EMT Chapter 1+2

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

Advanced lifesaving procedures such as starting IV, intubation, needle decompression of a collapsed lung, giving cardiac medications, etc

Performed by AEMTs and paramedics

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Protects individuals with disabilities from employer discrimination

Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD)

System for people who answer when someone calls 911

Provide instruction for emergency care while caller waits for assistance

Dispatches appropriate resources for the situation

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Protects patients healthcare information

Medical Control

Instructionfrom a physician

Online - directly given instruction

Offline - indirectly given instruction

Primary Service Area (PSA)

Designated area where an EMS service provides care

Communicable Disease

Disease that can spread between people

General Adaptation Syndrome

The body’s response to stress

1. Alarm response

2. Reaction + Resistance

3. Recovery / Exhaustion

Pathogen

Agent that causes disease

Standard Precautions

Everything you do to protect yourself

• PPE

• Hand washing

• Disposing of sharps in proper container