General
Legal Issues
Lifting and Moving Patients
Human Anatomy
100

This is the rescuer's first priority when arriving at the scene of emergency

Scene Safety

100

This means the patient has given permission to give them first aid

Consent

100

This type of move is used when a patient is in immediate danger

Emergency move

100

This term refers to the front of the human body

Anterior

200

This is the highest level of pre-hospital care provider

Paramedic

200

This means keeping information learned about a patient to yourself unless the information should be shared to provide for patient care

Confidentiality

200

This position involves placing the patient on their side

Recovery position

200

In the anatomic position, the palms face this direction

Forward

300

This involves treating all body fluids as if they are potentially infectious

Standard Precautions or Body Substance Isolation

300

This law protects rescuers who provide care to strangers as long as they follow the standard of care.

Good Samaritan Laws

300

This is one method of completing an emergency move

Clothes drag or extremity lift

300

This structure is the first line of defense against disease and is made up of three layers

The skin

400

Name at least 3 items to include in a personal first aid kit.

Bandaids, sterile gauze pads, adhesive tape, moleskin, soap, antiseptic, scissors, latex gloves, mouth-barrier device, eye protection, pencil & paper.

400

This type of consent occurs when a patient says "Yes, please help me" when help is offered

Expressed consent

400

This move is used to roll someone into a different position when a neck or back injury is suspected

Log roll
400
The brain is inside this body cavity

Cranial cavity

500

This role of an emergency responder involves speaking for the best interests of a patient

Patient Advocate

500

This type of consent occurs when a patient is unconscious or when treating a minor child with no parent available.

Implied consent

500
When completing a move, the person at this body part is responsible for counting to 3
The patient's head
500

This term means further away from the center of the body

Distal

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