Emergency Care And Transport Of The Sick And Injured, Ninth Edition, Chapter 1: Introduction To Emergency Medical Care

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Advanced Life Support (ALS)

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Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT-B

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect indivicuals with disabilities against discrimination

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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

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A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient

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Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

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A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system

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Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD)

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A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance and in providing callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews

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Emergency medical services (EMS)

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A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured

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Emergency medical technician (EMT)

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A medical professional who is trained and certified/licensed by his or her state to provide emergency life support prior to or with more advanced medical providers

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EMT-Basic (EMT-B)

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An EMT who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications

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EMT-Intermediate (EMT-I)

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An EMT who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as IV therapy, interpretation of cardiac rhythms and defibrillation, and orotracheal intubation

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EMT-Paramedic (EMT-P)

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An EMT who has extensive training in advanced life support, including IV therapy, pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills

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First Responder

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The first trained individual, such as a police officer, fire fighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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Federal legislation passed in 1996. Its main effect in EMS is in limiting availability of patients' health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy

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Intravenous (IV) Therapy

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The delivery of medication directly into a vein

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Medical Control

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Physician instructions that are given directly by radio or cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect), as authorized by the medical director of the service program

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Medical Director

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The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMTG the authority to provide medical care in the field

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Primary Service Area (PSA)

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The designated area in which the EMS service is responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the hospital

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Quality Control

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The responsibility of the medical director to ensure that the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMT-B's on each call.

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What colour orange is on Ambulances?

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Omaha Orange

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What governmental department oversees the EMS program?

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Department of Transportation

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What is the Golden Hour?

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The time from which the incident occers to the time at which the patient is in continuing-care facility