EMS Systems
WORKFORCE SAFETY AND WELLNESS
LIFTING AND MOVING PATIENTS
MEDICAL,LEGAL, AND ETHICAL ISSUES
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, ANATOMY, AND PHYSIOLOGY
100
THE EMTs GREATEST CONCERN WHILE ON SCENE IS ______SAFETY
What is HIS OWN SAFETY.
100

DELAYED STRESS REACTION TO A PRIOR INCIDENT. 

WHAT IS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) 

100
WHEN MOVING A PATIENT ON A WHELED COT, THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF RESCUERS USED SHOULD BE
What is 2
100
IF AN EMT HAS A DUTY TO ACT BUT DOES NOT PROVIDE THE STANDARD OF CARE HE MAY BE ACCUSED OF
What is NEGLIGENCE
100
THE ELBOW IS LOCATED _________ TO THE WRIST
What is PROXIMAL
200
A 911 SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS THE CALL TAKER TO AUTOMATICALLY VIEW THE CALLERS LOCATION AND PHONE NUMBER IS KNOWN AS_______
What is ENHANCED 911
200

PROTECTIVE MEASURES THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE CDC FOR USE IN DEALING WITH OBJECTS, BLOOD, BODY FLUIDS AND OTHER POTENTIAL EXPOSURE RISKS OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. 

WHAT IS STANDARD PRECAUTION.

200
A USEFUL LIFTING TECHNIQUE FOR RESCUERS WITH WEAK A KNEE IS THE
What is THE POWER LIFT
200

STIFFENING OF THE BODY MUSCLES, A DEFINITIVE SIGN OF DEATH.

WHAT IS RIGOR MORTIS.

200
IF YOUR PATIENT IS LYING FACE UP ON HIS BACK, HE IS SAID TO BE IN THE ______________ POSITION
What is SUPINE
300

THIS LIMITS THE AVAILABILITY OF A PATIENT'S HEALTH CARE INFORMATION.

WHAT IS THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPPA)

300
ANY SITUATION THAT CAUSES YOU TO EXPERIENCE EMOTIONS THAT INTERFERE WITH YOUR ABILITY TO FUNCTION IS CALLED
What is A CRITICAL INCIDENT
300
AN EFFICIENT WAY OF TRANSFERRING A PATIENT FROM YOUR WHEELED STRETCHER TO A HOSPITAL BED IS CALLED THE:
What is THE DRAW SHEET METHOD
300

THE PHILOSOPHY OF RIGHT AND WRONG, OF; MORAL DUTIES, AND OF IDEAL PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR.

WHAT IS ETHICS

300
A WORD OR LETTER ADDED TO THE END OF A MEDICAL TERM OR ROOT WORD THAT MODIFIES ITS MEANING IS CALLED
What is SUFFIX
400
A PHYSCIAN WHO IS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLINICAL AND PATIENT CARE ASPECTS OF AN EMS SYSTEM IS KNOW AS THE SYSTEM'S__________
What is MEDICAL DIRECTOR
400
THE WARNING SIGNS OF STRESS OFTEN INCLUDE
What is WITHDRAWL FROM NORMAL INTERESTS
400
EFFECTIVE ____________ AMONG EMS PROVIDERS IS ESSENTIAL TO AVOIND INJURIES WHILE LEFTING AND MOVING
What is COMMUNICATION
400
WHEN PATIENTS PROVIDE NONVERBAL GESTURES TO ALLOW THE EMT TO CARE FOR THEM THIS IS__________ CONSENT
What is IMPLIED
400
THE STUDY OF HOW THE BODY'S SYSTEMS INTERRELATE AND FUNCTION IS CALLED
What is PHYSIOLOGY
500

ACT OF LEGISLATION THAT PROTECTS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FROM BEING DENIED ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

WHAT IS THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITES ACT

500

A MICROORGANISM THAT IS CAPABLE OF CAUSING DISEASE IN A SUSCEPTIBLE HOST.

WHAT IS A PATHOGEN.

500

_______________IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BODY'S ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES AND THE PHYSICAL FORCES ASSOCIATED WITH LIFTING, MOVING.

What is BODY MECHANICS

500
____________ IS SAID TO OCCUR WHEN AN EMT LEAVES A PATIENT WITHOUT ASSURING THAT THE PATIENT HAS BENN TURNED OVER TO SOMEONE WITH EQUAL OR GREATER MEDICAL TRAINING
What is ABANDOMENT
500
AN IMAGINARY LINE DRAWN VERTICALLY THROUGH THE BODY DIVIDING IT INTO EQUAL HALVES IS TERMED
What is MIDLINE
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