What are olfactory, optic, oculomoter, trochlear, abducens, trigeminal, facial, acoustic, glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal and hypoglossal
100
These are known as the components of negligence
What are Duty to Act, Breach of Duty, Damages and Proximate Cause
100
Paramedics have legal duties to these 6 people/entities
What are the patient, employer, medical director, the public, statutes and regulations and medical standards
100
These are know as the 3 E's of injury prevention
What are education, enforcement and engineering?
200
Normal levels of bicarbonate in the blood are in this range
What is 22-26?
200
This synthesizes carbohydrates, combines them with proteins and packages the product as globules of glycoproteins
What is the golgi apperatus?
200
This is a type of patient consent in which patient signifies that the individual knows, understands and agrees to the care rendered
What is informed consent?
200
This refers to the range of duties and skills paramedics are allowed and expected to perform when necessary
What is scope of practice?
200
Proof that negligent act or lack of action caused an injury or worsened an existing injury
What is proximate cause?
300
The failure to act as a reasonable, prudent paramedic would act in similar circumstances is know as this
What is negligence?
300
a form of liability in which one person is liable for the negligent actions of another person even though the first person was not directly responsible for the injury
What is vicarious liability?
300
These are the 8 types of US Legal Authority
What are the US Constitution, treaties, federal regulations, state constitutions, state statutes, state regulations, local authority and the common law?
300
The act of placing a message in an understandable format (either written or verbal)
What is encoding?
300
The two most widely opened claims in EMS are related to the following
What are stretcher ops and ambulance operations?
400
A change from one cell type to another that is better able to tolerate adverse conditions; a conversion into a form that is normal for that cell
What is metaplasia?
400
the force required to prevent the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane
What is osmotic pressure?
400
Between actin and myosin, this is the thickest
What is myosin?
400
of or pertaining to the absence of oxygen
What is anaerobic?
400
a compound that yields hydrogen ions when dissociated in solution
What is an acid?
500
disease that affects tissues that surround or support the teeth
What is periodontal disease?
500
the curling of an infants finger in response to a touch on the palm of the hand; normal infant response
What is a palmar grasp?
500
immunity acquired by transmission of antibodies from the mother through placental transfer to the fetus; a form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against disease are acquired naturally
What is passive immunity?
500
The large cup-shaped articular cavity at the juncture of the illium, the ischium and the pubis that contains a ball shaped head of the femur