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17 Cards in this Set
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Advanced Life Support
ALS |
Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT-B
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Americans With Disabilities Act
ADA |
Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect individuals w/ disabilities against discrimination
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Automated External Defibrillator
AED |
Device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation & ventricular tachycardia) & delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the PT.
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Continuous Quality Improvement
CQI |
System of internal & external reviews & audits of all aspect sof an EMS system
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Emergency Medical Dispatch
EMD |
System that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance & in providing callers w/ vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews
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Emergency Medical Services
EMS |
A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals & agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to the sick & injured
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Emergency Medical Technician
EMT |
A medical professional who is trained & certified/licensed by his/her state to provide emergency life support prior to or w/ more advanced medical providers
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EMT-Basic
EMT-B |
An EMT who has training in BLS, including AED, use of definitive airway adjunct & assisting PTs w/ certain medications
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EMT-Intermediate
EMT-I |
An EMT who has training in specific aspects of ALS, such as IV(intravenous) therapy, interpretation of cardiac rhythms & defibrillation & orotracheal intubation
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EMT-Paramedic
EMT-P |
An EMT who has extensive training in ALS, including IV therapy, pharmacology, cardiac monitoring & other advanced assessment & treatment skills
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first responder
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first trained individual, such as a police officer, firefighter, lifeguard or other rescuer, to arrive @ the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance
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Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
HIPAA |
Federal Legislation passed in 1996
Main effect in EMS is limiting availability of PT's heath care info. & penalizing violations of PT 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 via radio/cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirectly), 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 EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field
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Primary Service Area
PSA |
the designated area in which the EMS service is responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care & 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 the EMT-Bs on each call
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