Education
The process of refreshing information and skills previously learned
Registration
The process of entering an individual’s name and essential information into a record asa means of verifying initial verification and monitoring recertification
Retrospective Medical Direction
Physician review of prehospital care reports and participation in the quality improvement process; a type of offline medical direction
Scope of Practice
A predefined set of skills, interventions, or other activities that the paramedic is legally authorized to perform when necessary; usually set by law or regulation and local medical direction
Standing Orders
Written instructions that authorize EMS personnel to perform certain medical interventions before establishing direct communication with a physician
Teamwork
The ability to work with others to achieve a common goal
