Intro to EMS

123456789101112131415161718192021
Across
  1. 3. supervision related to pt care provided for an EMS system or one of its components by a licensed physician
  2. 8. local resources dedicated to promoting optimal health and quality of life for the people and communities they serve
  3. 9. member of the ems system whose training emphasizes assessment, care and transportation of the ill or injured pt. 2nd level of training
  4. 14. primary problem that causes a patient to seek or need medical care
  5. 15. member of the EMS system who has been trained to render first-aid care for a pt and assist high-level providers at the emergency scene.
  6. 17. chain of human resources and services linked together to provide continuous emergency care at the scene and during transport to a medical facility
  7. 18. member of EMS services whose training includes advanced life support care who can also administer medication, interpret ecg, monitor cardiac rhythms and perform cardiac defibrillation. highest level of EMS providers
  8. 19. orders to perform a skill or administer care from the on-duty physician given to the rescuer in person by radio or by phone
  9. 20. specially trained member of the EMS sytem dispatch team capable of providing prearrival instructions to callers, thereby helping to initiate lifesavingcare befre EMS personnel arrive
Down
  1. 1. designated 911 emergency dispatch center or public safety answering point
  2. 2. integrating clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence from systematic research
  3. 4. national model that defines the scope of care for the four nationally recognized levels of EMS
  4. 5. specialized team that provides medical care following a disaster
  5. 6. continuous improvement in the quality of the product or service being delivered
  6. 7. education and training standards developed by the nhtsa for the four recognized levels of EMS
  7. 9. assessment and basic care for an ill or injured pt in an emergency situation
  8. 10. physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for medical oversight of the pt care aspects of EMS system
  9. 11. written guidelines that direct the care EMS personnel provide for pts
  10. 12. EMS systems written standing orders and protocols, which authorize personnel to perform particular skills in certain situations without actually speaking to the medical director
  11. 13. component of a protocol that allows EMS personnel to provide specific interventions to a pt
  12. 16. systematic investigation to establish facts
  13. 21. member of EMS system whose training includes basic-level EMT training pluse responsibility for a minimal level of advanced life support. 3rd level