Vocabulary
A respiratory illness that is easily treated by cold or moist air
What is croup?
leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
What is Abandonment?
The largest bone in the body
What is the femur?
A c-collar is to be placed by protocol if the patient is over this age
What is 65 years old?
Pediatric medications are calculated by this
What is body weight?
(mg/kg)
The consent which is used to treat a patient that is otherwise unable to communicate
What is implied consent?
The largest organ in the body
What is the skin?
A traction splint is used for
What is midline femur fractures?
GCS stands for this
Glasgow coma scale
Temporary apnea and syncope with full recovery
What is a BRUE?
A finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act and that harm was caused to the patient as a result.
What is Negligence?
The four chambers of the heart
What is right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle?
An open chest wound is treated with this
What is an occlusive dressing?
A condition caused by insufficient blood flow to the tissues of the body
What is Shock?
A child with this condition presents with a non-focused gaze and drooling
What is epiglottitis?
A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope, or extent, and limits of the EMT's job
What is scope of practice?
The five divisions of the spine
What is cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx.
This system is used to determine the percentage burned on a body
What is the rule of nines?
The largest segment of the spine with 12 vertrebrae
What is thoracic?
The most common type of pediatric seizure
What is febrile seizures?
A federal law protecting the privacy of the patients specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed
What is HIPPA?
This is the only bone in the body not connected to any other bone
What is the Hyoid?
This is a general characteristic of an arterial bleed
What is bleeding that spurts out in a pulsating rhythm?