Describe the components of EMS systems.

Description should include

• history of EMS
• patient safety
• quality improvement and the EMT’s role
• roles, responsibilities, and expectations for professionalism of EMS providers, as specified in Virginia statutes
• medical direction and the EMT’s role
• methods used to access the EMS system.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What is the significance of the EMS White Paper (1966) in the creation of EMS systems?
• What areas of the run report would be identified for quality improvement?
• What is the difference between online and offline medical direction?