Brady Paramedic Care Third Edition Volume 1 Chapter 3

Front 1

A method of sorting patients by the severity of their injuries

Back 1

Triage

Front 2

EMS personnel are filling a growing number of nontraditional roles what is the term for this and 4 examples would be?

Back 2

Expanding roles
1.Critical Care Transport
2.Industrial or occupational EMS
3.Tactical EMS
4.Primary Care

Front 3

Refers to advanced lifesaving procedures such as intravenous therapy, drug therapy, intubation, and defibrillation.

Back 3

Advanced Life Support
(ALS)

Front 4

Refers to basic lifesaving procedures such as artificial ventilation and cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Back 4

Basic Life Support
(BLS)

Front 5

The process by which an agency or association grants recognition to an individual who has met its qualifications

Back 5

Certification

Front 6

A program designed to refine and improve an EMS system, emphasizing customer satisfaction

Back 6

Continuous Quality improvement (CQI)

Front 7

EMS person responsible for assignment of emergency medical resources to a medical emergency

Back 7

Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD)

Front 8

The rules or standards that govern the conduct of members of a particular group or profession.

Back 8

Ethics

Front 9

Properly trainedd and licensed or certified providers of health care

Back 9

Health Care Professionals

Front 10

A licensed physician, professionally unrelated to patients on scene who attempts to assist EMS providers with patient care.

Back 10

Intervener Physician

Front 11

The process by which a governmental agency grants permision to engage in a given occupation to an applicant who has attainedd the degree of competency required to ensure the publics protection

Back 11

Licensure

Front 12

Medical policies procedures and practices that are available to providers either on-line or off-line

Back 12

Medical Direction

Front 13

A physician who is legally responsible for all of the clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system.

Back 13

Medical Director

Front 14

Refers to medical policies, procedures, and practices that medical direction has set up in advance of a call

Back 14

Off line medical direction

Front 15

Occurs when a qualified physician gives direct orders to a prehospital care provider by either radio or telephone

Back 15

On line medical direction

Front 16

What are the 4 T's of Emergency Care?

Back 16

Triage
Treatment
Transport
Transfer

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Front 17

What does NREMT stand for?

Back 17

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

Front 18

What are the 3 specific learning domains of Initial education?

Back 18

1.Cognitive
2.Affective
3.Psychomotor

Front 19

Consists of facts or information knowledge and is 1 of the specific learning domains?

Back 19

Cognitive

Front 20

Requires students to assign emotions, values, and attitudes to information and is 1 of the specific learning domains?

Back 20

Affective

Front 21

Consists of hands on skills and is one of the specific learning domains of initial education?

Back 21

Psychomotor

Front 22

An evaluation of the quality of emergency care administered by an individual which is conducted by that individuals peers (others of equal rank) Also an evaluation of articles submited for publication.

Back 22

Peer review

Front 23

Refers to the existence of a specialized body of knowledge or skills

Back 23

Profession

Front 24

Refers to the conduct or qualities that characterize a practitioner in a particular field or occupation

Back 24

Professionalism

Front 25

The policies and procedures for all components of an EMS system

Back 25

Protocols

Front 26

A program designed to maintain continuous monitoring and measurement of the quality of clinical care delievered to patients

Back 26

Quality Assurance (QA)

Front 27

An evaluation program that emphasizes service and uses customer satisfaction as the ultimate indicator of system performance

Back 27

Quality Impovement (QI)

Front 28

The process by which an agency grants automatic certification or licensure to an individual who has comparable certification or licensure from another agency

Back 28

Reciprocity

Front 29

The process of entering your name and essential information within a particular record. In EMS this is done in order for the state to verify the providers initial certification and to monitor recertification

Back 29

Registration

Front 30

Guidelines for permiting a new medication, process, or procedure to be used in EMS

Back 30

Rules of evidence

Front 31

Name 1 of the 4 rules of evidence?

Back 31

1.Theere must be a theoretical basis for the change
2.There must be ample scientific human research to support the idea
3.It must be clinically important
4.It must be practical, affordable, and teachable

Front 32

Preauthorized treatment procedures. A type of treatment protocol.

Back 32

Standing orders

Front 33

A physical injury or wound caused by external force or violence

Back 33

Trauma

Front 34

Medical facility that has the capability of caring for the acutely injured patient.

Back 34

Trauma Center

Front 35

A comprehensive network of personnel, equipment, and resources established for the purpose of delivering aid and emergency medical care to the community

Back 35

Emergency Medical Services Systerm (EMS)