Title: Describe the components of EMS systems.
Course: Emergency Medical Responder (14055-IV) > Section: Exploring Medical Responder Fundamentals

Description should include

- history of EMS
- patient safety
- quality improvement and the EMR’s role
- professional roles, responsibilities, and expectations for EMS providers, as specified in Virginia statutes
- medical direction and the EMR’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?