Category 1
The most effective way to prevent infection
What is Washing your hands?
A patient should NEVER be restrained in this position because the EMR must have access to the airway
What is prone?
Dust and strong odors are examples of these
What are asthma triggers?
Which body part would be inferior to the other: hands or feet?
What are feet?
These laws protect individuals who act in good faith when caring for another individual
What are Good Samaritan Laws?
A physician giving orders to an EMR on the scene via radio is an example of this
What is direct medical control?
The body's normal response to any situation that changes a person's existing mental, physical or emotional balance
What is stress?
The first priority when arriving at an emergency
What is sizing up the scene?
This disease causes inflammation and swelling of the liver
What is hepatitis?
The main purpose of this assessment is to check for immediate threats of life
What is primary assessment?
These cells will begin to die in 4-6 minutes if they do not receive enough oxygen.
What are brain cells?
An example of this type of injury would be bruising from a steering wheel.
What is blunt injury?
What is false?
An example of this type of injury would be debris from an explosion
What is blast injury?
An example of this would be a patient straightening his or her leg
What is extension?
Oxygen makes up this percentage of the air we breathe
A patient sitting up slightly would be considered being found in this position
What is Fowler's position?
This legal document identifies a surrgoate decision maker
What is power of attorney for healthcare?
The universal sign of choking
True or False: An EMR should continue CPR if an AED is ready to use.
What is False?
The acronym used to determine if a patient had a stroke, and what each letter means
What does each letter in SAMPLE stand for?
Signs and symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Pertinent Medical History, Last oral intake, Events leading up to incident
Nature of illness - what is medically wrong with patient
Mechanism of injury - outside force that caused injury
The two types of airway obstruction AND an example of each.
What are mechanical (food, toy, etc.) and anatomical (tongue)?
Put the 4 Levels of Consciousness in the correct order:
Verbal
Painful
Alert
Unresponsive
What is Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive?