EMS System
A patient is experiencing a serious medical emergency. An EMS provider establishes an IV and prepares to administer medications through the IV while monitoring the patients cardiac rhythm. What level of EMS provider would most likely be performing this level of advanced care?
Paramedic
This legal concept means receiving formal permission from a patient before providing care
Consent
This principle says that patients should be considered potentially infectious unless proven otherwise.
(Think why we put on gloves for every patient)
Universal Precautions
This type of stress occurs as a response to an immediate or short-term stressor.
Acute stress
An EMR is treating a patient and encounters a situation not specifically covered by their standard orders. The EMR contacts a medical director for direction on what to do next. Is this on-line or off-line medical direction?
On-line Medical Direction
An alert, competent adult verbally agrees to treatment after the EMR explains what care is needed. What type of consent is this?
Expressed Consent
An EMR is treating a patient who is coughing and producing bodily fluids. Name TWO types of PPE that could help protect the EMR.
Any two: gloves, mask/face protection, eye protection, or a gown
An EMR begins experiencing ongoing exhaustion, decreased motivation, and reduced effectiveness after prolonged exposure to job-related stress. What condition may be developing?
Burnout
An EMR is asked to perform a procedure that is outside the care permitted by local regulations. Even if the EMR knows how to perform it, what concept determines whether they are legally allowed to provide that care?
Scope of Practice
An unconscious patient needs emergency treatment, but there is no way to obtain permission. What type of consent allows the EMR to provide emergency care under the circumstances described in the chapter?
Implied Consent
After an exposure to a patient's blood on intact skin, what should the EMR do FIRST according to the chapter?
Wash your hands with warm water & soap
After a particularly difficult call, an EMR wants to reduce the effects of stress. Name TWO healthy strategies recommended in the chapter to cope with stress.
Any two:
A community has several different agencies working together to provide emergency medical care. Which type of EMS system is characterized by multiple organizations or agencies working together rather than one single provider?
Alliance Model
An EMR begins caring for a patient and then leaves before transferring care to someone with equal or higher training, even though the patient still needs care. What is the name of the legal problem this creates?
Abandonment
Which piece of PPE is most important when caring for a patient with Tuberculosis?
HEPA or N-95 Mask
A team of trained peer counselors and mental-health professionals meets with responders 24–72 hours after a critical incident to help them process their reactions. Participation is voluntary. What is this process called?
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
Specialized teams of experienced EMS personnel who respond on short notice during disasters are called:
Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT)
Name at least 2 of the four requirements needed to successfully file a lawsuit for negligence.
Duty to Act
Breach of Duty
Damages
Causation
Name the FOUR routes by which pathogens can enter the body.
Infection
Absorption
Injection
Ingestion
Name the 5 stages of grief.
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance