Emergency
care and transportation of the sick and injuried
Chapter 1

Advanced EMT (AEMT)

Advanced Life support (ALS)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Automated external defibrillator (AED)

Certification

Continuous quality improvement (CQI)

Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD)

Emergency medical responder (EMR)

Emergency medical services (EMS)

Emergency medical Technician (EMT)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPPA)

Intravenous (IV) Therapy

Licensure

Medical Control

Medical Director

National EMS Scope of Practice model

Paramedic

Primary Prevention

Primary service area (PSA)

Public health

Public safety access point

Quality Control

Secondary prevention