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pts first and perhaps most crucial contact with the EMS system occurs when the ______________ arrives
EMR
Emergency Medical Responder
When EMT's arrive, the EMR should ___________
assist
a person who is trained and certified to provide advanced life support (ALS) and other medical procedures is called a _____________
paramedic
a person who is able to perform BLS skills and limited ALS skills is an __________
advanced EMT (AEMT)
approval or permission means _________
consent
If an Newborn has a heart rate less than __ start CPR
60
when must an EMT honor refusal of treatment... if the patient is __________
competent
the failure of the EMR to continue emergency medical treatment until another trained person arrives to take over is called__________
abandonment
temporary stiffening of the muscles after death
rigor mortis
what does DNR stand for
do not resuscitate
a device that receives a weak radio signal, amplifies that signal, and then rebroadcasts it
repeater
most accurately defined as a radio receiver that is silent unless activated by a dispatcher
pager
transmits data messages through a radio system and reduces the amount of time the radio frequency is tied up to send or receive messages
mobile data terminal
What does AVPU mean
Alert
Verbal
Painful
Unresponsive
a type of nonverbal communication
body language
term used to describe a location on the body close to the point where an arm or leg is attached
proximal
the large muscle that forms the bottom of the chest cabity is the _____
diaphragm
the section of the spine that is the neck is called
cervical spine
c-spine
the clavicle, scapula, and humerus combine to make the ___
shoulder girdle
How many Thoracic vertebrae are there?
12
hormone created by the pancreas
insulin
the movement of air in and out of the lungs
ventilation
CPR compression ration for a child
30:2
posterior part of the mouth is called ________
oropharynx
what does sample stand for
Signs Symptoms
Allergies
Medications
Past/Pertinent Medical Hx
Last oral intake
Events