Paramedic care (principle & practice) volume 1

Paramedic care (principle & practice) volume 1 Emergency medical services(ems) system - ANSWER-A comprehensive network of personnel, equipment, and resources established for the purpose of delivering aid and emergency medical care to the community Community paramedicine - ANSWER-Also known as moblie integrated health New and evolving aspect of community-based health care in which paramedics function outside their customary emergency response and transport roles in ways that facilitate more appropriate use of emergency care resources Critical care transport - ANSWER-The transport of a patient from an emergency department, critical care unit, or incident scene during which the patient receives the same level of care as was provided in the hospital or originating facility Accreditation - ANSWER-A system ensuring that education programs for paramedics and other EMS personnel levels meet minimal guidelines for faculty, facilities, equipment, medical oversight, clinical affiliations, and finical stability Bystander - ANSWER-a person who is present at an event or incident Certification - ANSWER-The process of determining whether a person has met predetermined standards Chain of survival - ANSWER-Early Access, Early CPR, Early Defibrillation, Early Advanced Care, integrated post-cardiac arrest care Clinical protocols - ANSWER-The policies and procedures by a medical director for all components of an EMS system Department of homeland security - ANSWER-US federal agency created to coordinate national efforts against terrorism and threats Emergency medical Dispatcher - ANSWER-The person who manages an EMS systems response and readiness and is responsible for assignment of emergency medical resources to a medical emergency Ethics - ANSWER-moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior Evidence-based medicine - ANSWER-The conscientious explicit, and judicious use of scientific evidence of effectiveness in decisions about the care of a patient or patients Paramedicine - ANSWER-The totality of the roles and responsibilities of paramedic practice involving health care, public health and public safety Emergency medical responder - ANSWER-The level of EMS practitioner who is likely to be the first person on the scene with basic emergency care and the ability to imitate immediate life saving care Emergency medical technician - ANSWER-The level of EMS practitioner who provides basic emergency medical care and transportation Advanced EMT - ANSWER-The level of EMS practitioner who perform s the responsibilities of an EMT with the addition of limited advance emergency medical care Paramedic - ANSWER-The level of EMS who provides the highest level care, including advance assessment and care, formation of a field impression, and invasive and drug interventions National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards: Paramedic Instructional Guidelines - ANSWER-Guidelines developed and published in 2009 by the U.S Department of transportation for the education of the various levels of EMS practitioner Helicopter air ambulance - ANSWER-Emergency care provided by EMS personnel and helicopter flight crews who are trained in the preparation of patients for and the care of patients during helicopter transport Interoperability - ANSWER-A feature of the mercy and public safety communications infrastructure that allows personnel from different jurisdictions and systems to communicate with one another effectively Intervener physician - ANSWER-A physicians at the scene of an emergency who is not affiliated with EMS or not affiliated with EMS service what has bed dispatched to the scene Licensure - ANSWER-a process whereby a government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation to an applicant who has attained the degree of competency required to ensue the publics protection Medical director - ANSWER-A physicians who is legally responsible for all clinical and patient care aspect of an EMS system Medical oversight - ANSWER-The medical policies, procedures and practices established by the medical director of an EMS system National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - ANSWER-An agency of the U.S government established by the highway safety act of 1970 to Carry out. Safety programs to improve motor vehicles and highway safety, particularly to recent vehicular crashes National incident management system - ANSWER-A System administrated by the US security of homeland security to provide a consistent approach to disaster management by all local state and federal employees who response to such incidents National Transportation Safety Board - ANSWER-An independent US government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident in Vesta geisha and including investigation of aviation accident and incident certain types of highway crashes ship and marine accidents pipeline incidence and railroad accidents Off-line medical oversight - ANSWER-Medical policies procedures and practices established by a system medical director in advance of the call On-line medical direction - ANSWER-Order directly provided to a prehospital care provider by qualifying physician by either radio or telephone Ontario Prehospital Advance life support (OPALS) - ANSWER-A study conducted in the province of Ontario Canada of prehospital, practices and outcomes Peer review - ANSWER-A process of self a valuation by professionals such as EMS in which qualified individuals within the profession or service assess Ongoing practices to maintain standards and improve performance Pre arrival instruction - ANSWER-Instructions from a medically trained dispatch or to a person at the scene of an emergency on how to initiate life-saving first aide with the dispatches help while waiting for the on-scene arrival of an emergency personnel Profession - ANSWER-a job that needs special education and training Professionalism - ANSWER-The conduct or qualities that optimally characterize a practitioner in a particular field or occupation Prospective medical oversight - ANSWER-Guidelines established by a medical director in advance of emergency calls, such as those regarding selection of personnel and supplies, training and education, and protocol development Quality improvement - ANSWER-Evaluation program undertaken to improve quality relative to accepted standards of care, using people's satisfaction Reciprocity - ANSWER-mutual exchange Registration - ANSWER-The process of entering ones name and essential info within a particular record Research - ANSWER-A scientific process that involves the systematic and careful collection of data