Chapter 2 - Paramedic Roles and Responsibilities

Question 1

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)

Answer 1

An EMS professional who provides basic and limited advanced skills to pts who access the EMS system

Question 2

Attributes

Answer 2

Qualities or characteristics of a person

Question 3

Certification

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

Communication

Answer 4

The exchange of thoughts, messages, and information

Question 5

Continuing Education (CE)

Answer 5

Lifelong learning

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Continuous quality improvement (CQI)

Answer 6

Programs designed to improve the level of care; commonly driven by quality assurance

Question 7

Credentialing

Answer 7

A local process by which and individual is permitted by a specific entity (Medical Director) to practice in a specific setting (EMS agency)

Question 8

Diplomacy

Answer 8

Tact and skill in dealing with people

Question 9

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

Answer 9

An EMS professional who provides initial basic life-support care to pts who access the EMS system; formerly called first responders

Question 10

Empathy

Answer 10

Showing a person care and compassion with an appreciation for his or her situation without feeling the same emotions

Question 11

EMS System

Answer 11

A network of resources that provides emergency care and transportation to victims of sudden illness or injury

Question 12

Ethics

Answer 12

Expectations established by the community at large reflecting their views of the conduct of an profession

Question 13

Healthcare

Answer 13

A business associated with the provision of medical care to individuals

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Healthcare Professional

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An individual who has special skills and knowledge in medicine and adheres to the standards of conduct and performance of that medical profession

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Integrity

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Doing the right thing even when no one is looking

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Licensure

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Permission granted to an individual by a governmental authority, such as a state, to perform certain restricted activities

Question 17

Medical Director

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A physician responsible for the oversight of the EMS system and the actions of the paramedics; also known as the physician advisor

Question 18

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)

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A national organization developed to ensure that graduates of EMS training programs have met minimal standards by measuring competency through a uniform testing process

Question 19

NHTSA

Answer 19

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Question 20

NSC

Answer 20

National Standard Curriculum

Question 21

Offline Medical Direction

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Prospective and retrospective medical direction (e.g., Protocols and standard operating procedures)

Question 22

Online Medical Direction

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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

Question 23

Physician Advisor

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a physician responsible for the oversight of the EMS system and the actions of the paramedics; also known as a medical director

Question 24

Profession

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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

Question 25

Professional

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A person who has special knowledge and skills and conforms to high standards of conduct and performance

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Professionalism

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Following the standards of conduct and performance for a profession

Question 27

Prospective Medical Direction

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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

Question 28

Protocols

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A set of treatment guidelines written for the paramedic to follow

Question 29

Quality Assurance (QA)

Answer 29

Programs designed to achieve a desired level of care

Question 30

Reciprocity

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The ability for and EMS professional to use his/her certification or license to be able to practice in a different state

Question 31

Refresher Education

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The process of refreshing information and skills previously learned

Question 32

Registration

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The process of entering an individual’s name and essential information into a record asa means of verifying initial verification and monitoring recertification

Question 33

Retrospective Medical Direction

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Physician review of prehospital care reports and participation in the quality improvement process; a type of offline medical direction

Question 34

Scope of Practice

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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

Question 35

Standing Orders

Answer 35

Written instructions that authorize EMS personnel to perform certain medical interventions before establishing direct communication with a physician

Question 36

Teamwork

Answer 36

The ability to work with others to achieve a common goal