EMT-B Basic Guide

S2: EMS Job Vocab 1/2

Advanced EMT
An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medications

Advanced Life Support
Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT

Certification
A process in which a person, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care

Community paramedicine
A health care model in which experienced paramedics receive advanced training to equip them to provide additional services in the prehospital environment, such as health evaluations, monitoring of chronic illnesses or conditions, and patient advocacy

Continuous quality improvement (CQI)
A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system

Emergency medical dispatch (EMD)
A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to respond to a particular call for assistance and provides callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews

Emergency medical responder (EMR)
The first trained professional, such as a police officer, firefighters, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance

Emergency medical services (EMS)
A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured

Emergency medical technician (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

Firefighter
Firefighters respond to fires, accidents and other incidents where there are risks to life and property. Full-time firefighters help protect the public in emergency situations. They respond to a wide variety of calls: as well as fires, they assist at car crashes, chemical spills, flooding and water rescue.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (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

Licensure
The process whereby a competent authority, usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act

Medical control
Physician instructions given directly by radio or cell phone (online/direct) pr indirectly given by protocol guidelines (off-line/indirect), as authorized by the medical director of the service program

Medical director
The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field

Mobile integrated healthcare (MIH)
A method of delivering health care which involves providing health care within the community rather than at a physician's office or hospital

National EMS Scope of Practice Model
A document created by the national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers

Paramedic
An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring,and other advanced assessment and treatment skills

Police Officer
A police officer (cop) are sworn to defend and protect people. They can arrest and detain individuals who are accused of breaking the law. They ensure drivers follow traffic laws, respond to emergencies, and patrol areas where crime may occur. They often document any action they took in detailed reports.

Primary prevention
Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring

Primary service area (PSA)
The designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the hospital

Public Health
Focused on examining the health needs of entire populations with the goal of preventing health problems

Public Safety Access Point
A call center, staffed by trained personnel who are responsible for managing requests for police, fire, and ambulance services

Quality Control
The responsibility of the medical director to ensure the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMT's on each call

Secondary Prevention
Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent

There are many more professions in the EMS world but those are a few.

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