Foundations - Chapter 1 Flashcards
In 1966, the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States __________ with developing EMS Standard
Department of Transportation
The earliest documented emergency service was in…
France in the 1790s.
What is the care provided by EMTs, either pre-hospital, on-scene, or in the community called?
Out-of-hospital care.
What is the process of continuous self-review called?
Quality improvement
What is the system for telephone access to report emergencies?
The 911 system
What is the physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for medical direction called?
Medical Director.
What is the oversight given by the Medical Director for patient-care aspects of the EMS system called?
Medical direction.
What are the lists of steps developed by the Medical Director for assessment and interventions to be performed in different situations called?
Protocols
What is the system that automatically identifies the caller’s phone number and location?
The enhanced 911 system
What is the role of an EMT giving authority to give medications and provide emergency care under the Medical Director’s license called?
Designated agent.
What are the protocols issued by the Medical Director that authorize EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations called?
Standing orders.
What are standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain medications of perform certain procedures without speaking to the on-staff physician called?
Off-line medical direction.
What are the orders from the on-duty physician to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone called?
On-line medical direction
What is the term concerning the long-term survival of patients, not only the short-term results?
Patient outcomes.
Techniques or practices supported by scientific evidence of safety and efficacy rather than on supposition and tradition are called…
Evidence-based techniques.
