Safety & Wellness
Denial, Anger, Bargaining ,Depression & Acceptance
Refer to ?
The stages of grief
Dispatch system where dispatchers provide instructions Pt for care until EMS arrives
EMD Emergency Medical Dispatch
The termination of Pt care, without Pt consent is considered?
Abandonment
Considering your cultural values to be more important than others is called?
Ethnocentrism
Unlawful touching is considered
Battery
Using an impenetrable barrier for protection is called?
Cover
How should you access the EMS system
Call 911
If a Minor is married or a member of the armed service or a parent they can make their own medical decisions because they are considered ?
Emancipated minors
A legal document used to record all aspects of Pt. care?
PCR /Patient Care report
Questions that can be answered in short or single word answers?
Close ended
A microorganism capable of causing a disease is called?
Pathogen
What entity issues your EMT license?
The State
When a person is incapable of making a rational decision on their own behalf; Under what type of consent are you allowed to treat them?
Implied Consent
Common saying in the medical world is. "If you didn't document it..................?
IT DIDNT HAPPEN
MIH leads to better service for the homebound and disabled. What does MIH stand for?
Mobile Integrated Healthcare
transmission of a disease caused by touching a contaminated inanimate object is called?
Indirect contact
Who is responsible for establishing local protocols, over sees QA/QI process, and serves as a Liason between the medical community, hospital and EMS
Medical Director
All Pt information obtained while providing care is considered ?
PHI
Protected Patient Information
The ability to manage ones own emotions and respond to the emotions of others
Emotional Intelligence
In order to make a DNR valid it must include what signatures
Patient/legal guardian
Physician
Being exposed to prolonged or excessive stress can cause?
Cumulative stress
The process of assessing performance and improving the system is called?
Quality Improvement or QI
Dependent lividity, Rigors Mortis, Putrefaction are signs of death. What type?
Definative
A base station radio that receives a signal on one frequency and retransmits on another?
Repeater
Duty to act, Breach of duty, Damages, Causation must be proven in order to determine ?
Negligence