EMT Chapter 1: Intro to Emergency Medical Care Questions and Answers Already Passed

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EMT Chapter 1: Intro to Emergency Medical Care Questions and Answers Already Passed Emergency Medical Services or EMS is also known as: ✔✔prehospital or out-of-hospital care EMS began in 1966 ... by ✔✔the National Highway Safety Act charging the Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing standards. National Highway Traffic Safety Admin (NHTSA) sets standards for what categories? ✔✔Regulation and Policy Resource Management Human Resources and Training Transportation Facilities Communications Public Information and Education Medical Direction Trauma Systems Evaluation 6 Specialty Hospitals ✔✔Trauma Burn Centers Pediatric Centers Cardiac Centers Stroke Centers Poison Control Centers System that has the capability to automatically id the caller's phone number and location. ✔✔Enhanced 911 4 Levels of EMS Training ✔✔1. First Responder (police, firefighters, etc) 2. EMT-Basic 3. EMT-Intermediate 4. EMT-Paramedic (advanced life support) 8 Roles and Responsibilities of the EMT ✔✔1. Personal Safety 2. Safety of the Crew, patients, and bystanders 3. Patient Assessment 4. Patient Care 5. Lifting and moving 6. Transport 7. Transfer of Care 8. Patient Advocacy A process of continuous self-review witht he purpose of identifying and correcting aspect of the system that require improvement. ✔✔Quality Improvement 5 Roles of EMT in QI ✔✔1. Keeping carefully written documentation 2. Becoming involved in the quality porcess 3. Obtaining feedback from patients and hospital staff 4. Maintaining equiptment 5. Continuing education Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director ✔✔Medical Direction A physician who assumes ultimate respon [Show More]

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