chapter 1 ems systems

According to the national EMS scope of practice model and EMT should be able to do what

Assist a patient with certain prescribed medication

An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support is called what

Paramedic

What skills are functions of a paramedic?

Cardiac monitoring, pharmacological interventions and other advanced life-saving skills

What is the 1966 white paper?

This is the accidental death and disability: neglected disease of modern society. This is basically the birth of modern EMS.

If a defibrillator manufacture claims that it’s device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the first shot and 95% of the time you should?

Recognize that this does not mean this device will save more live

what is the CQI process for?

Identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed

Who creates and regulates the standards for pretty hospital emergency care and the avenger individuals who provide it

State office of EMS

what is an example of primary prevention?

community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving

what skill or intervention is included at every level of pre-hospital emergency training

use of an AED use of an

What type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe

Off-line

What is considered online or direct medical direction?

This is a physician giving directions over the phone at the time of the incident

What are the four levels of licensure?

EMR – EMT, AEMT, paramedic

What are some of the skills and abilities a paramedic are capable of performing

Heart monitoring, advanced airway management, emergency pharmacology

What is the Americans With Disabilities Act?

This came to be in 1990 and protect people who have a disability from being denied access to programs and services that are provided by state or local governments and prohibit employers from failing to provide and equal employment to the

What is a public safety access point?

This is basically the dispatchers when you call 911

What is emergency medical Dispatch?

This is a system that assist dispatchers in providing callers with vital instructions to deal with medical emergency and until help arrives

What is the EMS agenda 2050?

This is a multidisciplinary national review of all aspects of EMS delivery with the goal of developing a more cohesive and consistent system across the country

Who and what is the medical director?

Each EMS system has one of these physicians. They authorize the EMTs in the service to provide medical care in the field

What is medical control?

This consist of direction given over the phone or radio directly from the medical director

What is mobile integrated healthcare or MIH

This is a method of delivering healthcare that utilizes pre-hospital spectrum of Kittery resources

What is HIPAA?

This is the health insurance portability and accountability. Act this protects patients privacy and confidentiality.

What is secondary prevention?

This is when the event has already happened now the question is how can we decrease the effects or stop the spread?

What is a protocol?

Comprehensive guide, delineating EMT scope of practice

What is a standing order?

This designates what an EMT is able to do for a specific complaint or condition

What criteria is required to becomes licensed as an emt

Proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases

What is an example of knowledge based failure

Emt giving wrong drug to the patient because they didn’t know the info about the drug