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EMS Chapter 1 vocab Flashcards

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What is ALS?

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Advanced Life Support: Has the ability to administer an IV and has even more training in endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, etc. Some of the procedures may of already been started by an EMT

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Define AEMT?

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Advance Emergency Medical Technician: someone who is trained in specific aspects of ALS (advanced life support), such as administering an IV (intravenous therapy) and administrating certain emergency medications

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What is the ADA?

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Americans with Disabilities Act: protects individuals with disabilities against discrimination and prevents employers from failing to provide full and equal employment to the disabled

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What is an AED?

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Automatic External Defibrillator: a handy machine that helps detect life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers an appropriate shock to the patient

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What is “certification”?

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Process in which a person, institution, or a program is evaluated/recognized for reaching the predetermined standards to ensure safe/ethical caref

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What is CQI?

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Continuous Quality Improvement: A system of internal/external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system

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What is an EMD?

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Emergency Medical Dispatch is a system that helps dispatchers in choosing an appropriate unit to respond to a call for assistance. Also providers the caller with important information until arrival of EMS

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What is EMR?

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Emergency Medical Responder is the first responder to make it to the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance
EMR examples: Police officer, fire-fighter, life-guard, state trooper

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What is EMS?

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Emergency Medical Services, a multidisciplinary system that represents combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to the sick/injured

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What is an EMT?

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Emergency Medical Technician is an individual who has training in BLS, ability to use an AED, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and helping patients with certain medications

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What is HIPAA?

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was passed in 1996. Main effect on EMS is in limiting availability of patients’ health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy

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What is an IV?

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Intravenous Therapy, administering medication directly into the vein

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What is licensure?

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The process in which a state allows individual(s) to perform a regulated act

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What is Medical Control?

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Physician instructions given directly by cell or radio (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect. This is authorized by the MD of the service program

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What is National Emergency Medical Service Scope of Practice Mode?

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A document created by the NHTSA (Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration) that outlines skills performed by many EMS providers

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What is a paramedic?

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Paramedic has extensive training in ALS, which includes endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring and other advanced assessments/treatment skills

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What is primary prevention?

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Duh, primary prevention is the action of avoiding injury or illness from occurring or happening again

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What is PSA?

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Primary Service Area is selected area in which EMS crew is responsible for supplying prehospital emergency care and then the transporting the injured to a local hospital

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What is public health?

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Fixated on investigating the health needs of the ENTIRE population with the goal of averting or avoiding healthy problems

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What is public safety access point?

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A responsible call center comprised of trained personnel managing requests for PO, fire-fighter, and ambulance service

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What is quality control?

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Medical Directors responsibility to ensure that appropriate medical standards are met by EMTs on each call

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What is secondary prevention?

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Limiting continuous effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent

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