Key Terms - Part 1
Key Terms - Part 2
Review Questions - Part 1
Review Questions - Part 2
Levels of
EMS Training
100
Federal legislation passed in 1996 whose main effect in EMS is limiting availability of patient's health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy.
What is HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
100
a system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed.
What is an: 911 system
100
911 and emergency medical dispatchers, First Responders, EMTs (all levels) and ambulances, emergency department, and other hospital units.
What are: components of the EMS system
100
A process of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
What is: Quality improvement (QA/QI)
100
This level of training is designed for the person who is often first at the scene.
What is an: Certified First Responder (CFR)
200
A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another.
What is a communicable disease
200
The passage of the fetus and placenta before 20 weeks; spontaneous abortion
What is a miscarriage
200
Color, temperature, and moisture
What three components of the skin should be assessed?
200
6 L/min
What is the flow rate of the Nasal Cannula?
200
Considered the minimum level of certification for ambulance personnel. This certification requires successful completion of an course and passing grade of practical and written exam. This textbook and the course you are now taking are intended to help you prepare for this certification.
What is an: EMT-Basic (EMT-B)
300
A substance used to neutralize or counteract a poison
What is an antidote
300
An excessive quantity of a drug whiich when given can have toxic or lethal consequences
What is overdose
300
Pump failure, poor vessel function, low fluid volume
What are the three basic causes of Shock?
300
Early access, early CPR, early defibrillation, early advanced care, and integrated post-arrest care
What are the five links in the Chain of Survival?
300
This EMT has passed specific additional training programs in order to provide some level of advanced life support, such as the initiation of IV (intravenous) lines, advanced airway techniques, and administration of some medications beyond those the EMT is permitted to administer.
What is an: Critical Care Technician (EMT-CC)
400
Chemical substances that contribute to anaphylaxis; released by the immune system in allergic reactions.
What is leukotrienes
400
An infection of the fallopian tubes and surrounding tissues of the pelvis
What is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
400
Severity—that is, on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your pain?
What does the "S" in "OPQRST" stand for?
400
This is caused by fluid build up in the space between the alveoli and pulmonary capillaries?
What is Pulmonary Edema?
400
Can generally perform relatively invasive field care, including insertion of endotracheal tubes, initiation of IV lines, administration of a variety of medications, interpretation of electrocardiograms, and cardiac defibrillation. This rank may perform such procedures on a more advanced level.
What is an: EMT-Paramedic (EMT-P)
500
The upper quarter of the sternum
What is the manubrium
500
An infant reflex in which, when an infant is caught off guard the infant opens his or her arms wide, spreads the fingers and seems to grab at things.
What is the Moro Reflex
500
This condition is caused by plaque build up in the walls of blood vessels
What is Atherosclerosis?
500
This type of stroke results from a ruptured blood vessel
What is a Hemorrhagic Stroke?
500
This agency is responsible for the education standards for all EMTs
What is the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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