Uses various communication techniques and strategies.
What is Therapeutic Communication?
100
- Patient’s permanent medical record
- Demonstrates appropriate care was delivered
- Helps others in patient’s future care
What is Documentation?
100
_________ is caused by organisms within the body.
What is Infectious Disease?
100
Patient acknowledges he or she wants you to provide care or transport.
What is Expressed Consent?
200
Most states have ______ training and licensing levels.
What is four?
200
-Sender takes a thought
-Encodes it into a message
-Sends the message to receiver
-Receiver decodes the message
-Sends feedback to the sender
What is Shannon-Weaver communication model?
200
The _____ serves six functions:
- Continuity of care
- Legal documentation
- Education
- Administrative information
- Essential research record
- Evaluation and continuous quality improvement
What is Patient Care Report (PCR)?
200
Simplest yet most effective way to control disease transmission.
What is Washing Hands?
200
Applies to patients who are
- Unconscious
- Otherwise incapable of making informed decision
What is Implied Consent?
300
The ________ authorizes EMT's to administer medical care in the field.
What is Medical Director?
300
- Often do not feel much pain
- May not be fully aware of important changes in their body systems
- You must be especially vigilant for objective changes.
What are older patients?
300
The _______ section of the PCR may be the most important.
What is Narrative?
300
- Increases risks on the job
- Leads to poor decision making
- Seek help, or find a way to confront an addicted coworker.
- Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are often available.
What is Substance Abuse?
300
Sometimes necessary with combative patient.
What is Forcible Restraint?
400
Physician orders given over the phone or radio.
What is online medical control?
400
Enable you to gather critical information, coordinate with other responders, and interact with other health care professionals.
What are Verbal Communication Skills?
400
- Results in poor patient care
- May result in suspension and/or legal action
- Contains a section on patient privacy
- Strengthens privacy laws
- Safeguards patient confidentiality
- Considers information to be protected health information (PHI)
What is HIPAA?
500
A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured.
What is an EMS System?
500
The _______ is your lifeline.
- To other public safety agencies (who protect you)
- To medical control
What is radio?
500
A common source of lawsuits.
What is Refusal of Care?
500
Emergencies that do not have a clear physical cause.
What are Behavioral Emergencies?
500
- Outlines the care you are able to provide
- Usually defined by state law
- Medical director further defines by developing:
- Protocols
- Standing orders