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WorksheetsFirst Responder chapter 1 key terms
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
a member of the EMS system whose training includes basic-level EMT training plus responsibility for a minimal level of advanced life support
medical director
Emergency care
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Paramedic
an EMS system's written standing orders and protocols, which authorize personnel to perform particular skills in certain situations without actually speaking to the medical director or her designated agent
Off-Line Medical Direction
Emergency Medical services system
medical oversight
protocols
local resources dedicated to promoting optimal health and quality of life for the people and communities they serve
Emergency care
research
Standing order
Public Health System
the medical director's specific instructions for specific medical conditions or injuries
Emergency care
On line medical direction
protocols
Standing Order
the prehospital assessment and basic care for the ill or injured patient
medical director
Emergency care
protocols
continuous quality improvement
a continuous improvement in the quality of the product or service being delivered
Continuous Quality Improvement
disaster medical assistance team
specialty hospital
research
the chain of human resources and services linked together to provide continuous emergency care at the scene and during transport to a medical facility.
emergency care
scope of practice
Emergency Medical Services System
paramedic
the education and training standards developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the four nationally recognized levels of EMS training
scope of practice model
National EMS education Standards
medical oversight
scope of practice
a member of the EMS system whose training includes advanced life support care, such as inserting advanced airways and starting IV lines.
Emergency medical responder
Medical director
paramedic
medical oversight
a designated 911 emergency dispatch center
Public Safety Answering Point
specialty hospital
scope of practice
medical oversight
specialized teams designed to provide medical care following a disaster
Emergency Medical Responder
on line medical direction
Disaster Medical Assistance Team
paramedic
a member of the EMS system who has been trained to render first-aid care for a patient and to assist higher-level providers at the emergency scene
Emergency Medical Responder
medical director
paramedic
medical oversight
a physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for medical oversight of the patient care aspects of the EMS system
research
protocols
scope of practice
Medical Director
orders to perform a skill or administrator care from the on-duty physician, given to the rescuer in person by radio or by phone
off line medical direction
specialty hospital
emergency medial technician
On-Line Medical Direction
a hospital that is capable of providing specialized services such as trauma care, pediatric, cardiac, stroke, or burn care
continuous quality improvement
medical oversight
Specialty Hospital
protocols
a member of the EMS system specifically trained to provide prearrival instructions to callers, thereby helping to initiate life saving care before EMS personnel arrive on the scene
Advanced Emergency Medical technician
Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Emergency Medical Technician
medical oversight
written guidelines that direct the care EMS personnel provide for patients
protocols
research
medical oversight
galvin the monkey
the care that an EMR, an EMT, or paramedic is allowed and supposed to provide according to local, state, or regional regulations or statutes
scope of practice model
Scope of Practice
emergency medical dispatcher
public safety answering point
a member of the EMS system whose training emphasizes assessment, care, and transportation of the ill or injured patient
Emergency Medical Technician
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
paramedic
Emergency Medical Responder
the systematic investigation to establish facts
protocol
medical oversight
research
Continuous medical dispatcher
a national model that defines the scope of care for the four nationally recognized levels of EMS provider
on line medical direction
Scope of Practice Model
scope of practice
medical oversight
the supervision related to patient care provided for an EMS system or one of its components by a licensed physician
emergency medical technician
Advanced emergency medical technician
medical director
medical oversight
