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11th Edition, ER Care, Chapter 1, Intro to Emergency Care, match terminology definitions by Pamela Sue Kirkwood
Chapter 1, Intro to ER Medical Care
Match Terminology Definitions
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| DESIGNATED AGENT | An EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care |
| EMS SYSTEM | A system for telephone access to report emergencies in which a dispatcher answers the call, takes the information, and alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed |
| ENABLING LEGISLATION | State laws that allow an EMS system to exist |
| ENHANCED 911 | A communications system that has the capability of automatically identifying the caller's phone number and location |
| MEDICAL DIRECTION | The provision for physician input and direction of patient care, training, and quality assurance of an emergency medical service or system |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR | A physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system |
| 911 SYSTEM | A system for telephone access to report emergencies in which a dispatcher answers the call, takes the information, and alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed |
| PROTOCOLS | Lists of steps, developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system, that are to be taken in different situations |
| QUALITY IMPROVEMENT | A process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement |
| STANDING ORDER | Policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMT's or others to perform particular skills in certain situations |
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