EMT Chapter 1 EMS Systems
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(911) Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) system gives callers medical instructions until EMS arrival
Definition of multidisciplinary
Combining or involving several academic disciplines or professional specializations in an approach to a topic or problem.
What is off line medical control?
Consists of standing orders, training, and supervision authorized by the medical director
Six Functions on the Star of Life are?
Detection Reporting Response On scene care Care in transit Transfer to definitive care
What is on line medical control?
Direction given over the phone or radio directly from the medical director or designated physician.
EMS Agenda for the Future
EMS Agenda for the Future includes 14 components that make up an EMS System.
Who creates the guidelines for EMS Education standards?
Every state is required to follow or exceed the guidelines recommended in the current National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Federal Legislation passed in 1996, Its main effect in ems is in limiting availability of patients healthcare information and penalizing violations of patient privacy.
Communication Systems
From caller information, Dispatcher selects the appropriate parts of the emergency system to activate (EMS, Fire, Police)
Emergency Medical Services System
A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care.
Continuous Quality Improvement
A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an ems system.
Medical Control
Is either offline (indirect) or online (direct)
What function is Licensure?
Licensure is a state function, Laws are enacted to regulate how ems providers will operate and are then executed by the state level ems administration.
Define Primary Service Area (PSA)
PSA or sector is the main area and EMS agency operates.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Protects individuals with a disability from being denied access to programs and services.
Clinical Care
The Clinical Care component describes the various pieces of equipment and scope of practice for using that equipment.
Who controls day-to-day limits of ems personnel?
The Local Medical Director controls day-to-day limits of ems personnel
What form of EMS regulation was done at the federal level?
The NHTSA and the federal government created the National EMS Scope of Practice Model
Define Intravenous Therapy
The delivery of medication directly into a vein
What regulates the standards for prehospital emergency care?
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the induviduals who provide it are governed by the laws in each state and are typically regulated by a state office of EMS.
What is the National EMS Scope of Practice Model?
This document provides overarching guidelines as to what skills each level of EMS provider should be able to accomplish.
