Medical policies, procedures, and practices that a system medical director has established in advance of a call are called:
A) automated medical direction.
B) off-line medical oversight.
C) remote medical direction.
D) on-line medical direction.

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Medical policies, procedures, and practices that a system medical director has established in advance of a call are called off-line medical oversight. This means that the medical direction has been established before the call is made and does not involve direct communication during the call (on-line) or from a remote location (remote). Automated medical direction is a system that uses computer algorithms to provide medical direction, which is not commonly used in emergency medical services.

Medical Policies, Procedures, and Practices That a System Medical Director