Chapter 6

What is EMT

• EMERGENCY

  MEDICAL

  TRANSPORT

• EMERGENCY

  MEDICAL

  TREATMENT

• EMERGENCY

  MEDICAL

  TECHNICIAN

• EMERGENCY

  MEDICAL

  TEAM

What is a MICU?

• MOBILE

  INTENSIVE

  CARE UNIT

• MOBILE

  INTENSIVE

  CAR UNIT

• MOBILE

  INTENSIVE

  CARD UNIT

• MOBILE INTENSIVE

  CARER UNIT

What is ALS?

• ADVANCED LIFE

  SUPPLIERS

• ADVANCED LIFE

  SAVER

• ADVANCED LIFE

  SPORT

• ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT

What is EMD

• EMERGENCY

  MEDICAL

  DISPATCHER

• EMERGENCY

  MEDICAL

  DRIVER

• EMERGENCY

  MEDICAL

  DELIVERY

• EMERGENCY

  MEDICINE

  DISPATCHER

What is EMS

• IDK

• EMERGENCY

  MEDICAL

  SURVEILLANCE

• EMERGENCY

  MEDICAL

  SERVICES

• EMERGENCY

  MEDICAL

  SERVANTS

What is the first element in the EMS system?

• Medical support

• Time

• Location

• Communication

What are EMTs trained and certified to provide?

• Advanced Life Support

  (ALS)

• Mobile Intensive Care Unit

  (MICU)

• IDK

• Basic Life Support

  (BLS)

What are AEROMEDICAL TRANSPORT

• Paramedics and nurses on trains

• Fast transporting medical nurses

• Flight nurses and flight paramedics

What are the 3 PHASES OF EMERGENCY CALL in order

• CALL Receiving

  Response

  Pre-Arrival

• Pre-Arrival

  Response

  Call Receiving

• Response

  Pre-Arrival

  Call Receiving

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  IDK

What is a Paramedic?

• Respond to 911 calls for emergency medical assistance, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation

• A healthcare professional who responds to emergency calls for medical help outside of a hospital

• Trained in advanced life support services and certified to render Advanced Life Support services

• Provides rapid response, emergency medical assessment, treatment and care to critically ill patients