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12 Cards in this Set
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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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Quality Improvement
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State laws that allow an EMS system to exisit
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Enabling Legislation
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The provision for physician input and direction of patient care, training, and quality assurance of an emergency medical service or system
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Medical direction
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Policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes and EMT-B or others to preform particular skills in certain situations
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Standing Order
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A system designed to get trained personnel to the patient as quickly as possible and to provide emergency care on the scene, en route to the hospital, and in the hospital
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EMS system
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Lists of steps, such as assessment and interventions, to be taken in different situations that are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system
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Protocols
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A communications system that has the capability of automatically identifying the caller's phone number and location
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Enhanced 9-1-1
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A system for telephone access to report emergencies in which a dispatcher answers the call, takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed
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9-1-1 system
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An EMT-B or other person authorized be a Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care
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Designated Agent
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A physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system
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Medical Director
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The earliest documented EMS was in...
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France in the 1790's
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in 1966, the ______ charged the US _________ with developing EMS standards
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National higway safety act, Department of Transportation
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