Chapter 1 Flashcards
A system of telephone access to report emergencies
911 system
Of process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
Quality improvement
The oversight of the patient care aspects of an EMS system by the medical director
Medical direction
A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system
Medical director
This consists of standing orders issued by the medical director allow EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or another physician
Off-line medical direction
List of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations
Protocols
A policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
Standing order
Orders from the on-duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone
Online medical direction
And EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provide emergency care
Designated agent
When and where was the earliest documented emergency medical service?
France in the 1790s
In 1966 the _________ charged the United States _________ with developing EMS standards
National Highway safety act; department of transportation
The term for speaking up for your patient
Advocacy
List six types of specialty hospitals
1) trauma center
2) Burn center
3) Pediatric center
4) Cardiac center
5) Stroke center
6) Emergency department
With the four levels of EMS certification
1) EMR- emergency medical responder
2) EMT- Emergency medical technician
3) AEMT- Advanced emergency medical technician
4) paramedic
