EMS Operations & Legal
A DNR means you should not perform this intervention if the patient arrests.
What is CPR?
This is the first test you should perform on a suspected stroke patient after ABCs are addressed.
What is a blood glucose check?
Pinpoint pupils, respiratory depression, and decreased LOC are classic signs of poisoning by this drug class.
What are opioids?
Black, tarry stools are known by this medical term.
What is melena?
An alert adult patient has the legal right to do this, even if you disagree with the decision.
What is refuse care?
This type of consent allows treatment of an unconscious patient.
What is implied consent?
A stroke involving the right hemisphere will typically cause weakness on this side of the body.
What is the left side?
This antidote is commonly used to reverse opioid overdoses.
What is naloxone?
RUQ pain that radiates to the right shoulder after eating suggests this condition.
What is cholecystitis?
A patient who is unconscious is treated under this form of consent.
What is implied consent?
Performing outside your scope of practice can remove protection under this law.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
Temporary stroke symptoms that completely resolve are called this.
What is a transient ischemic attack (TIA)?
The letters "SLUDGE" help identify poisoning from this type of chemical.
What are organophosphates?
A patient with cirrhosis vomiting large amounts of bright red blood is most likely experiencing bleeding from these vessels.
What are esophageal varices?
The "contamination reduction zone" at a hazmat incident is commonly called this zone.
What is the warm zone?
The hazmat contamination reduction zone is also called this zone.
What is the warm zone?
Flexion posturing after severe head trauma is known as this.
What is decorticate posturing?
This PPE level includes a fully encapsulated chemical-resistant suit and SCBA.
What is Level A protection?
This organ is highly vascular and can cause life-threatening hemorrhage when injured.
What is the liver?
When documenting an intoxicated patient, you should record this objective finding instead of stating the patient is drunk.
What is "odor of alcohol noted on breath"?
When documenting alcohol involvement, you should objectively document this instead of stating the patient was intoxicated.
What is "odor of alcohol noted on breath"?
The two most common causes of secondary brain injury are hypoxia and this condition.
What is hypotension?
You accidentally enter a vapor cloud at a hazmat scene. This should be your immediate action.
What is leave the area immediately?
Bruising over the flank following abdominal trauma is known as this sign.
What is Grey Turner's sign?
Performing a procedure outside your scope of practice may remove protection provided by this law.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?