EMS Systems
What does "EMS" stand for?
Emergency Medical Services
What did the EMS agenda for the future Define in the 1990s?
A plan to standardize EMS education across the country.
What is the number one concern when on scene?
Your safety
What is used to identify improvement and possible remedial training if necessary?
Continuous Quality Improvement
What is the definition of EMS?
System that represents combined efforts of professionals and agencies to provide pre-hospital care to the sick and injured.
What year was the First EMT text book published?
1971
The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according to what?
HIPPA
A circular system of continuous internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of EMS Systems is called what?
CQI- Continuous Quality Improvement
What is an AED?
Automated External Defibrillator
Other than an ambulance, what other vehicle did some areas use, that was capable of carrying a cot?
Hearse
You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You know that a transport will keep you on duty several hours after your regular quitting time. This is an example of what?
Patient Advocacy
Give 2 examples of Public health accomplishments
Vaccination programs
Fluoridation of water supplies
Helmet laws
Sewage systems
FDA formation
Clean drinking water
Seat belt laws
Tobacco laws
Restaurant inspections
Prenatal screenings
What are the 4 levels of EMS providers?
EMR (Emergency Medical Responder)
EMTB (Basic Emergency Medical Technician)
EMTA (Advanced)
EMTP (Paramedic)
Volunteers went overseas to operate ambulances in what war?
WWI
What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field?
Follow your agency's written protocols
American Heart Association protocols are based on what?
Evidence based research
Title of the physician that delegates to the EMT to provide medical care in the field.
Medical Control Director
"Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" is also known as what, and what year did it originate?
The White Paper, 1966
Consistent actions, a firm adherence to a code of honest behavior is what?
Integrity
Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on?
EMS research