EMS
What does EMS stand for?
Emergency Medical Services
any substance or material could adversely affect the safety of the public, handlers or carriers during transportation.
Hazardous Materials
What is the name of the vehicle used to transport patients to the hospital?
Ambulance
What year was HIPPA formed?
1996
the committing of terrorist acts in the perpetrator's own country against their fellow citizens.
Domestic terrorism
What are the clinical measurements, specifically pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure, that indicate the state of a patient's essential body functions.
Vital signs
What does FEMA stand for?
Federal Emergency Management Agency
used to spell out letters in place of just saying the letters itself when communicating by radio or telephone
Phonetic Alphabet
the state of keeping or being kept secret or private.
Confidentiality
What are the rights you have as a citizen upon arrest?
Miranda Rights
What is the term used for assigning degrees of urgency to wounded or ill patients?
Triage
What does NIMS stand for?
National Incident Management System
the performance of more than one task at the same time
Multitasking
clothing and equipment that is worn or used in order to provide protection against hazardous substances or environments.
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
Mitigation
How many credential levels are their for EMS?
4
A standardized on-scene emergency management construct specifically designed to provide an integrated organizational structure
Incident Command System
When was the first 911 call made?
1968
A disease or condition that usually lasts for 3 months or longer and may get worse over time.
Chronic condition
A pat down of outer clothing to assure the subject does not have any weapons on them.
Frisk (Terry Frisk)
A trained medical technician licensed to provide a wide range of emergency services such as defibrillation and the intravenous administration of drugs before and during transportation to a hospital
Paramedic
What agency devotes all of it's effort to reducing terrorism?
Homeland Security
What state was the first 911 call made in?
Alabama
the state of being responsible for something, especially by law
Liability
Made or done by someone unknown
Anonymous