EMS SYSTEMS
This 1966 report identified major deficiencies in prehospital care and led to the creation of modern EMS.
What is the White Paper?
These three types of stress reactions include acute, delayed, and this long-term form.
What is cumulative stress?
Permission granted by a conscious patient after being informed of risks and benefits.
What is informed consent?
The first step of verbal communication on scene is introducing yourself and asking for this.
What is permission to treat or patient name?
The prefix “brady-” means this
What is slow?
These four national EMS provider levels are recognized in the U.S.
What are EMR, EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic?
Events involving serious injury, death, or emotional trauma are known by this term.
What are critical incidents?
This type of consent allows treatment of an unconscious or incompetent patient.
What is implied consent?
This federally mandated communication system ensures EMS agencies can communicate with one another.
What is the EMS Communications System or interoperable communication?
The suffix “-itis” refers to this.
What is inflammation?
This term describes the physician responsible for authorizing EMTs to provide medical care in the field.
What is the Medical Director?
This type of infection control precaution assumes all bodily fluids are infectious.
What are standard precautions?
This term describes a patient refusing care after being fully informed of risks.
What is informed refusal?
This documentation format uses Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan.
What is SOAP?
The root word “cardio” is associated with this body system.
What is the heart?
Standing orders and protocols are examples of this type of medical control.
What is offline (indirect) medical control?
Scene safety begins with this first step upon arrival.
What is taking standard precautions or ensuring personal safety?
Failing to act or providing incorrect care that results in harm describes this legal concept.
What is negligence?
When transmitting over the radio, EMTs should avoid these phrases and speak plainly.
What are codes or signal codes?
The prefix “hypo-” indicates this condition.
What is below normal or low?
This continuous process evaluates and improves the effectiveness and safety of EMS care.
What is quality improvement (QI)?
This condition may occur after prolonged stress exposure and results in emotional exhaustion.
What is burnout?
These four components must be proven to establish negligence: duty to act, breach of duty, damages, and this.
What is proximate cause?
This legally required documentation occurs any time an EMT provides patient care.
What is the PCR (Patient Care Report)?
A word broken into “tachy–card–ia” describes this medical condition.
What is a fast heart rate?