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1
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Clara Barton

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Helped the wounded like an EMT during the CIVIL WAR and later established the american red cross.

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1970s

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French started transporting wounded soldiers away from battle for care
Earliest documented emergency medical service

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WW1

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Volunteer ambulance corps

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Korea/Vietnam

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-medical teams produced advances in field care
-battlefield advances led to civilian advances like specialized emergency medical centers for trauma

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Early 1900s USA

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-nonmilitary ambulance services started
-only minimum emergency care
-didnt develop in smaller communities till 1940s
-operated by local undertaker or fire service
-need to organize systems for emergency prehospital care and train personnel recognized

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1966

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Department of Transport charged with developing EMS standards

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1970s

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Founding of the National Registry of EMT’s (NREMT)

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1973

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National Emergency Medical Service Systems Act passed by congress

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(NHTSA) 1) Regulation and policy

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Each state established laws, a lead EMS agency, a funding mechanism, policies, procedures, and regulations.

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NHTSA stands for

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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(NHTSA) 2) Resource management

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Centralized coordination of emergency treatment and transport resources.

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(NHTSA) 3) Human resources and training

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Assure EMS personnel are trained and certified to minimum standards

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(NHTSA) 4) Transportation

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Provide safe, reliable transportation

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(NHTSA) 5) Facilities

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Transport to closest appropriate facility

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(NHTSA) 6) Communications

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-universal system access number (911)
-dispatch-to-ambulance, ambulance-to-ambulance, ambulance-to-hospital, and hospital-to-hospital communications

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(NHTSA) 7) Public information and education

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-educate public about their role in EMS, access to EMS, prevention of injury

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(NHTSA) 8) Medical direction

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-medical director is accountable for EMS personnel within system
-Medical director= boss

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(NHTSA) 9) trauma systems

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-develop trauma triage, transport, and treatment protocols

16
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Trauma triage

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who’s the most sick or injured priority

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(NHTSA) 10) Evaluation

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Establish program for evaluating and improving effectiveness (Q1, QA, TQM)
they basically make sure everyone and everything is correct and in line so they don’t get sued.

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Emergency medical dispatchers

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activation of EMS in response to a patient emergency

19
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EMS responders

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emergency medical responders and EMTs

20
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Emergency department/ hospital

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doctors, nurses, allied health personnel

21
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Specialized care facilities

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-trauma centers
-burn centers
-pediatric centers
-cardiac centers
-stroke centers

22
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What is the #1 Burn center in US

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Parkland Hospital

23
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What medical services are available in your community

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Keller fire department

24
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EMS System

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patient accident > A citizen calls 911 > emergency medical dispatcher> emergency medical responders> EMTS> emergency department staff> allied health staff

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emergency medical dispatchers job

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-can provide instructions to callers on how to provide emergency care until EMS personnel arrive
-research has consistently pointed to the importance of early access and prompt initiation of emergency care and CPR

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Critical decision making

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-gather info from scene, patient assessment, and other sources
-synthesize information to make decisions regarding treatment and transport options

27
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Q- should u take ur patient to the closest hospital or to a more distant specialty hospital?

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Take to close hospital to stabilize patient, then take to more specialized

28
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Levels of EMS training

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1) emergency medical responder
2) emergency medical technician
3) advanced emergency medical technician
4) paramedic

29
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Patient abandonment

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transfer care over to someone higher level or same level

30
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physical traits of a good emt

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1) ability to carry 125 pounds
2) good eyesight
3) awareness of any problems with color vision
4) good communication skills

31
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Personal traits of a good emt

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1) pleasant
2) sincere
3) cooperative
4) resourceful

32
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What should you do if you suspect elder abuse while treating a patient

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report the suspected abuse to the appropriate authorities and document all observations in detail

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