Chapter Flashcards
A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care
certification
A health care model in which experienced paramedics receive advance training to equip them to provide additional services in the prehospital environment, such as health evaluations, monitoring of chronic illnesses or conditions, and patient advocacy.
community paramedicine
A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system.
continuous quality improvement (CQI)
A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance and provides callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews.
emergency medical dispatch (EMD)
The first trained professional, such as a police officer, firefighters, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of emergency to provide initial medical assistance.
emergency medical responder (EMR)
A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured.
emergency medical services (EMS)
An individual who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications.
emergency medical technician (EMT)
The process whereby a competent authority, usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act.
licensure
Physician instructions given directly by radio or cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect), as authorized by the medical director of the service program.
medical control
The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field.
medical director
A method of delivering health care which involves providing health care within the community rather than as a physician’s office or hospital.
mobile integrated healthcare (MIH)
A document created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers.
National EMS Scope of Practice Model
An Individual who has extensive training in advanced life support, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills.
paramedic
Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occuring.
primary prevention
the designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the hospital.
primary service area (PSA)
