Documentation/Communication
Online is direct instructions, off-line is standing orders/protocols
cephal-
head
Difference between parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system
Mnemonic used to help write PCRs
DCHART
Dispatch, chief complaint, history, assessment, treatment, transport
Ethnocentrism
Considering own cultural values more important than others
What needs to be reported?
Gunshot wounds, dog bites, suspected abuse, multiple-casualty incident
celio-
stomach
Explain the four planes of the body; coronal, sagittal, midsagittal, and transverse.
Coronal - divides body front/back
Sagittal - divides body left/right
Midsagittal - divides body equal left/right halves
Transverse - divides body top/bottom
Primary thing to remember when communicating with a child
Do not tower over them/position at their level
HIE
Health Information Exchanges
Six functions of PCR
continuity of care, administrative information, education, compliance and legal documentation, reimbursement, data collection for CQI
spondyl-
Explain the order of the five sections of the spinal column with the amount of vertebrae in each.
Cervical - 7
Thoracic - 12
Lumbar - 5
Sacrum - 5
Coccyx - 4
Ball-and-socket - shoulder, wrist
Hinge - elbow, knee
Repeater
receives messages from one frequency and automatically retransmits to a second frequency
Communication model originally published in 1948 that explains communication in terms of five basic communications.
Shannon-Weaver Communication Model
-phagia
pertaining to eating or swallowing
What is the lymphatic system's job?
Helps rid the body of toxins and other harmful materials
CQI meaning and cycle
Continuous quality improvement
Plan-Do-Study-Act
Respiration
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in alveoli and tissues
The FCC regulates all radio operations in the US, what are five of their tasks?
Allocates specific radio frequencies, licenses call signs, establishes licensing standards/operating specifications, establishes limitations for transmitter output, monitors radio operations
centesis
puncture
Write out the blood flow of the heart
SVC, IVC, RA, Tri-V, RV, Pulmon-V, Pulmon-Art, Lungs, Pulmon-Ve, LA, Bi-V, LV, A-V, Aorta, body
Symphysis
a joint that has grown together to form a stable connecting, allowing only slight motion
SVR
Systematic vascular resistance, resistance from pumping blood