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Advanced EMT (AEMT)

An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medications.

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

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

Americans with Disibilities Act (ADA)

Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination.

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

A device that detects treatable life0threating cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia_ and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient.

Certification

A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care.

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

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

Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD)

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

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

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

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

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

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

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

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)

Federal Legislation passed in 1966. It's main effect in EMS is in limiting availability of patient's health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy.

Intravenous (IV) Therapy

The delievery of medication directly into the vein.

Licensure

The process whereby a state allows an individual to perform a regulated act.

Medical Control

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 or the service program.

Medical Director

The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical in the field.

National EMS Scope of Practice Model

A document created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers.

Paramedic

An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills.

Primary Prevention

Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring.

Primary Service Area (PSA)

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

Public Health

Focused on examining the health needs of the entire populations with goal of preventing health problems.

Public Safety Access Point

A call center, staffed by trained personnel who are responsible for managing requests for police, fire fighting, and ambulance services.

Quality Control

The responsibiltiy of the medical director to ensure that the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call.

Secondary Prevention

Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent.