EMS Systems
All 4 levels of Emergency Responders can all perform this
AED and CPR
The EMTs first priority is
Personal Safety of themselves and partner
An unconscious patient gives this type of consent
Implied
When unable to locate a DNR you should
patients right to privacy is protected under this
HIPPA
in 1966, this EMS publication set the stage to establish EMS
Accidental Death and Disability : Neglected Disease of a modern society
Simplest way to prevent spread of a disease is to
Watch your hands
A patient who holds their arm out to you for bandaging
Expressed Consent
The 5 Stages of Grief
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
Not transferring care to a provider at same or higher level before leaving scene would be
Abandonment
As an EMT you are authorized to give medication by this person
Medical Director
The best way to protect bystanders from danger such as downed wires on scene is to
Mark off a danger zone around the hazard
Providing care while off duty, within your scope it is protected by
Good Samaritan Law.
Will not protect if you act in a grossly negligent manner .
Putrefaction, obvious death, brain matter, rigor mortis and lividity
Signs of definitive death
Taking a mentally competent patient with decisional capacity to the hospital against their will
Kidnapping
Off Line Medical Control
Developing a social network outside of EMS, eating healthy , sleeping are examples of
Managing Stress of EMS , as it can be cumulative and you may not realize it over time
A patient with decisional capacity has the right to refuse care and transport . You should also
Ensure the patient is aware of the risks of refusing care.Thoroughly document the situation and refusal. Obtain a refusal signature is possible as well as a witness to the refusal
Death of a passenger in same vehicle should do this
Increase your index of suspicion of underlying injury. Pt should be encouraged to go the ED
Provides continuity of care
the PCR
The agency that sets the standard for EMS testing
NREMT
Characterized by reexperiencing the event and overresponding to stimuli later that recall the event
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
threatening a patient with bodily harm is
Assault
pt who has a child, is seeking care for pregnancy or emancipated from parents is
An emancipated minor and if they have decisional capacity, can refuse care and or transportation
Calling the patient a drunk in your verbal report is an example of
Slander
**Bonus 100 points for writing a derogatory term