Chpt 1
A common skill taught in every level prehospital emergency training. Something a civilian could use if they can find it?
AED-Automated external defibrillation
Amount of sleep for a 24 hour cycle
7-9
The treatment of a potential organ donor.
-Normal
-No different
Radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver located in a fixed location.
Semi reclined or seated at 90 degrees
Fowler
Someone who performs Electrocardiographic interpretations and advanced pharmacologic interventions.
Paramedic
Capacity to cope with and recover from stress
Resilience
Making another person fear immeiate bodily harm
Assault
All info on a PCR
Confidential
-Protected by HIPPA
Explaining to location of an injury relative to another a part of the extremities, or how close or far an injury is in relation to the trunk.
Proximal and Distal.
3 appropriate behaviors to demonstrate professionalism when the patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant.
Be Non judgmental, Compassionate, and Respectful
Infectious disease confers no protection from reinfection after exposure.
Syphilis
A kind of minor that may be recognized by the state to be able to consent or refuse medical treatment.
Emancipated
-Recognized as emancipated
Situations reported to local authorities
Adult/spousal/elderly abuse
Child abuse
Animal bites
Gunshot wounds
motion toward the midline.
Motion away from the midline
Toward-adduction
Away-Abduction
Proof required to become an EMT
Immunization against certain communicable diseases.
"Box Breathing" technique
Tactical breathing.
For a DNR or DNAR to be valid
Include a written order from a physician
PCR facilitates and ensures
Continuity of care
term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer toward the midline of the body
Medial
Off-line
Techniques practiced to help protect against violence
Sedation Techniques
Person who defines EMT's scope of practice within a local response area.
Medical Director
Radio/communication hardware that receives signals and messages on one frequency then automatically retransmits them on another frequency.
Repeater
Excessive thirst
Polydipsia