A team of health care workers responsible for emergency care and transport of the sick and injured
What is EMS
THe most effective method of preventing the spread of infectious disease is to do this
What is washing your hands between each patient contact
Form that is signed by a physician stating that a patient refuses to receive artificial nutrition
What is an Advanced Directive?
When speaking with a patient you must remember to act and speak in this specific manner
What is calm and confident?
The prefix that means "around"
What is PERI ?
THe standards for prehospital emergency care & the persons who provide it are regulated by this
What is the State Office of EMS?
This transmission of infectious organisms is spread by animals or insects
What is Vector-Borne transmission
THe EMT's scope of practivce withing his/her local response area is defined by:
What is the medical director?
The official transfer of a patient occurs at this time
What is an oral patient report to RN or physician?
A black polo shirt
Black EMS, trauma, or tactical pants must be worn
A black belt
Well groomed
Tucked in shirt
What is the required dress code for this class?
This provides a national standard for EMS training
What is the National Registry EMT?
Physiologic manifestations of stress include this/these
What is perspiration, increased blood glucose levels and dialated pupils?
Deviationfrom the standard of care that may result in further injury defines this:
What is negligence?
A constantly open line of communication that cannot be accessed by outside users.
What is a dedicated line?
A collection of expectations of the students behavior as a student of Brazosport college
What is the Student Handbook?
This is designed to identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed
What is CQI or QS/QI
The final stage of death and dying is MOST commonly displayed as this:
What is acceptance?
You unresponsive or mentally incapacitated patied can be treated under this type of consent
What is implied consent?
Considering your own cultural values as more important when interacting with people of a different culture
What is ethnocentrism?
A current CPR card, a 10 panel drug screen and all required immunizations
What are Post Admission Requirements that can be found under "Content">Course Information?
EMT's are authourized to perform emergency medical care in the field with authorization from this professional department
Who is your Medical Director?
This is when a harraser requests sexual favors in exchange for something else
What is quid pro quo?
This act was passed in 1996 by Congress and certain sections affrect EMS personnel
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
This receives messages and signals on one frequency and then automatically retransmits them on a second frequency.
What is a repeater?
Do not mistake my kindness for ______________
What is weakness? I have high expectations of you, therefore you should too. I won't give you a passing grade, but I will celebrate you when you earn one!!!!