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An EMT's most important priority.
What is personal safety
100
Delayed stress is also known as...
What is PTSD
100
Laws that protect a person who is not being paid from liability for acts performed in good faith
What is Good Samaritan Laws
100
Document written by an EMT describing a call.
What is a Patient Care Report or PCR
100
Radio used when EMTs are out of the the ambulance with a limited transmission range.
What is a portable radio
200
An EMT should have the ability to lift at least how much weight?
What is 125 lbs
200
Exhaustion and irritability caused by long periods of stress.
What is burnout
200
Branch of philosophy focused on the study of morality.
What is ethics
200
Finish these phrases... "If it wasn't written down..." and "If it wasn't done..."
"...it wasn't done." and "...don't write it down."
200
The study of touching.
What is haptics
300
EMTs are designated agents of the...
What is medical director
300
Cleaning method that kills all microorganisms on the surface of an object.
What is sterilization
300
The actions that an EMT is legally allowed to perform
What is scope of practice
300
How you correct a mistake in a PCR
Cross it out with a single line and initial it
300
What does FCC stand for?
What is the Federal Communications Commission
400
A complete set of guidelines that define the scope of care provided by EMS
What are protocols
400
Name three things that cause infectious diseases.
What is bacteria, virus, fungus, protozoa, or helminths
400
Name three types of consent.
Informed, expressed, implied, involuntary
400
What does OPQRST stand for?
O-Onset P-Provocation Q-Quality R-Radiation S-Severity T-Time
400
A patient's intimate zone.
What is 18 inches
500
An Advanced EMT should be trained to do this.
What is administer medications intravenously.
500
The five stages of grief.
What is denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
500
Name the Nexus Criteria
1. Reliable patient 2. No numbness or tingling in fingertips 3. No pain on palpation of cervical spine 4. No distracting injuries
500
Name what each letter in SAMPLE stands for
S-Signs and Symptoms A-Allergies M-Medications P-Past Medical History L-Last Oral Intake E-Events Leading Up To
500
A building that serves as a dispatch and coordination center with high powered radio capabilities.
What is a base station