Medical, Legal, & Ethical Issues
Failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide in the same situation
What is negligence?
Refers to your evaluation of the conditions in which you will be treating your patient
What is scene size up?
When it will harm the patient or have no positive effect on the patients condition
What is contraindications?
Fifth leading cause of death in the US
What is stroke?
Necessary for glucose to enter most cells
What is Insulin?
Considers all patient information that you obtain in the course of providing medical treatment to a patient
What is HIPPA?
The mnemonic in assessing pupils
What is PERRL?
What is PO?
Interruption of blood flow to an area within the brain that results in the loss of brain function
What is stroke?
Important to all cells in the body
What is glucose?
An emanicapted minor is
Subjective condition that the patient feels & tells you about (abdominal pain, nausea)
What is a symptom?
Reasons or conditions for which a particular medication is given
What are indications?
The inability to produce or understand speech
What is aphasia?
This onset usually happens from early childhood
What is Type 1 Diabetes?
Written document that specifies medical treatment for patient should this patient become unable to make decisions
What is Advance Directives?
AVPU Scale
the "rights" of medication administration
What is the right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, & right documentation?
Major parts of the brain
What is the cerebrum, cerebellum, and the brainstem?
Deep, rapid breathing; usually the result of an accumulation of certain acids when insulin is not available in the body
What are Kussmaul Respirations?
Most commonly defined by state laws and outlines the care you are legally able to provide for the patient
What is scope of practice?
What is a sign?
Medications given this route reach the bloodstream through bone marrow
What is Intraosseous (IO) Injection?
two types of stroke & differences
Ischemic- blockage inside of vessel
Hemorrhagic- bleeding inside of brain
Caused by the resistance to the effects of insulin at the cellular level
Type 2 diabetes