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33 Cards in this Set
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EMS System |
- Team of Health Care Professionals - Provides Emergency Care & Transport - Is governed by state laws |
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History of EMS |
- Originated in 1966 - Orgins: WW1 (volunteer ambulances), WW2 (field care) & Korean War (field medic & rapid 🚁 evacuation during) - The White Paper 1966 - DOT pub 1st EMT training guide: National Standard Curriculum (EMT- NSC) 1970 - 🇺🇸 Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) pub The Orange Book 1971 - 1980 EMT-NSC added advanced levels of training to NSC - 1990 National Hwy Traffic Safety Admin (NHTSA) developed EMS Agenda for the Future |
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Roles & Responsibilities of EMS Personnel |
- Keep 🚑 & equipment ready for a 911 - PENMAN - Give emotional support Pt, Pt family & other responders - Community Care w/other medical professionals - Resolve 911 incidents - Uphold medical/legal standards - Ensure & protest Pt privacy - Give admin support - Keep up CEUs - Give back, community relations |
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Professionalism of EMS Personnel |
- Integrity - Empathy - Self-Motivation - Appearance & Self Confidence - Time Mgmnt - Communication, Teamwork, Diplomacy, Respect - Pt Advocacy - High quality of delivery care |
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Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) |
- Program that reviews internal/ external audits of EMS System to improve areas that need improvement. - Assigns remedial training. |
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Patient (Pt) Safety |
- Scene size up - Minimize Pt pain - Move only if necessary - Safety comes after everyone else - Safety is the #1 responsibility of all responders at any 911 scene |
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Research |
- Impact of research - Data collection - Evidence-based decision making |
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Advanced EMT |
An individual who has training in - ALS (Advanced Life Support) - IV (Intravenous Therapy) - Administration of certain 911 meds |
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Advanced Life Support (ALS) |
Adv life saving procedures being provided by EMT, AEMT & Paramedics |
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) |
Legislation designed to protect people with disabilities against discrimination. |
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED) |
A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation & ventricular tachycardia) & delivers appropriate electrical shocks to Pt |
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certification |
A process in which a person/intuition/program is evaluated/recognized as mtg certain predetermined standards to provide safe/ethical care. |
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community paramedicine |
A health care model in which experiences paramedics rcv adv training to equip them to provide add’l svcs in the prehospital environ, such as health eval, monitoring chronic illness/conditions & Pt advocacy |
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Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) |
System that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to particular calls for asst & provide callers w/vital instructions until EMS crew arrives |
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Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) |
1st trained professional: 🚓, 🚒, life guard or other rescuer to arrive at the 911 scene to provide initial med asst |
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) |
Multidisciplinary system of combined efforts of several professionals/agencies to provide pre🏥 911 care to the sick/injured. |
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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) |
Individual w/training in - BLS (basic life support) - AED (automated external defibrillation) - use of definitive airway adjunct - asst Pts w/certain meds |
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licensure |
Competent authority, usually the state, allows ppl to perform regulated acts |
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public safety access point |
Call center (911 dispatch) staffed w/trained professionals who are responsible for managing requests for 🚑, 🚒 & 🚓 svcs |
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Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) |
Fed legislation passed in 1996 to limit availability of Pts health care info & penalizing violations of Pt privacy |
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paramedic |
An individual who ext training in - ALS (advanced life support) - endotracheal intubation - emergency pharmacology - cardiac monitoring - other advanced assessment/ trtmnt skills |
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intravenous therapy (IV) |
Delivery of meds into a vein. |
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medical control |
Dr instruct given via radio/cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect) as authorized by med dir of the svc prog |
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secondary prevention |
Efforts to limit the effects of an injury/illness that you cannot completely prevent. |
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quality control |
Responsibility of med dir to ensure appropriate med care standards are met by EMTs on ea call |
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medical director |
The dr who authorizes/delegates authority to the EMT to perform/provide med care in the field |
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public health |
Focused on examining health needs of entire pop w/the goal of preventing health problems |
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primary prevention |
Efforts to prevent an injury/illness from ever occurring |
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primary service area (PSA) |
Designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for the provision of prehospital 911 care/transport to the 🏥 |
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primary service area (PSA) |
Designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for the provision of prehospital 911 care/transport to the 🏥 |
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mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) |
A method of delivering health care which involves providing health care w/in the community rather than at a dr office/🏥 |
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National EMS Scope of Practice Model |
A doc created by the Nat Hwy Traffic Safety Admin (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers |
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EMS works w/public health agencies in 2 prevention ways: |
- primary prevention - secondary prevention |
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