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- 3. Standardized procedures to be followed when providing care to injured or ill persons.
- 4. A person trained in emergency care who may be called on to give such care as a routine part of their job (paid or volunteer) until more advanced emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over.
- 6. _____ of practice: The range of duties and skills that are allowed and expected to be performed when necessary, according to the professional’s level of training, while using reasonable care and skill.
- 7. A type of medical direction, also called “on-line,” “base-station,” “immediate” or “concurrent medical control”; under this type of medical direction, the physician speaks directly with emergency care providers at the scene of an emergency. Emergency medical.
- 9. A person who gives basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the EMS system; EMTs are typically authorized to function after completing local and state certification requirements; formerly referred to as EMT-Basic.
- 10. Achieved by obtaining and maintaining the National EMS Certification (or state certification), taking an approved EMS course and meeting other requirements; this does not grant the right to practice as licensure may in some states.
- 11. _________ credentialing: Local requirements EMRs must meet in order to maintain employment or obtain certain protocols so that they may practice.
- 13. A person trained to give basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system.
- 14. A type of medical direction, also called “off-line,” “retrospective” or “prospective” medical control; this type of medical direction includes education, protocol review and quality improvement for emergency care providers.
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- 1. Medical _______ The monitoring of care provided by out-of-hospital providers to injured or ill persons, usually by a medical director.
- 2. _____care: Emergency medical care provided before a patient arrives at a hospital or medical facility.
- 3. An allied health professional whose primary focus is to give advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the EMS system.
- 5. Medical _____ A physician who provides oversight and assumes responsibility for the care of injured or ill persons provided in out-of hospital settings.
- 8. Required acknowledgment that the bearer has permission to practice in the licensing state; offers the highest level of public protection; may be revoked at the state level should the bearer no longer meet the required standards.
- 12. _____ orders: Protocols issued by the medical director allowing specific skills to be performed or specific medications to be administered in certain situations.