Terminology
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
This is the type of consent given when the patient specifically acknowledges that he or she consents to care or transport.
Expressed Consent
Unilateral termination of care by the EMT without the patient's consent and without making provisions for transferring care to another medical professional.
Abandonment
Lift Using your _______, not your ________.
Lift using your legs, not your back.
This is 10th leading cause of death in the United States
Suicide
BSI
Body Substance Isolation
This is a written document that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient, should they become unable to make decisions.
Advanced Directive
The manner in which principles of ethics are incorporated into a professional conduct is known as _______ _______.
Applied Ethics
The active pursuit of a stage of good health.
Wellness
The process off removing PPE
Doffing
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
True
Difference between Libel and Slander
Libel is defamation in written form.
Slander is defamation in spoken form.
A stress disorder characterized by gradual lessening of compassion over time.
Compassion Fatigue
The process of applying PPE
Donning
ERG
Emergency Response Guidebook
This outlines the care you are legally able to provide for the patient.
Scope of Practice
The communication of false information that damages the reputation of a person
Defamation
A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. Often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning an incident.
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
The spread of infection from the patient with an infection to another person through an inanimate object.
Indirect Contact
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The manner in which you must act or behave as an EMT is called ____________.
Standard of Care
This is the difference between Assault and Battery
Assault is the fear of immediate bodily harm.
Battery occurs when you unlawfully touch a person.
______ ________ occurs when an organism is moved from one person to another through physical touch
Direct Contact
Water is generally the best fluid possible for hydration because....
The body absorbs it faster than any other fluid.