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Star of Life

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Detection
Reporting
Response
On-scene care
Care in transit
Transfer to definitive care
2
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1966 - NHTSA of the DOT through Highway Safety Act of 1966 and DHHS Emergency Medical Act of 1973

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Accidental Death and Disability, The Neglected Disease of Modern Society

3
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1990s NHTSA standardized levels of EMS education

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EMS Agenda for the Future

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1996 NHTSA overarching guidelines as to skills at each EMS level

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National EMS Scope of Practice Model

5
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EMT with training in specific aspects of ALS,

iv therapy administration of certain medications

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Advanced EMT

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Legislation to protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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detects treatable cardiac arrhythmias: ventricular fibrillation, or ventricular tachycardia
and delivers appropriate electrical shock

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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

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System of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of EMS system.

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Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

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System that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call.

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Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD)

10
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First trained individual to arrive at the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance.

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Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

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Multidisciplinary system represents combined efforts of various individuals and agencies to provide pre-hospital emergency care to sick and injured.

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Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act passed in 1996 limits disclosure of protected health information.

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HIPAA

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Individual who has training in basic life support: CPR, AED, airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications.

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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

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Process whereby a state allows individuals to perform a regulated act.

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Licensure

15
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Process in which a person, institution or program is evaluated and recognized as meeting predetermined standards.

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Certification

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Individual with extensive training in ALS, including:

endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, and cardiac monitoring.

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Paramedic

17
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Physician instructions that are given directly (cell phone or radio) or indirectly (protocols/guidelines)
as authorized by the medical director.

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Medical Control

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Physician who authorizes to EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field.

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Medical Director

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Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from occurring.

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Primary Prevention

20
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Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent.

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Secondary Prevention

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Call center responsible for managing requests for police, fire and ambulance service.

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Public Safety Access Point

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Responsibility of the medical director to ensure that appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call.

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Quality Control