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EMS
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A team of health professionals who,in each area or jurisdiction, are responsible for and provide emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured.
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EMT
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Are categorized into three training and certification levels. EMT basic, Intermediate, Paramedic.
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ADA/ Americans with Disabilities Act.
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1990 Protects individuals who have a disability from being denied access to programs and services that are provided by state or local governments.
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AED/ Automated External defibrillator.
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Detect treatable life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and deliver the appropriate electrical shock to the patient.
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First Responder
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People who are first aid trained, Police, fire fighter, so on who may be first on the scene before EMT.
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EMD/ Emergency Medical Dispatch.
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Has been developed to assist dispatchers in providing callers with vital instructions to help them deal with medical emergency until the arrival of EMS crews.
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PSA/ Primary service area.
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In which it is resposible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and the transportation of the sick and injured to the hospital.
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Medical Director.
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Who authorizes the EMTs in the service to provide medical care in the field.
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