EMS Care EMT Chapter 24-MCIT-F3-2101 | EMS Systems
About EMS Systems
Emergency Medical Services, more commonly known as EMS, is a system that provides emergency medical care. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system is a comprehensive program designed to provide services to the patient in the prehospital setting. The system is activated when a call is made to the EMS operator, who then dispatches an ambulance to the patient. The patient receives critical interventions and is stabilized at the scene. A communication system allows the health care workers at the scene to contact a trauma center for information regarding further treatment and disposition of the patient, followed by transportation of the patient to the most appropriate facility for treatment.
The Objectives of this course are:
- Chain of human resources that forms the EMS system
- Roles and responsibilities of EMS
- EMS quality improvement
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The lessons in the course are :
- Lesson 1: The History of Emergency Medical Services
- Lesson 2: The Emergency Medical Services System
- Lesson 3: Roles, Responsibilities of an EMT
- Lesson 4: Professionalism in EMS
- Lesson 5: Patient safety
- Lesson 6: QI and QA

Important Notes:
To get credit for this course, you must watch all the lessons in their entirety, the course review, and pass the quiz at the end with a score of 75% or better.
This Chapter falls under the Scene Size-up section of the NREMT Test
Course Curriculum
EMS Care EMT Chapter 24-MCIT-F3-2101 | EMS Systems
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Lesson 0 – Chapter Introduction
01:47 -
Lesson 1: The History of Emergency Medical Services
07:19 -
Lesson 2: The Emergency Medical Services System
15:12 -
Lesson 3: Roles, Responsibilities of an EMT
07:35 -
Lesson 4 – Professionalism in EMS
08:42 -
Lesson 5: Patient safety
16:56 -
Lesson 6 – Quality Improvement & Quality Assurance
08:26 -
Lesson 7 – Chapter Review
08:54 -
EMS Care EMT Chapter 24-MCIT-F3-2101 | EMS Systems | QUIZ
Course Evalutation
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Course Content Evaluation
$32.50
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Duration1 hour 22 minutes
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CertificateCertificate of completion
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