Chapter 9

Question 1

A healthcare model in which experienced paramedics receive advanced training to equip them to provide additional services in the pre-hospital environment, such as health evaluations, monitoring of chronic illnesses or conditions, and patient advocacy

Answer 1

Community paramedicine

Question 2

The concept of consistent patient care across the entire healthcare team from first patient contact to patient discharge; working together with a unified goal results in improved individual and team Performance, better patient and provider safety, and improve patient outcomes

Answer 2

Continuum of care

Question 3

A set of procedures for use in environments where human error can have disastrous consequences. It empowers people within a team to communicate effectively with one another with a goal of improving team situational awareness, patient and crew safety, and overall communication

Answer 3

Crew resource management CRM

Question 4

In context of EMS a collection of individual healthcare providers working independently to help the patient

Answer 4

Group

Question 5

A method of delivering Health care of that involves providing healthcare within the community rather than out of physicians office or hospital

Answer 5

Mobile integrated healthcare MIH

Question 6

Knowledge and understanding of one surroundings and the ability to recognize potential risks to the safety of the patient or EMS team

Answer 6

Situational awareness

Question 7

In the context of EMS, a group of healthcare providers who are assign specific roles and are working interdependently in a coordinated Manor under a designated leader

Answer 7

Team

Question 8

The team member who provides role assignments, coordination, oversight, centralized decision making, and support for the team to accomplish their goals and achieve desired results

Answer 8

Team leader