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11 Cards in this Set
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An EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medication and provide emergency care. The transfer of such authorization to a designated agent is and extension of the Medical Director's license to practice medicine. |
Designated agent |
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Description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy, rather than merely by supposition and tradition. |
Evidence-based |
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Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director. |
Medical Direction |
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Consists of standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allows EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or another physician. |
Off-line medical direction |
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Consists of orders given directly by the on-duty physician to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone |
On-line medical direction |
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A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system |
Medical Director |
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A system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed. Enhanced 911 has the additional capability of automatically identifying the caller's phone number and location |
911 System |
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The long-term survival of patients |
Patient outcomes |
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Lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director or an EMS system. |
Prorocols |
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A Process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement |
Quality improvement |
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A policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs an others to perform particular skills in certain situations |
Standing orders |