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22 Cards in this Set
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Designated agent |
An EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care. The transfer of such authorization to a designated agent is an extension of the Medical Director's license to practice medicine. |
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Evidence-based |
Description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy, rather than merely on supposition and tradition.
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Medical Direction |
Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director.
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Medical Director |
A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system.
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911 system |
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.
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Patient outcomes |
The long-term survival of patients.
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Protocols |
List of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system.
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Quality improvement |
A process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement.
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Standing Orders |
The physician issues a policy or protocol that authorizes EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations. |
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Which step in the evidence-based medicine process deals with the concept of determining what we already know about a particular intervention or situation? |
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According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an Advanced EMT should be trained to: |
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Health promotion and prevention is accomplished by health department personnel through: |
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Many EMTs are? |
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Holding an NREMT certification may help in which situation? |
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The modern EMS system in the U.S. began in the: |
1960s |
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Treatment decisions based on research are called: |
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How many nationally recognized levels of EMS practitioner are there? |
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During the transport of a patient to the hospital, you should always: |
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides a set of recommended standards for EMS systems called the "Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards." These ten standards include which one of the following? |
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You respond to a domestic violence call with your partner and the local volunteer fire department. If you are all threatened by the patient, whom should you make sure is safe first? |
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You are taking care of a patient assigned to you during a mass-casualty incident. What should precede your emergency care? |
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