History of EMS
Modern prehospital care military lessons were heavily drawn from field care provided during these two 20th-century conflicts.
What are the Korean War and Vietnam War?
Above all clinical duties, this is always an EMT's primary priority upon arriving at an incident.
What is scene safety (personal safety)?
The universal emergency telephone number established for reaching dispatch centers
What is 911?
A licensed physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the clinical care aspects of an EMS system.
Who is the Medical Director?
The practice of aligning clinical care techniques and protocol changes with scientific research outcomes.
What is Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)?
Published in 1966, this landmark document identified major deficiencies in prehospital emergency care in the United States.
What is Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society (The White Paper)?
This level of prehospital provider focuses on initiating basic life support, basic airway management, CPR, and AED usage.
What is an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)?
Enhanced 911 (E-911) automatically displays ANI and ALI, which stand for these two features.
What are Automatic Number Identification and Automatic Location Identification?
Real-time clinical orders provided directly to prehospital providers via phone or radio.
What is on-line medical direction?
The first step in implementing Evidence-Based Medicine in prehospital c
What is formulating a question?
Passed in 1966, this legislation mandated that states incorporate emergency medical services into their highway safety programs.
What is the Highway Safety Act?
Provider level trained in basic life support who can also establish IV/IO access, place advanced airways, and administer select additional medications.
What is an Advanced EMT (AEMT)?
Emergency call location for this type of device poses a challenge because dispatch defaults to the location of the nearest tower.
What is a cell phone?
Clinical management tools such as standing orders, training programs, and written protocols.
What is off-line medical direction?
Expanded service model where EMS providers deliver chronic disease management, post-discharge follow-ups, and specialized care in underserved areas.
What is Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) or Community Paramedicine (CP)?
Passed in 1973, this congressional act provided crucial federal funding for EMS planning, implementation, and training.
What is the EMS Systems Act?
The highest prehospital provider level, trained in advanced physical assessments, invasive procedures, and comprehensive drug administration.
What is a Paramedic?
Total number of components outlined in the NHTSA Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards.
What is 10?
System of continuous audits, documentation reviews, feedback, and continuing education used to maintain quality care standards.
What is Quality Improvement (QI)?
The three core functions of public health that overlap with prehospital system responsibilities.
What are Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance?
Published in 1996, this landmark NHTSA document established a multidisciplinary vision for the future of EMS system development.
What is the EMS Agenda for the Future?
According to standard EMS physical demand guidelines, an EMT must be capable of lifting and carrying up to this weight.
What is 125 lbs?
Name three distinct organizational types of EMS delivery system models.
What are Fire Department, Municipal, Private, Hospital-based, Law Enforcement, or Public Safety Officer EMS?
The official documentation tool completed by EMTs to record patient assessment findings and treatments.
What is a Prehospital Care Report (PCR)?
Targeted national data collection registry initiative aimed at gathering cardiac arrest statistics to improve resuscitation outcomes.
What is CARES (Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival)?