EMS 1
Describes the 4 levels of EMS practice
National Scope of Practice Model
The spread of an organism via droplets or dust
Airborne transmission
Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact
Direct contact
The type of consent given when the patient specifically acknowledges that he or she wants you to provide care
Expressed consent
Written document that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should he or she become unable to make decisions
Advance directive
Process by which a person, an institution, or program is evaluated
Certification
Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans
Bloodborne pathogens
The contamination of water or food with an organism that can cause disease
Foodborne transmission
the ability for the patient to understand the information you are providing
decision-making capacity
Blood settling to the lowest point of the body, causing discoloration of the skin
Dependent lividity
Comprehensive legislation designed to protect people with disabilities
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
A disease that can spread from one person to another
Communicable
The use of an animal to spread an organism from one person or place to another
Vector-borne transmission
A person receiving care must give permission, or this for treatment
Consent
Stiffening of body muscles caused by chemical changes within the muscle tissue. Occurs between 2-12 hours after death
Rigor Mortis
System of internal & external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system
CQI
The tactical use of an impenetrable object
Cover
A negative response to a stressor
distress
Also known as the emergency doctrine, this type of consent applies only when a serious medical condition exists and should never be used unless there is a threat to life or limb
Implied consent
Cooling of the body until it matches the ambient temperature
Algor mortis
Process wherby a competent authority, usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act
Licensure
The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting agent
Host
A beneficial response to a stressor
Eustress
In Loco Parentis
The decomposition of body tissues which occurs sometime between 40 and 96 hours after death
Putrefaction