Intro To EMS
This is the type of medical direction that creates protocols and standing orders
What is off line medical direction?
This is also referred to as 'good' stress
What is eustress?
This is the type of consent provided by a conscious adult in their right mental state
What is informed consent?
This is a term used to describe something that is closer to the midline
What is medial?
These two bones are located in the lower leg
What is the tibia and fibula?
This assists an agency with ensuring providers are giving proper care, using high quality documentation, and can identify areas where training may be needed
What is Quality Assurance or CQI?
Examples of these would be gloves, masks, face shields, and gowns
What is PPE?
Examples of these include MOLSTs, DNRs, and Health Care Proxies
What are advanced directives?
This is used to describe an event that has occurred to both extremities
What is bilateral?
These areas include the RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, and LLQ
What are the abdominal quadrants?
This agency was charged with creating standards for EMS
What is the NHTSA?
This is the first thing an EMT has to ensure before approaching any scene
What is scene safety?
This is the type of consent that you would obtain when treating a child when a parent is not present and cannot be reached
What is implied consent?
This is the prefix meaning low
What is hypo or brady?
These are the first two chambers that blood flows through in the heart
What are the right atrium and right ventricle?
Examples of this would be taking a patient's glasses to the hospital, finding trip hazards in the home, or arranging care for an animal they are worried about leaving
What is being a patient advocate?
This is the process that can be used to deal with a singular disturbing incident to reduce the effects of stress from it
What is Critical Incident Stress Management?
This is a charge that can come from taking an adult patient to the hospital against their will when they are not in police custody or have altered mental status
What is kidnapping?
Examples of these include cardio-, pulmo-, neuro-, and uro-
What are root words?
This describes a blood vessel that leaves the heart
What is an artery?
This was the first recorded use of using helicopters in any EMS setting
What is the Vietnam war?
Stages of this include Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance
What is the stages of grief?
This form allows you to select multiple specific options of care you wish to receive if you are no longer able to make your own conscious decisions
What is a MOLST form?
This term is used to describe something that is closer to the head
What is superior?
This is where respiration actually occurs in the lungs
What are alveoli?