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Introduction to Emergency
Medical Services (EMS)
Introduction to Emergency
Medical Services (EMS)
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Welcome to Emergency Medical
Services..
Welcome to Emergency Medical
Services..
EMS a coordinated network of
Professionals whose function is toprovide a variety of medical services
to people in need of emergency care.
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Emergency is a situation that poses an
immediate risk to health, life, property or
environment. Most emergency require urgent
intervention to prevent a worsening of the
situation, although in some situations,
mitigation may not be possible and
agencies may only be able to offer
palliative care for the aftermath.
Defining EmergencyDefining Emergency
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In order to be defined as an emergency,
the incident should be one of the following:
1. Immediately threatening to life, health,property or environment.
2. Have already caused loss of life, health
detriments, property damage or
environmental damage.3. Have a high probability danger to life, health,
property or environment.
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In our system of emergency care
providers:
In our system of emergency care
providers:
Most emergency cases are handled by: Pertahanan Awam / Bomba & Rescue
Bulan Sabit Merah / St. John
MA Paramedic (Hospital & Clinic base)
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CPR trained at the health careprofessional level
Required minimum training.
Usually the first on the scene in anemergency
Trained to treat life-threatening
emergencies with a minimum amount ofequipment
Pertahanan Awam / BombaPertahanan Awam / Bomba
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All of the skills of the first responder plus:
Trained in the use and operation of the
ambulance
Certified to treat non-invasive procedures,
such as splinting, bandaging ect.
Bulan Sabit / St JohnBulan Sabit / St John
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Assistant Medical Officer (MA)Assistant Medical Officer (MA)
Invasive and non-invasive procedures:
Capable of starting an intravenous line and
infusing volume-replacing normal saline
Trained to place an endotracheal tube in a
patients windpipe to create a secure means
of ventilating the lungs
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Administration of intravenous medications for
cardiac, diabetic and other medical conditions
under either off-line or on-line direction
Many other optional and advanced skills such
as chest decompression and needle
crichothyrotomy, etc.
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Basic or Advanced?Basic or Advanced?
Basic life support called BLS describes the
care given by First Responders and EMT-
Basics
Advanced life support, called ALS, is the
higher level of care performed by MAs
and Paramedics
Permitted to perform invasive procedures
Procedures that introduce foreign substances or
equipment into the patients body
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The MA respects and holds in confidence
all information of a confidential nature
obtained in the course of professional
work unless required by law to divulge
such information.
The MA shall maintain professional
competence and demonstrate concern forthe competence of other members of the
emergency medical services.
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Roles & ResponsibilitiesRoles & Responsibilities
1. TRIAGE
- sorting out patient according to urgency
of treatment.- RED for critically ill
- YELLOW for urgent cases
- GREEN for stable / walk-in cases.
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2. RESUSCITATION, STABILIZATION and
Treatment ofUnstable patients
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3. Immediate Zone
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4. Non-Critical Zone
- Those could be discharged after some
procedures done, eg. bandaging,
dressing etc.
5. PRE HOSPITAL CARE
- site management
- on the route management (ambulance)
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