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EMT Orange Book - Ch 1 (AAOS, 10th) Exam Questions and Answers
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EMT Orange Book - Ch 1 (AAOS, 10th)Exam Questions and Answers
advanced EMT - Answer -(AEMT) An individual who has training in specific aspects of
advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain
emergency medications. (pp 29-30)
advanced life support - Answer -(ALS) Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which
are now being provided by the EMT. (pp 29-30)
Americans With Disabilities Act - Answer -(ADA) Comprehensive legislation that is
designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination. (pp 29-30)
automated external defibrillator - Answer -(AED) A device that detects treatable life-
threatening cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and
delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient. (pp 29-30)
certification - Answer -A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is
evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe
and ethical care. (pp 29-30)
continuous quality improvement - Answer -(CQI) A system of internal and external
reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system. (pp 29-30)
emergency medical dispatch - Answer -(EMD) A system that assists dispatchers in
selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance and in providing
callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews. (pp 29-30)
emergency medical responder - Answer -(EMR) The first trained individual, such as a
police officer, fire fighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an
emergency to provide initial medical assistance. (pp 29-30)
emergency medical services - Answer -(EMS) A multidisciplinary system that represents
the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital
emergency care to the sick and injured. (pp 29-30)
, emergency medical technician - Answer -(EMT) An individual who has training in basic
life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway
adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications. (pp 29-30)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Answer -(HIPAA) Federal
legislation passed in 1996, Its main effect in EMS is in limiting availability of patients'
health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy. (pp 29-30)
intravenous therapy - Answer -(IV) The delivery of medication directly into a vein. (pp
29-30)
licensure - Answer -The process whereby a state allows individuals to perform a
regulated act. (pp 29-30)
medical control - Answer -Physician instructions that are given directly by radio or cell
phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect), as authorized
by the medical director of the service program. (pp 29-30)
medical director - Answer -The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the
authority to provide medical care in the field. (pp 29-30)
National EMS Scope of Practice Model - Answer -A document created by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by
various EMS providers. (pp 29-30)
paramedic - Answer -An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support,
including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and
other advanced assessment and treatment skills. (pp 29-30)
primary prevention - Answer -Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring.
(pp 29-30)
primary service area - Answer -(PSA) The designated area in which the EMS service is
responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the
hospital. (pp 29-30)
public health - Answer -Focused on examining the health needs of entire populations
with the goal of preventing health problems. (pp 29-30)
public safety access point - Answer -A call center, staffed by trained personnel who are
responsible for managing requests for police, firefighting, and ambulance services. (pp
29-30)
quality control - Answer -The responsibility of the medical director to ensure that the
appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call. (pp 29-30)
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