Introduction to Emergency Medical Care Flashcards

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Name the four levels of EMS

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Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
Paramedic

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Roles and Responsibilities of the EMT

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Personal Safety, Safety of the crew, patient, and bystanders, Patient assessment, patient care, lifting and moving, transport, transfer of care, patient advocacy

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Quality Improvement (QI)

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a process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement

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Medical Director

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a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system

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Medical Direction

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oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director

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Protocols

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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

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Designated Agent

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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

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Standing Orders

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a policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations

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Off-line Medical Direction

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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

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On-line Medical Direction

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orders given directly by the on-duty physician to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone

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Patient Outcomes

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the long term survival of the patients

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Evidence-based

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description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy, rather than merely on supposition and tradition

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