EMS basics
A person trained to provide basic emergeny medical care before a patient reaches the hospital.
What is an Emergency medical Responder.
A disease that develops suddenly and usually requires immediate attention
What is acute.
Permission given by a patient before receiving medical treatment
What is concent
A patients right to have their personal medical information kept private.
What is confidentiality.
A patient has an open fracture of the arm. The patient also has a very high pulse, elevated blood pressure, and shortness of breath. The responder continues monitoring the patient while arranging emergency care.
Question: What EMS concept is being demonstrated?
What is Prehospital care and continued patient monitoring.
A health care provider trained to provide advance emergency medical care.
What is paramedic.
A condition thst lasts for a long period of time
What is chronic
Permission given when a patient clearly agrees to treatment.
What is expressed consent.
What is universal procautions.
A patient may be having an allergic reaction. They have shortness of breath and a rash, so the responder monitors them closely.
Question: Why is this situation considered acute?
What is Because the symptoms developed suddenly and could become life-threatening, requiring immediate medical attention.
The system that provides emergency medica services from the semce of am emergency.
What is EMS
Organisms that can cause disease
What are pathogens?
consent assumed when an unconscious or seriously injured patient needs treatment
What is implied consent
Contact with a substance or situation that could potentially cause harm or infection.
What is exposure.
A patient is involved in a car accident and has chest pain, shortness of breath, and an elevated pulse.
Question: What should the EMS provider do?
What is Monitor the patient, assess their condition and vital signs, and provide appropriate emergency care according to protocols.
Medical care provided to a patient before reaching a hospital.
What is pre-hospital Care.
A disease causing microorganism that can spread through the air and cause serious respiratory illness.
What is tuberculosis.
When an EMS provider leaves a patient after beginning care without making sure the patient receives appropriate continued care.
What is abandonment
A written medical instruction stating treatments a patient does or doesn't want if unable to respond.
What is advanced directive.
A patient appears anxious and is experiencing symptoms of a panic attack. The responder needs to monitor the patient.
Question: What should the responder do?
Remain calm, monitor the patient's condition and vital signs, provide appropriate reassurance, and follow EMS protocols while watching for signs of a more serious medical problem.
Rules that tell EMS responders what treatments they are allowed to preform
What are protocols.
A type of pathogen that can only reproduce inside a living cell
What is a virus.
The legal responsibility to provide emergency care when you required to do so.
What is duty to act.
The level of care that a reasonably trained Ems provider would be expected to provide in a similar situation
What is the standard of care.
A patient may be having an allergic reaction. They have shortness of breath and a rash, so the responder monitors them closely.
Question: Why is this situation considered acute?
What is Because the symptoms developed suddenly and could become life-threatening, requiring immediate medical attention.