vocabulary
an individual who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of definite airway adjunct and assisting patients with certain medications
EMT
Emergency care and Transportation of the sick and injured
True or False:
The model for improvement has four acts:
plan, do, study, act
TRUE
(Figure 1-7)
Can an EMT provide a skill that is approved for an EMR such an oral airway
Yes.
what is robs middle name
Charles
physician directions given by radio or cellphone (online/direct) or by protocol and guidelines (indirect/offline) as authorized by the medical director of the service program
medical control
This federal legislation passed in 1966 limiting availably of patient healthcare information and penalizing violations of privacy
HIPAA
True or False:
Paid subscriptions for EMS agencies is out dated and no longer used
FALSE
Medical directors
in Alanas professional opinion:
what is the superior place to stop for coffee in the morning
dunkin
efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent
secondary prevention
What management process encourages team members to ask "how are we doing now" and "what can we do better"
Continuous quality improvement
True or False:
ALL of the following are considered EMT responsibilites
1. Call for additional resources as needed
2. cultivate and sustain community relations
3. Give administrative support
TRUE
(table 1-5)
Can an EMT assist with All perscribed Medications
No, only certain prescribed medications are approved for assistence
Rob once had a second instructor during his first year of teaching, What was her name
NIKKI
a multi-disciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital care to the sick and injured
The national EMS scope of practice model was created to outline various skills performed by EMS. Who created this Model?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
An AEMT has training in extensive ALS including IV therapy, endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology.
FALSE
IV therapy is the only thing correct in this list
what are the two examples of med administration that are approved for an EMT but not an EMR
Oral and Sublingual
(Table 1-2)
What is ALANAS fav energy drink brand
1. Monster
2. Alani
3. Redbull
4. none, they are so bad for you
REDBULL GIVES YOU WINGS
oversight by the medical director to ensure the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call
The following are considered the five key aspects of a people centered EMS system
1. Comprehensive, quality convenient care
2. Evidence based clinical care
3. Efficient well-rounded care
4. Preventative care
5. Comprehensive and easily accessible patient records
What multidisciplinary national review is credited for this list?
EMS Agenda 2050
True or False:
the determination that prompted surgical care is more important than providing time consuming patient care in the field is mostly based on regional trauma guidelines
FALSE
(EMS research)
what is the lowest provider level that is approved for ETC02 montoring?
AEMT
how long does it take to taxidermy a giraffe
1. 9- 12 months
2. 12-18 moths
3. 3-4 years
12-18 months