What Now
Patient Gives Permission for Care.
What is Informed Consent?
In a Civil Suit For Negilgence, 5 Elements Must Be Proven, by the Claimant.
What is Duty to Act, Breach of Duty, Failure to Perform to Standards of Care, Damage to Patient, Causation?
Movement of Oxygenated Air Into and Out of Lungs is Blocked.
What is Respiratory Compromise?
Starts With the Communication From the 911 Dispatch.
What is Scene Size Up?
Quick Attempt to Identify Immediate Life Threatening Conditions.
What is Primary Survey / Assessment?
If I Could I Would Agree to Care.
What is Implied Consent?
EMR may have Criminal Charges filed by the patient or representative.
What is Assault / Battery?
Normal Respiration for an Adult, at rest
What is 12 to 16 breaths per minute.
PPE that is Fully Encapsulated, Provides Highest Level of Protection.
What is Level A, hazmat suit?
MOI / NOI
What is mechanism of injury/ nature of illness?
Civil Rights Obtained by Person Below Age of Majority.
What is an Emancipated Minor?
Legally Compelled to Notify Authorities of Suspected Elder or Child Abuse.
What is Mandatory Reporting?
Rapid Breathing Can Cause a Loss of Balance Between Breathing in Oxygen and Breathing Out Carbon Dioxide.
What is Hyperventilation?
Priority of Scene Safety.
What is Individual, Partner, Patient, Bystanders?
Medical or Trauma Assessment Finding That Can Be Seen, Felt, or Heard by EMR.
What is a Sign?
Stop, Leave Me Alone, Leave Now.
What is Refusal of Care?
Do No Harm, In Good Faith, Patient's Best Interest.
What is Decision-Making Models?
The Patient Presents with Coughing, Wheezing when Exhaling.
What is Asthma?
Park Away From the Scene and Wait for the Appropriate Law Enforcement to Minimize the Danger.
What is Staging, for Scene Safety?
AVPU
What is Alert, Verbal Stimuli, Painful Stimuli, Unresponsive?
Obligation to Protect Patient Information.
What is Confidentiality / HIPPA
Do Not Disturb Any Items at the Scene Unless Emergency Medical Care Requires It.
What is Evidence Preservation?
Two Person CPR ratio for adults.
What is 30 compressions to 2 breaths.
Some Scene Size Up May be Conducted by Using Binoculars.
What is a Scene Size Up with Hazardous Material?
Vital Signs Should be Reassessed on a Stable Patient / Unstable Patient.
What is Every 15 minutes / 3-5 minutes?