EMT Chapter One Flashcards

The purpose of the modern EMS system is to

Six types of special facilities, other than a hospital emergency department, to which some patients may need to be transported include:

At least three ways you might act as the patient’s advocate include

At least five steps you can take to protect your own safety as an EMT include

Clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system are the responsibility of the

As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS practitioners include: EMR, EMT, AEMT and…

Paramedics

What is a practitioner?

medical professional

What is a Laceration?

Cut or tear in the skin

What is patient advocacy?

support of patient well-being

The two ways the public accesses the EMS system are through

Either 911 or non-911 general EMS systems

The EMS physician medical director’s primary responsibility is to

The goals of quality improvement includes

The EMT’s role in quality improvement includes

Evidence-based EMS care is

The role of an EMT in public health includes

Chronic

long-lasting

What does ADA stand for?

Americans with Disabilities Act

What does CP stand for?

Community Paramedicine

What does EBG stand for?

Evidence Based Guidelines

Medical direction involves developing standing orders and…

protocols

Off-line medical direction is in the form of…

written patient care orders

On-line medical direction is in the form of EMS personnel communicate directly with…

the physician or designee of patient

What does QI stand for?

Quality Improvement

The first concern of an EMT must always be

personal safety.

An order from an EMS system’s on-duty physician given by radio or phone is an example of

The level of EMS that involves the provision of emergency medical care by those who are usually first on the scene of an emergency is

Most EMT courses today are based on models developed by the

The system of internal and external reviews and audits for all aspects of an emergency medical system is known as

The aspect of the EMT’s job that involves protecting the patient’s rights is

List three types of specialty hospitals.

List three responsibilities of emergency medical dispatchers.

List five of the categories in which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Technical Assistance Program sets standards for EMS systems.

What does NHTSA stand for?

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

What did the NHTSA develop?

The Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards (TAPAS)

Enhanced 911 Systems Provide the PSAP with geographic location, phone number for landline called from and…

Name

An EMT's roles and responsibilities include Personal and Patient Safety, Patient Assessment/Emergency Care, Transportation and Transfer of Care, Patient Advocacy, Professional Appearance, Knowledge and Skills, Ability to Handle Physical Demand and…

(4PTAK)

Positive Personal Traits

What is the definition Quality Improvement?

A continuous process that involves all aspects of the system including the personnel who provide care.

Key component of the EMS System is…

Medical Oversight

Example of Medical Direction Off-line?

Written patient care orders

Why must Quality Improvement be performed?

To Identify any weakness or inadequacies to improve the EMS system

What is a key concern of EMS practice?

Patient Safety

Evidence Based Guidelines are needed to support, change, or eliminate…

Treatments and Techniques

What does MIH stand for?

Mobile Integrated Healthcare

What does CP stand for?

Community Paramedic

EMS is on the frontline to reduce the incidence of injury and illness through preventative strategies geared towards Protecting, Improving, and…”what” the health of the population? (PIP)

Promoting

Protecting, Improving, and Promoting the Health of the Population is achieved through…

Health and Safety Promotion, Education, and Research

What is the definition of extricate?

To free from a constraint or difficulty

Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society is also referred to as what?

The “white paper”

The “Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society” details the number of deaths and injuries related to traffic crashes in the U.S. and the…

Lack of strengths in the delivery of prehospital care.

What are two examples of critical Health Problems in the U.S. caused by catastrophic accidents?

1. Sudden loss of life

2. Disability

What does our modern EMS System permit?

Patient care at the scene of injury/illness

When a person becomes ill/injured, they have easy access to EMS by phone, prompt response, and…

High-Quality pre-hospital emergency care

What is proof that prehospital care is important?

Korean and Vietnam War injuries

The Highway Safety Act 1966 required each state to establish a highway safety program that met prescribed federal standards and included…

emergency services

The EMS System Act of 1973 provided access to millions of dollars of funding geared to EMS planning and implementation, personnel availability and…

Training

What is the main advantage of E-911?

Immediate response can be dispatched

What does E-911 provide to the PSAP?

ANI and ALI

What does ANI stand for?

Automatic number ID

What does ALI stand for?

Automatic Location ID

What does PSAP stand for?

Public Safety Answering Point

TAPAS includes: Regulation and policy, resource management, human resources and training, transportation, facilities, communications, medical direction, public information and education, trauma systems and what?

Evaluation

More recent EMS system goals include, clinical quality, service quality, economic efficiency, accountability, improvement, and what?

Resilience

Modern-day EMS systems typically provide Prevention and public education, medical first response, ambulance response and transport, medical transportation, event coverage, disaster services, critical care transport, air medical transport, Hazardous materials response medical support, Tactical response medical support, community paramedicine, and…

Triage

What is triage?

First assessment of patients to determine priority of care

What does MIH do?

Reaches out to the public to see if they need help

APA

Quality Improvement includes: