EMS System
The level of emergency responder who, through 2 years of training, is able to interpret cardiac rhythms and place advanced airways.
Who is a paramedic?
Laying hands on a patient without his or her consent, whether the intent to harm is present or not.
What is battery?
The pressing on the center of the chest at a rate of 100 - 120 beats per minute (BPM).
What are compressions?
The position a patient is in when his or her feet are forward, head is forward and straight, and palms are turned forward.
Meaning inflammation.
What is "itis"?
What is a protocol?
An adult patient with proper competency and capacity's decision to receive medical care.
What is expressed consent?
A battery powered machine that restores normal cardiac rhythm.
What is an AED (automated external defibrillator)?
The body system responsible for the elimination of waste products and salt and water balance in the blood.
What is the urinary system?
The part of a medical term that identifies the main body part being discussed.
What is the root?
The care that an EMR, EMT or paramedic is allowed and supposed to provide according to local, state, or regional regulations of statutes.
What is scope of practice?
A patient's legal rights and ability to make decisions concerning his or her own medical care.
What is capacity?
The first action performed by a rescuer when a victim is found to be unresponsive.
What is call for help?
What is a prefix?
Exposure to infectious diseases, personal injury and lawsuits
What are potential dangers for EMS providers?
A patient's mental ability to comprehend the situation and make rational decisions regarding his or her medical care.
What is competency?
What is early recognition and activation of the emergency response system?
Contains the lungs, heart, aorta, vena cava, trachea and esophagus.
What is the thoracic cavity?
What is "phlebo"?
Local resources dedicated to promoting optimal health and quality of life for the people and communities they serve. EMS providers are a part of this system.
What is a public health system?
Doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason for a patient while following local laws, administrative orders, and guidelines and protocols established by the EMS system.
What is standard of care?
The resumption of sustained perfusing cardiac activity associated with significant respiratory effort after cardiac arrest. This is the goal of CPR.
What is Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)?
What is the right lower quadrant?
The medical root term for bladder.
What is "cysto"?