NREMT 68w
1. A system for telephone access to report emergincies.: 911 system
2. a process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and cor-
recting aspects of the system that require improvement.: quality improvement
3. a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care as-
pects of the ems system.: Medical Director
4. oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the medical
Director.: Medical direction
5. lists of step, such as assesments and interventions, to be taken in diffrent
situations. Protocols are developed by Medical director of an EMS system.: -
Protocols
6. an emt or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications
and provide emergency care.: designated agent
7. a policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes emts and
other personnel to preform particular skills: standings orders
8. standing orders issued by the medical director that allow emts to give
certain medications or preform certain procedures with out speaking to the
medical director or another physician: off-line medical direction
9. orders given by the on duty physician to an emt in the field: on line medical
direction
10. the long term survival of patients: patient outcomes
11. description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by
scientific evidence: evidence-based
12. the organisms that cause infections such as viruses and bacteria: -
pathogens
13. a strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all
blood and other body fluids are infected: standard precautions
14. equipment that protects the ems worker from infection: personal protective
equipment
15. the introduction of dangerous chemicals, diseases, or infectious materi-
als: contamination
16. a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus: stress
17. an emergency involving multiple patients: multiple casualty incident (MCI)
18. a comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both
prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs: critical
incident stress management (CISM)
19. the release of harmful substance in to the environment: hazardous material
incident
20. the removing or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous
and infectious materials: decontamination
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1. A system for telephone access to report emergincies.: 911 system
2. a process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and cor-
recting aspects of the system that require improvement.: quality improvement
3. a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care as-
pects of the ems system.: Medical Director
4. oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the medical
Director.: Medical direction
5. lists of step, such as assesments and interventions, to be taken in diffrent
situations. Protocols are developed by Medical director of an EMS system.: -
Protocols
6. an emt or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications
and provide emergency care.: designated agent
7. a policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes emts and
other personnel to preform particular skills: standings orders
8. standing orders issued by the medical director that allow emts to give
certain medications or preform certain procedures with out speaking to the
medical director or another physician: off-line medical direction
9. orders given by the on duty physician to an emt in the field: on line medical
direction
10. the long term survival of patients: patient outcomes
11. description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by
scientific evidence: evidence-based
12. the organisms that cause infections such as viruses and bacteria: -
pathogens
13. a strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all
blood and other body fluids are infected: standard precautions
14. equipment that protects the ems worker from infection: personal protective
equipment
15. the introduction of dangerous chemicals, diseases, or infectious materi-
als: contamination
16. a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus: stress
17. an emergency involving multiple patients: multiple casualty incident (MCI)
18. a comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both
prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs: critical
incident stress management (CISM)
19. the release of harmful substance in to the environment: hazardous material
incident
20. the removing or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous
and infectious materials: decontamination
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