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AEMT
Danbury Ambulance AEMT 2010
6
Medical
Professional
09/25/2010

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Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Definition
Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT-I.
Term
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Definition
Comprehensive legisaltion that is designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination.
Term
automated external defibrilator (AED)
Definition
A device that detects life threatening cardiac arrythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers the apporpriate electrical shock to the patient.
Term
continuous quality improvement (CQI)
Definition
A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system.
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emergency medical dispatch (EMD)
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)
Definition
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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