Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets
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1. certified: A title given when a person has shown that he or she has met
requirements based on knowledge of certain facts
2. clinical practice guideline (CPG: A statement that includes
recommendations designed to provide optimal care; depends on the
paramedic's ability to select which aspects of care are appropriate for the
particular patient situation.
3. continuous quality improvement (CQI): A system of internal and external
reviews and audits of all aspects of a paramedic service
4. direct medical control: Medical direction given in real time to an EMS service
or paramedic
5. emergency medical services (EMS): A health care system designed to bring
immediate on-scene prehospital care to those in need along with transport to a
definitive medical care facility.
6. health care professional: A person who follows specific professional
attributes that are outlined in this profession.
7. indirect medical control: Medical direction given through a set of protocols,
policies, and/or standards
8. licensed: Similar to certified, a person who has shown a degree of
competency in a specific occupation and is granted ability to function through
a governmental body.
9. medical direction: Direction given to an EMS service or paramedic by a
physician
10. mobile intensive care units (MICUs): An early title given to an ambulance-
style unit
11. profession: A specialized set of knowledge, skills, and/or expertise
12. professional: A person who follows expected standards and performance
parameters in a specific profession.
13. protocol: A treatment plan developed for a specific illness or injury
14. reciprocity: The process of granting licensure or certification to a paramedic
from another province or agency
15. registration: Giving information that will be stored in some form of record
book 16. standing order: A type of protocol that is a written document signed
by the EMS system's medical director that outlines specific directions,
permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding prehospital care that is
rendered prior to contacting direct medical control.
17. Quality assurance and continuous quality improvement: are tools
paramedics use to evaluate the care they provide to patient
chapter 1
1. certified: A title given when a person has shown that he or she has met
requirements based on knowledge of certain facts
2. clinical practice guideline (CPG: A statement that includes
recommendations designed to provide optimal care; depends on the
paramedic's ability to select which aspects of care are appropriate for the
particular patient situation.
3. continuous quality improvement (CQI): A system of internal and external
reviews and audits of all aspects of a paramedic service
4. direct medical control: Medical direction given in real time to an EMS service
or paramedic
5. emergency medical services (EMS): A health care system designed to bring
immediate on-scene prehospital care to those in need along with transport to a
definitive medical care facility.
6. health care professional: A person who follows specific professional
attributes that are outlined in this profession.
7. indirect medical control: Medical direction given through a set of protocols,
policies, and/or standards
8. licensed: Similar to certified, a person who has shown a degree of
competency in a specific occupation and is granted ability to function through
a governmental body.
9. medical direction: Direction given to an EMS service or paramedic by a
physician
10. mobile intensive care units (MICUs): An early title given to an ambulance-
style unit
11. profession: A specialized set of knowledge, skills, and/or expertise
12. professional: A person who follows expected standards and performance
parameters in a specific profession.
13. protocol: A treatment plan developed for a specific illness or injury
14. reciprocity: The process of granting licensure or certification to a paramedic
from another province or agency
15. registration: Giving information that will be stored in some form of record
book 16. standing order: A type of protocol that is a written document signed
by the EMS system's medical director that outlines specific directions,
permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding prehospital care that is
rendered prior to contacting direct medical control.
17. Quality assurance and continuous quality improvement: are tools
paramedics use to evaluate the care they provide to patient
