LEGAL
An off-line or indirect order is considered what
Standing orders
SL
Sublingual
Maintaining the airway means keeping the airway..
Patent
Characterized by light or profuse sweating
Diaphoretic
Medical term for "fainting"
Syncope
Defined as conduct that constitutes a willful or reckless disregard for a duty or standard of care
Gross Negligence
N/V
Nausea/Vomiting
Abnormal breathing pattern characterized by slow, gasping breaths, sometimes seen in patients in cardiac arrest
Agonal gasps/breaths
A grating or grinding sensation caused by fractured bone ends or joints rubbing together
Crepitus
Yellow skin or sclera that is caused by liver disease or dysfunction
Jaundice
A written document that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient, should he or she become unable to make decisions.
Advance Directive
ALOC
Altered Level of Consciousness
A condition in which air fills the stomach, often as a result of high volume and pressure during artificial ventilation.
This part involves checking for life-threatening conditions such as airway obstruction, severe bleeding or inadequate breathing.
Primary Assessment
Medical term for "nosebleed"
Epistaxis
The unilateral termination of care by the EMT without the patient's consent and without making any provisions for transferring/continuing care to another medical professional with the skills and training necessary to meet the needs of the patient
Abandonment
AMA
Against Medical Advice
Oxygen - Delivery through a Nasal Cannula:
Flow rate
and
% of Oxygen
1-6 L/min
24%-44%
On the GCS (Glasgow Come Scale), the highest score a patient can recieve is:
15
Narrowing of the blood vessel
Vasoconstriction
What is HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
SAMPLE & OPQRST
signs/symptoms, allergies, medication, past medical history, last oral intake, events leading up
onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, time
Movements in which the skin pulls in around the ribs during inspiration
Retractions
What is the adult dosage of aspirin that an EMT is able to administer for cardiac chest pain
Dosage, Route, Contraindication
*Trade name
324 mg (4 tablets x 81mg each), PO, Allergy to Aspirin
*Bayer
This type of fractures refers to one of three classic types of face/skull fractures, usually in high-impact blunt trauma.
Give the name and type of this particular fracture:
Horizontal fracture of the maxilla (upper jaw) "floating palate"
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