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| Advanced Life Support (ALS) |
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Definition
| Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT-I. |
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| Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) |
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Definition
| Comprehensive legisaltion that is designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination. |
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Term
| automated external defibrilator (AED) |
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Definition
| A device that detects life threatening cardiac arrythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers the apporpriate electrical shock to the patient. |
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Term
| continuous quality improvement (CQI) |
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Definition
| A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system. |
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Term
| emergency medical dispatch (EMD) |
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Definition
| A system that assists dispatchers in seleccting appropriate units to respond to a particular call ffor assistance and in providing callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews. |
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| emergency medical services (EMS) |
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| A multi-disciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professinals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured. |
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