Advanced EMT: A ClinicalReasoning Approach Terms

Advanced
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Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (Advanced
EMT) - CORRECT ANSWER-A prehospital emergency care
provider who uses basic and limited advanced life
support skills to care for acutely ill and injured patients.
Also called AEMT.
advanced life support (ALS) - CORRECT ANSWER-Complex
patient care assessments and interventions that require
in-depth training.
allied health care professionals - CORRECT ANSWERHealth care providers other than nurses and physicians
who provide specialized services, such as physical
therapy, respiratory therapy, and emergency medical
services.
clinical training - CORRECT ANSWER-The portion of
health care provider training that takes place in a medical
setting, in particular, in the hospital.
community paramedicine (CP) - CORRECT ANSWERProgram in which EMS providers deliver nonemergency
health services to meet a specific health need in a
community.
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) - CORRECT
ANSWER-An EMS provider who uses minimal equipment
to provide immediate lifesaving care to critically ill and
injured patients while awaiting the arrival of more highly
trained EMS personnel.
emergency medical services (EMS) - CORRECT ANSWERAn organized network of resources and specially trained
personnel that exists to provide lifesaving care to acutely
ill and injured patients in the prehospital setting.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - CORRECT
ANSWER-An EMS provider who provides emergency
medical care and transportation to the ill and injured,
using the basic equipment supplied on an ambulance.
EMS provider - CORRECT ANSWER-An individual with one
of four nationally recognized levels of training who
provides lifesaving care to acutely ill and injured patients
in the prehospital setting.
evidence-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER-Using the
best available research evidence to guide patient
assessment and care. Also called evidence-based
medicine.
field training - CORRECT ANSWER-The portion of health
care provider training that takes place in the practice
setting; in EMS, refers to practical experience responding
to EMS calls.
interfacility transportation - CORRECT ANSWERAmbulance transportation of chronically or acutely ill
patients from one health care institution to another.
mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) - CORRECT ANSWERPatient-centered health care delivery by mobile
resources in the outside-of-hospital setting
Paramedic - CORRECT ANSWER-An allied health care
professional who provides complex assessments and
interventions for critical and emergency patients.
physician medical director - CORRECT ANSWER-A
licensed medical doctor or doctors of osteopathic
medicine who assumes an oversight role in an EMS
systems to provide guidelines for medical treatment and
continuous quality improvement activities.
prehospital - CORRECT ANSWER-The environment and
circumstances in which ill or injured patients are cared
for by EMS providers between the onset of the
emergency and arrival at the hospital.
profession - CORRECT ANSWER-An occupation or
vocation defined by a specialized set of knowledge and
code of ethics or conduct.
protocols - CORRECT ANSWER-Written procedures that
guide the management of specific emergency situations.
research - CORRECT ANSWER-A systematic investigation
that seeks to discover or revise facts, theories, or
practical applications.
responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER-The obligations
associated with a particular position or status.
roles - CORRECT ANSWER-The functions expected of
individuals in particular situations.
scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER-The defined tasks
and skills that may be performed by licensed individuals
with specific levels of training.
self-directed learner - CORRECT ANSWER-Person who
takes the initiative to recognize gaps in his knowledge
and seek credible information to increase knowledge.
standing orders - CORRECT ANSWER-Preexisting written
physician's orders that may be carried out by authorized
health care providers without or prior to direct contact
with the physician.
tiered response - CORRECT ANSWERaccreditation - CORRECT ANSWER-A formal process by
which a professional body assesses whether or not a
program or institution has met the established standards
of the profession and formally recognizes that they
standards have been met.
American Heart Association (AHA) - CORRECT ANSWER-A
nonprofit organization that supports efforts to reduce
death and disability from heart disease and stroke, and
established standards for emergency cardiac care.
certification - CORRECT ANSWER-Recognition of
achievement of requirements, which can be granted by
any agency.
concurrent medical direction - CORRECT ANSWER-Realtime physician supervision of emergency medical care.
Also called direct medical direction or online medical
direction.
continuing education (CE) - CORRECT ANSWERInstruction that takes place after initial competence has
been established.