Chapter 3- Volume 1 Flashcards
Patient protection and affordable care act
Signed into law on March 23, 2010
The most significant healthcare regulatory changes to establish meant of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965 and is bringing important changes to The US health care system.
What is driving change in the healthcare delivery system?
Technology, cost, and trends in patient population.
Paramedicine
The totality of the roles and responsibilities of paramedic practice involving healthcare, public health, and public safety; the highest level of emergency medical systems practice.
Pathophysiology
The study of the functional changes that occur within living cells and tissues that are associated with or that result from disease or injury
Mechanism of injury (MOI)
The force or forces that caused an injury
Nature of illness (NOI)
A patient’s general medical condition or complaint
Primary care
Basic health care provided at the patient’s first contact with the healthcare system
What are the primary responsibilities of a paramedic?
Preparation, response, scene size up, patient assessment, treatment and management, disposition and transfer, documentation, clean up, maintenance, and review.
What are the additional responsibilities of a paramedic?
Community involvement, support for primary care, Citizen involvement, personal and professional development.
Allied health professions
Ancillary healthcare professions apart from physicians and nurses, such as paramedics, respiratory therapist, and physical therapists.
What are the professional attributes of an EMS provider
Leadership, integrity, empathy, self motivation, professional appearance and hygiene, self-confidence, communication skills, time management skills, diplomacy and teamwork, respect, patient advocacy, careful delivery of service
What are characteristics of a great leader
Self-confidence, establish credibility, inner strength, ability to remain in control, ability to communicate, willingness to make a decision, willingness to except responsibility for the consequences of the team’s actions.
Ethics or not laws, but rather?
Standards of honorable behavior
