Transcript Emergency Medical Services PowerPoint

Created by Curt Harrell
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• Emergency Medical
Service is emergency
medical care that consists
of:
• Agencies and organizations
(both private and public)
• Communications and
transportation networks
• Trauma systems, hospitals,
trauma centers, specialty
care centers, and
rehabilitation facilities
• Highly trained professionals
http://ashtabulacountyemscouncil.org/ems3.jpg
• Services that EMS
provides include:
• Stabilizing patients
• Providing on-site care
• Coordinating with law
enforcement agencies,
fire departments and
other public safety
organizations to provide
quick, intelligent
responses to emergency
situations.
http://www.mcconnellsburgfire.org/Feb2011%20008.jpg
• Services that EMS provides include:
• Evacuating the patient to a hospital or other facility
for advanced care
• Providing care while in transit
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• The Star of Life is a symbol for
EMS, designed by the National
Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
• Its six points represent the six
functions of EMS:
• Detection
• Reporting
• Response
• On-Scene Care
• Care in Transit
• Transfer to Definitive Care
• Many emergency medical services are initiated
by a 911 call being placed.
• When someone calls 911, their call is routed to
a Public Safety Answering Point. These centers
can connect the caller to needed emergency
services or, in more severe circumstances,
contact the services directly and assist in
coordinating emergency response.
• With the exception of urban areas, most EMS is provided by
volunteers.
• In recent years, however, advances in medical technology and
changes in the EMS system have made EMS an increasingly
professional field.
http://www.summitems.org/images/members2001.jpg
• Emergency Medical
Responders are frequently
volunteers and render very
basic first aid, often as an
assistant to an EMT.
• Emergency Medical
Technicians, or EMTs, are
trained and certified to
provide emergency care
according to specific
protocols.
http://www.mahwahambco1.org/Images/EMT%20Patch%20200.jpg
• Ambulances are specially designed vehicles for
providing care on-site and en route to a hospital.
• Ambulances are regulated by the federal government
and are often marked with the Star of Life to help the
public recognize them quickly.
http://www.co.prince-edward.va.us/images/NEWS_Pamplin%20Vol%20Fire%20EMS%20Ambulance%2001.jpg
• Much EMS is conducted
from or within
ambulances
• Ambulances may be
supported by response
cars, smaller vehicles that
cannot transport patients
that get medical
providers to the scene as
soon as possible.
http://www.houstontx.gov/fire/divisions/images/ems2.jpg
• Air Ambulances are
specially-equipped
helicopters that evacuate
patients to hospitals when:
• The terrain is too rough
for an ambulance
• The patient is far from
a hospital
• The patient’s condition is
critical and an
ambulance would not
be fast enough
http://nmems.org/AirAmbulance/Air%20am2.jpg
• What services is does EMS do?
• Provides on site and in transit patient care
• Evacuation to hospital or other facility
• What is the Star of Life and what does it represent?
• Symbol for EMS
• Detection, Reporting, Response, On-Scene Care, Care in Transit, and
Transfer to Definitive Care
• Importance of ambulances
• Provide patient care while in transit to hospital or other facility
• Air ambulances provide fast and more versatile patient transportation