SJDCC EMT CH1 Vocab- EMS Systems

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Advanced lifesaving procedures, including cardiac monitoring, administration of intravenous fluids and medications, and the use of advanced airway adjuncts. EMT's may be trained in some of these areas.

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ALS

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Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination.

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Americans with Disability Act (ADA)

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A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient.

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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

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Noninvasive emergency lifesaving care that is used to treat medical conditions, including airway obstruction, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest.

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BLS

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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 patient care.

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Certification

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A health care model in which experienced paramedics receive advanced 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.

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Community Paramedicine

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A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system.

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Continuous Quality Improvements (CQI)

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A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance and in providing callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews.

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Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD)

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An established process to determine the qualifications necessary to be allowed to practice a particular profession, or to function as an organization.

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Credentialing

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The first trained individual, such as a police officer, fire fighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance.

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Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)