EMS Chapter 1: EMS Systems Exam Study
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Advance Life Saving (ALS) - answerAdvanced procedures, such as drug administration
Basic Life Saving (BLS) - answerBasic lifesaving interventions, such as CPR
EMT - answerEMS professional trained in BLS interventions
AEMT - answerEMS professional tr...
Advance Life Saving (ALS) - answer✔Advanced procedures, such as drug administration
Basic Life Saving (BLS) - answer✔Basic lifesaving interventions, such as CPR
EMT - answer✔EMS professional trained in BLS interventions
AEMT - answer✔EMS professional trained in some ALS interventions
Paramedic - answer✔EMS professional with extensive training in ALS skills, such as intubation
Medical Control - answer✔Physician direction to an EMS team
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - answer✔A system of internal reviews and audits
EMS - answer✔A system to provide prehospital care to the sick and injured
Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) - answer✔Providing health care within the community
rather than in an office
EMD - answer✔A system that assists dispatchers with unit selection
Primary Service Area - answer✔Designated area in which the EMS service is responsible for
providing prehospital care
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