Introduction to Emergency Medical Care Flashcards
Name the four levels of EMS
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
Paramedic
Roles and Responsibilities of the EMT
Personal Safety, Safety of the crew, patient, and bystanders, Patient assessment, patient care, lifting and moving, transport, transfer of care, patient advocacy
Quality Improvement (QI)
a process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
Medical Director
a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system
Medical Direction
oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director
Protocols
lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situation. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system
Designated Agent
an EMT or other person authorized by Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care. The transfer of such authorization to a designated agent is an extension of the Medical Directors license to practice Medicine
Standing Orders
a policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
Off-line Medical Direction
standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allows EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or any other physician
On-line Medical Direction
orders given directly by the on-duty physician to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone
Patient Outcomes
the long term survival of the patients
Evidence-based
description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy, rather than merely on supposition and tradition
