EMS System
Offline
What is a type of Medical Direction
Eustress
What is a stressor that produces a positive response
Wrongful acts that give rise to civil lawsuit
What is torts
The transmission of information to another person
What is communication
The pointed extremity of conical structure
What is Apex
ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills
What is The EMT certification exam is designed to
Stress Management
What is a tactic that has been shown to alleviate or eliminate stress reactions
Stiffening of the body muscles; a definitive sign of death
What is rigor mortis
The ability to transmit audio and data signals through the use if more than one communications channel
What is multiplex
Motion of a limb away from the midline
What is abduction
identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.
What is The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to
The bodies response to stress that begins with an alarm response.
What is General Adaptation Syndrome
When a person who has a duty abuses it, and causes harm to another individual, the EMT, the agency may be sued for negligence.
What is proximate causation
VHF and UHF channels that the federal communications commission has designated exclusively for EMS use
What is Med Channels
no known drug allergies
What is NKDA
Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.
What is EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of
The use of an animal to spread an organism from one person or place to another
What is Vector- Borne Transmission
The confinement of a person without legal authority or the persons consent
What is false imprisonment
The condition requiring the most urgent intervention as determined by the provider's assessment of the patient. Not always the same as Chief Complaint
What is Chief Concern
FHx
What is family history
Assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
What is according to the National EMS scope of practice model, an EMT should be able to
Prolonged or excessive stress
What is Cumulative Stress Reactions
a term relating to medical jurisprudence or forensic medicine
A process in which electronic signals are converted into code, audible signals
What is telemetry
MRSA
What is Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus