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| Advanced EMT (AEMT) | In Guatemala, few people study an advanced emergency medical technician, so this prehospital care is not available in most cases. |
| Advanced life support (ALS) | The ALS course aims to train candidates to identify the causes of cardiac arrest, recognise patients in danger of deterioration and manage both the cardiac arrest and the 'peri-arrest' problems encountered in the first hour or so after initial resuscitation from a cardiac arrest. |
| Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) | A video in which a child with a disability was molested was made viral on social networks and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) had to intervene |
| Automated External Defibrillator (AED) | My mom had a heart check to prevent her from using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) |
| Certification | The Mariano Gálvez University of Guatemala is in an international accreditation process and when they achieve it they will have a certificate that opens the doors to students to study in other countries |
| Continuous quality improvement (CQI) | In hospitals there is a program called Continuous quality improvement (CQI) that seeks to improve states of emergency on the part of the medical service towards people |
| Emergency medical dispatch (EMD) | 911 is a telephone line for emergency calls used by the population. It is a more or less successful example since they prioritize the calls, send medical units to the place and give instructions to the patients' companions to stabilize the situation while the paramedics arrive. |
| Emergency medical services (EMS) | The Emergency medical services (EMS) arrived at the scene of the attack in a short time, thus saving many lives |
| Emergency medical technician (EMT) | Emergency medical technician (EMT) has to have a lot of teamwork and complement with EMS people to save lives and prevent health |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | Recently a doctor was sanctioned by HIPAA for revealing medical secrets to the patient and his family |
| Emergency medical responder (EMR) | A policeman was the first to assist the girl fell from a swing, he was the first to be considered part of EMR |
| Intravenous (IV) therapy | Intravenous drugs have the advantage that their distribution is the fastest and allows the administration of large volumes of the drug. |
| Licensure | Doctors can have their permission to practice taken away, that means they lose their medical license |
| Medical Control | When residents have a difficult operation, the boss can give them instructions over the phone of what to do while he arrives. |
| Medical Director | The medical director approved CPR on a soccer player who fainted on the field |
| National EMS Scope of Practice Model | This competence is assured by completion of a nationally accredited educational program and national certification |
| Paramedic | Paramedics acted quickly to evacuate people from the burning building |
| Primary prevention | Washing hands before eating is the primary prevention of some gastrointestinal infections |
| Primary service area (PSA) | The entire Primary Service Area (PSA) is the area within the boundaries of the City. |
| Public health | Public health is a branch of medicine that is responsible for studying, preventing, diagnosing and treating everything related to the life of a person that can trigger a disease in the patient |
| Public safety access point | 911 was the one who made sure that person got out of their situation safe and sound |
| Quality control | Through mechanisms, actions and tools, possible errors are detected, in order to ensure that the services meet the requirements |
| Secondary prevention | Secondary prevention of breast cancer is early detection and therapeutic intervention |