EMS Systems
Demonstrating the proper use of a bicycle helmet
What is injury prevention
The recommended exercise routine for most adults
What is at least 30 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous exercise
Leading cause of death in the US
What is heart disease
First rule of medical practice
What is do no harm
Difficulty Speaking
Outline the minimum knowledge base that the paramedic must possess in order to function in the field
What is the 2009 National EMS Education Standards
Best way to control your fight or flight response during stressful situations
What is preparing for stressful situations before they occur
The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of injury data essential to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice
What is injury surveillance
Best legal protection for the paramedic
provide a detailed patient assessment and appropriate medical care, followed by complete and accurate documentation
Movement toward the midline of the body
What is adduction
Records of education, state or local credentials, and recertification are held by a recognized agency through a process
What is registration
Early warning sign of stress
Heart Palpitations
the practice of preventing disease and promoting good health within groups of people
What is public health
Wrongful act that gives rise to a civil suit
Tort
Normal Breathing
Euphenia
Required component identifies by the Emergency Medical Services System Act of 1973
What is mutual aid agreements
Attribution of one's own behavior or feelings to others
What is projection
Cause of greatest number of years of potential life lost YPLL
Injuries
Telling a hospital a patient is drunk
What is lateral recumbent
1966 Document that found EMS equipment and ambulances of poor quality or nonexistent
What is the White Paper
Places the body in a continuous, unrelieved state of alert
What is chronic stress
First step in developing an injury prevention program
What is conduct a community assessment
Preventing medical facilities from denying medical screening and stabilization
EMTALA
1,000 mcg to mg
What is 1 mg