| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Enhanced 911 | The capability of automatically identifying the caller's phone number and location. |
| Levels of EMS Training | First Responder, EMT-B, EMT-Intermediate, EMT-Paramedic |
| Responsibilities of the EMT-B | Personal safety, safety of the crew, patient, and bystanders, patient assessment, patient care, lifting and moving, transport, transfer of care, patient advocacy. |
| Physical traits of the EMT-B | Good health, lift and carry 125 lbs., good eyesight, able to differintiate between colors, give and receive oral and written instructions. |
| Personal traits of the EMT-B | Pleasant, sincere, cooperative, resourceful, self-starter, emotionally stable, able to lead, neat and clean, respectful, good moral character, control of personal habits, able to listen. |
| Educational traits of the EMT-B | Maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills, refresher training, continuing education. |
| NREMT | National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-establish and maintain national standards for EMTs |
| Quality Improvement | Continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the system that require improvement. |
| How can you work toward quality care? | Keep careful written documentation, be involved in the quality process, obtain feedback from patients and hospital staff, maintain equipment, continue education. |
| Medical Director | Physician who assumes the ultimate responsiblity for medical direction. |
| Medical Direction | Oversight of the patient-care aspects of the EMS system. |
| Protocol | Lists of steps for assessment and interventions to be performed in different situations. |
| Designated Agent | An EMT-B or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care. The transfer of such authorization to a designated agent is an extension of the Medical Director's license to practice medicine. |
| Standing orders | A policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMT-Bs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations. |
| Off-line Medical Direction | "Behind the scenes" medical direction. These are standing orders that allows the EMT-B to give certain medical attntion without speaking to the Medical Director or another physician. |
| On-line Medical Direction | Orders from the on-duty physician given by radio or phone. Can be requested at any time you feel that medical advice would be beneficial to patient care. |
| 911 system | A system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed. |
| Special designations that hospitals may have | Trauma center, burn center, pediatric center, poison control center. |
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