Exam 2: Ems Systems

During the American Civil War, army surgeon Major Jonathan Letterman completely reorganized the military field medical service, called the ____________________ plan, into what was to be the forerunner of the modern trauma system.

The FarMedic course teaches how to care for a patient under an overturned tractor and a number of other rural emergencies.

____________________ is a system where there is a purchaser of services, such as a large corporation or the government.

In the 1970s, the majority of ambulance service was provided by a variety of tow truck operators, hospital supply companies, and funeral homes.

Preauthorized medical orders are often given to Paramedics in a flowchart format called a(n) ____.

The ____ simply places the proverbial "average person" in the situation and asks if that average person would reasonably think, under those conditions, that this problem was an emergency.

The highest level of EMS provider is the ____________________.

Among its many precepts, the ____ established the neutrality of all ambulance workers who wore the "Red Cross."

Preauthorized medical orders are also known as ____________________.

____ involves placing vehicles and personnel in a position to provide the most expeditious response to an emergency.

The EMS Agenda for the Future suggests that EMS will be more intimately intertwined with public health, as well as public safety, and continue to evolve along with health care.

Medical care in the majority of the world is a private-operated enterprise.

The ____ curriculum was created in 1969 and is a national standard curriculum for the training of ambulance drivers/attendants in new skills and life-saving techniques.

In a(n) ____ program, the patient is allowed to choose a healthcare provider from amongst a list of preferred care providers (PCP) but may elect to see another "out of system" provider, without a referral, at a substantially higher copayment and/or deductible, similar to a fee-for-service arrangement.

____________________ providers are trained on how to provide care to the wounded while in hostile surroundings as well as maintain the health of the SWAT team members on prolonged operations.

A(n) ____ is a modified fee-for-service schedule, that permits patients to choose their healthcare provider from amongst a roster.

EMS at its core is a(n) ____________________ service.

Many consider the flight Paramedic as the lowest trained level of EMS provider.

The ____ provided for federal funds as well as other improvements in highway safety.

While medicine has been in existence since the beginning of recorded time, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a relative newcomer to the field of medicine.