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22 Cards in this Set
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Tiered Response
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Sending multipale levels of EMTs to an incident
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Triage
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A method of sorting patients by the severity of their injuries
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In 1973 Congress Passed the _______ ACT. and consists of _____ components
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EMSS
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In 1981 the ____ helped removed federal funding for EMS
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COBRA
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In 1988 the statewide EMS Technicial Assesment Program was established by _______.
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NHSTA
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QA-
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QA- Quality Assurance
QI- Quality Improvement |
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Medical Director
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A Physician who is legally responaible for all clinical and patient care of the call .
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Protocols
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The policies and precedures for all components of an EMS System
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On-Line Medical Direction
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occurs when a qualified physician gives direct orders over the radio or phone
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Off-Line Medical Direction
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Refers to policies, procedures and practicies set in place prior to the emergency
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The four "T"s of emergency care:
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Triage, Treatment, Transport, & Transfer
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Standing Orders
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Preauthorized treatment procedures
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EMD
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Emergency Medical Dispatch
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Certificiation
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is the process by which an agency or association grants recognition to an an indviual who has met it's qualifications
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Licensure
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The process by which a goverment agaency grants permission to engage in a given occupation to an applicant who has attained the degree of competency required to ensure the public's protection
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Registration
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is accomplished by entering your name and essential info within a particular record
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Reciprocity
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the process by which an agency grants automatic certification or licensure from another agency
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The NR-EMT levels
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First Responder
Basic Intermediate Paramedic |
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National EMS organizations include:
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National Association of EMT
NA Search and Rescue NA EMS Educators NA EMS Physicians NA Flight Paramedics National Council of state EMS Training coordinators |
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When was the KKK federal specifications for ambulances created
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1974
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what are the 3 types of ambulances
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TYPE 1 -no passage between the patient and driver
Type 2 - A Van like Body Type 3 - Modified body with a van front |
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Guidelines for QI
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Leadership,Info & analysis, Strategic quality planing, HR development and management, EMS process management, EMS system results, Satisfaction of patients and other stakeholers
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