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What does ALS stand for?
What does ALS stand for?
Advanced life support
What is BLS?
What is BLS?
Basic life support
What does EMT stand for?
What does EMT stand for?
Emergency Medical Technician
What does AEMT represent?
What does AEMT represent?
What is a Paramedic?
What is a Paramedic?
What is Medical Control?
What is Medical Control?
What does CQI stand for?
What does CQI stand for?
What does EMS stand for?
What does EMS stand for?
What does MIH represent?
What does MIH represent?
What does EMD stand for?
What does EMD stand for?
What is a primary service area (PSA)?
What is a primary service area (PSA)?
Who is the Medical Director?
Who is the Medical Director?
What does the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit?
What does the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit?
What is quality control in EMS?
What is quality control in EMS?
What is HIPAA?
What is HIPAA?
In what year was the white paper 'Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society' published?
In what year was the white paper 'Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society' published?
Which of the following is true of medical control? (Select all that apply)
Which of the following is true of medical control? (Select all that apply)
What is the purpose of providing mobile integrated healthcare?
What is the purpose of providing mobile integrated healthcare?
What is the major goal of continuous quality improvement?
What is the major goal of continuous quality improvement?
Which organization involves federal legislation concerning patient confidentiality?
Which organization involves federal legislation concerning patient confidentiality?
Who authorizes EMTs to provide emergency care?
Who authorizes EMTs to provide emergency care?
What must be followed to treat a patient?
What must be followed to treat a patient?
What level of training allows performing cardiac monitoring and advanced life support?
What level of training allows performing cardiac monitoring and advanced life support?
While checking the patient's airway, breathing, and circulation, your partner considered the benefits of requesting an ___ ambulance to assist with patient care.
While checking the patient's airway, breathing, and circulation, your partner considered the benefits of requesting an ___ ambulance to assist with patient care.
While performing CPR on the patient, your partner retrieved the ___ which will deliver an appropriate electrical shock.
While performing CPR on the patient, your partner retrieved the ___ which will deliver an appropriate electrical shock.
EMT personnel are the highest qualified members of the prehospital care team.
EMT personnel are the highest qualified members of the prehospital care team.
The EMT scope of practice includes the use of automated external defibrillator.
The EMT scope of practice includes the use of automated external defibrillator.
Personnel trained as EMRs can include law enforcement officers, firefighters, and ski patrollers.
Personnel trained as EMRs can include law enforcement officers, firefighters, and ski patrollers.
The Medical Director is responsible for authorizing and regulating all emergency medical services within the state.
The Medical Director is responsible for authorizing and regulating all emergency medical services within the state.
What is a circular system of continuous internal and external reviews of all aspects of an EMS system called?
What is a circular system of continuous internal and external reviews of all aspects of an EMS system called?
Each system has a physician ___ who authorizes the EMTs in service to provide medical care in the field.
Each system has a physician ___ who authorizes the EMTs in service to provide medical care in the field.
One of the most dramatic recent developments in prehospital emergency care is the use of a(n) ___ ___ defibrillator.
One of the most dramatic recent developments in prehospital emergency care is the use of a(n) ___ ___ defibrillator.
The primary ___ area is the main area in which an EMS agency operates.
The primary ___ area is the main area in which an EMS agency operates.
A 9-1-1 dispatch center is called a public safety ___ or 'PSAP'.
A 9-1-1 dispatch center is called a public safety ___ or 'PSAP'.
What does Advanced life saving procedures refer to?
What does Advanced life saving procedures refer to?
Who is the physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field?
Who is the physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field?
What does EMS represent?
What does EMS represent?
Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring are known as what?
Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring are known as what?
A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient?
A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient?
Comprehensive legislation designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination?
Comprehensive legislation designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination?
An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support?
An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support?
The responsibility of the medical director to ensure that appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs?
The responsibility of the medical director to ensure that appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs?
Focused on examining the health needs of entire populations with the goal of preventing health problems?
Focused on examining the health needs of entire populations with the goal of preventing health problems?
An individual with training in specific aspects of advanced life support?
An individual with training in specific aspects of advanced life support?
What is the process whereby a state allows individuals to perform a regulated act?
What is the process whereby a state allows individuals to perform a regulated act?
A process in which a person, institution, or program is recognized for meeting certain predetermined standards?
A process in which a person, institution, or program is recognized for meeting certain predetermined standards?
Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent?
Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent?
The first trained individual to arrive at the scene of an emergency?
The first trained individual to arrive at the scene of an emergency?
What federal legislation passed in 1996 limits the availability of patient healthcare information?
What federal legislation passed in 1996 limits the availability of patient healthcare information?
What assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units for a call?
What assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units for a call?
An individual trained in basic life support?
An individual trained in basic life support?
What is the designated area for provision of prehospital emergency care?
What is the designated area for provision of prehospital emergency care?
What is a system of internal and external reviews of an EMS?
What is a system of internal and external reviews of an EMS?
Describe the EMT's role in the EMS system.
Describe the EMT's role in the EMS system.
What role has the Department of Transportation played in the development of EMS?
What role has the Department of Transportation played in the development of EMS?
Describe the two types of medical direction that help EMTs provide care.
Describe the two types of medical direction that help EMTs provide care.
You are dispatched to a two-car crash with no apparent injuries. How would you respond to the request for an ALS crew?
You are dispatched to a two-car crash with no apparent injuries. How would you respond to the request for an ALS crew?
In a hanging emergency, if you cannot perform airway skills, what should you do?
In a hanging emergency, if you cannot perform airway skills, what should you do?
Quality control is the responsibility of who?
Quality control is the responsibility of who?
What are standing orders?
What are standing orders?
What are some components of Continuous Quality Improvement?
What are some components of Continuous Quality Improvement?
What are some responsibilities of the Medical Director?
What are some responsibilities of the Medical Director?
How would you define a 'real emergency'?
How would you define a 'real emergency'?
What is community paramedicine?
What is community paramedicine?
What document outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers?
What document outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers?
What is the public safety access point?
What is the public safety access point?
Each bar on the star of life represents an EMS function. What does it include?
Each bar on the star of life represents an EMS function. What does it include?
List the 14 components of the EMS agenda for the future.
List the 14 components of the EMS agenda for the future.
Study Notes
EMS Systems Overview
- EMS (Emergency Medical Services) provides prehospital care to the sick and injured.
- Key service providers include EMTs, AEMTs, and paramedics, each with varying levels of training.
Levels of EMS Training
- EMT (Emergency Medical Technician): Trained in basic life support (BLS) interventions, such as CPR and AED use.
- AEMT (Advanced Emergency Medical Technician): Has training in some advanced life support (ALS) skills, including intravenous therapy.
- Paramedic: Highly trained in ALS procedures, capable of performing intubation and others advanced assessments.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Medical Control: Physicians provide guidance to EMS teams and authorize on-scene medical interventions.
- Medical Director: Oversees the EMS system and ensures compliance with medical standards; responsible for quality control.
- CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement): Represents a system of ongoing reviews and audits in the EMS system for quality care assurance.
Legislation and Compliance
- HIPAA: Legislation that protects patient privacy and healthcare information.
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in various services.
Emergency Response Protocols
- Primary Service Area (PSA): The geographic area for which a specific EMS service is responsible.
- Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD): Supports dispatchers in selecting appropriate units for calls and assisting callers until EMS crew arrives.
Community Health Initiatives
- Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH): Focuses on providing healthcare within community settings rather than traditional office environments.
- Community Paramedicine: Expands paramedic roles into public health and preventive services for underserved populations.
Quality Control and Improvement
- Quality Control involves ensuring EMTs meet medical standards on every call.
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) focuses on enhancing the overall EMS system through regular reviews and remedial training when necessary.
EMS Landscape and Future Outlook
- 14 Components of EMS Agenda for the Future: These include areas such as public access, clinical care, education systems, and evaluation.
- Importance of evaluating each component to ensure effective and efficient EMS delivery.
Emergency Situations and Responses
- In emergency contexts, EMTs must rely on protocols and medical director’s guidance to provide appropriate care.
- Collaboration with ALS teams is crucial in advanced cases requiring extensive intervention.
Acronym Definitions
- ALS: Advanced Life Support
- BLS: Basic Life Support
- AEMT: Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
- EMR: Emergency Medical Responder
- CQI: Continuous Quality Improvement
- EMD: Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Historical Context
- The pivotal "white paper" published in 1966 highlighted issues in EMS, sparking reforms and improvements in prehospital care.
Preparedness and Perception
- Recognition that any situation might be a "real emergency" until fully assessed by trained EMS personnel.
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