Ch.1 Key Terms Flashcards
Evidence-based techniques
Techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and rather than merely on Tradtion
Medical direction
oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director. Direction and be either off-line or On-line
Medical Director
a Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspect of the EMS system
911 system
a system for telephone access to report emergencies.
off-line medical direction
standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain medication or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical Director or another physcian
on-line medical direction
Orders from an on-duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone
patient outcomes
The long-term survival of patients
peer reviewed
Submitted to a professional journal and reviewed by several of the researcher’s peers.
protocols
List of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations. created by the medical Director of an EMS system
quality improvement
a process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
standing orders
A policy or protocol issues by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
