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
 
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

  • 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

$32.50
Course Duration: 1h 22m
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