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EMR Basic

C1: EMS Systems

TermDefinition
advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) a person who is able to perform basic life support skills and limited advanced life support skills.
advanced life support (ALS) the use of specialized equipment (such as cardiac monitors and defibrillators) and specialized techniques (such as intravenous fluid administration, drug infusion, and endotracheal intubation) to stabilize a patient's condition.
appropriate medical facility a hospital or medical clinic with adequate medical resources to provide continuing care to sick or injured patients who are transported after field treatment by emergency medical responses.
basic life support (BLS) emergency life-saving procedures performed without advanced emergency procedures to stabilize the condition of patients who have experienced sudden illness or injury.
certification the process by which a person, institution, or program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain standards to ensure safe and ethical patient care.
defibrillation process of delivering an electric shock through a person's chest wall and heart for the purpose of ending lethal heart rhythms' such as ventricular fibrillation and to help establish normal heart contractions and rhythms.
emergency medical responder (EMR) the first medically trained person to arrive on the scene.
emergency medical technician (EMT) a person who is trained and certified to provide basic life support and certain other noninvasive prehospital medical procedures.
emergency response communications center a fire, police, or emergency medical services agency; a 911 center; or a seven digit telephone number used by one or all of the emergency agencies to receive and dispatch requests for emergency care; also called a public safety answering point.
paramedic a person trained and certified to provide advanced life support.
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