Chapter One Flashcards
An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy land the administration of certain emergency medications
Advanced emt (aemt)
Advanced life saving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT
Advanced life support (ALS)
Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect people with disabilities against discrimination
Americans with disabilities act (ADA)
A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias ( ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
A process in which a person, institution, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care
Certification
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
Community paramedicine
The system of internal and extral reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system aiming at improving outcomes
Continuous quality improvement (CQI)
And established process to determine the qualifications necessary to be allowed to practice a particular profession, or to function as an organization
Credentialing
A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate unit to respond to a particular call for assistance and provides callers with vital instructions until EMS crews arrive
Emergency medical dispatch (EMD)
The first trained professional such as police officer, fire fighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer who may arise first at the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance
Emergency medical responder (EMR)
A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital care to the sick and injured
Emergency medical services (EMS)
An individual who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications
Emergency medical technician (EMT)
Approach to medicine where decisions are based on well conducted research, classifying recommendations based on the strength of the scientific evidence; also called science based medicine
Evidence based medicine (EBM)
Federal legislation past in 1996. It’s main effect in EMS is limiting availability of patient’s healthcare information and penalizing violations of patient privacy
Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA)
The delivery of medication directly into a vein
Intravenous (IV) therapy
The process where by a competent authority, usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act
Licensure
Is this in the instructions given directly by radio or cell phone ( online/direct) or indirectly by protocol guidelines (off-line/indirect), , as authorized by the medical Director of the service program
Medical control
Physician who authorizes or delegates to the ENT the authority to provide medical care in the field
Medical Director
A method of delivering healthcare that involves providing healthcare within the community rather than at a physicians office or hospital
Mobile integrated healthcare (MIH)
A document created by the national Highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA )that outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers
National EMS scope of practice model
What document created by the national Highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills for EMS providers
National EMS scope of practice model
An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills
Paramedic
Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring
Primary prevention
The designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for the provisions of pre-hospital emergency care and transportation to the hospital
Primary service area
The branch of medicine that is focusing on building the house needs of entire population with the goal of preventing health problems
Public health
Call center, staffed by trained personnel who are responsible for managing request police, fire, and ambulance services
Public Safety access point
Oversight by the medical Director to ensure the appropriate medical care standards are made by EMT’s on each call
 Quality control
Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent
Secondary prevention
