Medical responder
A person who gives basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the EMS system
EMT
The body position of lying flat on their back
Supine
The medical condition or complaint for which the person needs care
Nature of Illness (NOI)
A technique for estimating how the body is reacting to injury or illness
Capillary refill
the mechanical process of moving air in and out of the lungs
Ventilation
range of duties and skills that are allowed and expected to be performed when necessary
Scope of practice
Equipment used for patient transport in a sitting position.
Stair chair
An injury in which a person is struck by or falls against a blunt object
Blunt trauma
Showing bluish discoloration of the skin, nailbeds and mucous membranes due to insufficient levels of oxygen
Cyanotic
Below the hyoid bone are the thyroid and cricoid cartilages, which form the...
Larynx
Jaundice, fever, fatigue, dark urine, clay-colored stool, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, joint pain
Hepatitis C
The minimal force necessary to keep a patient from harming themselves or others
Reasonable force
A mass of usually clotted or partially clotted blood that forms internally in soft tissue space
Hematoma
What does GCS stand for
Glasgow Coma Scale; a common method for opening the airway unless the patient is suspected of having an injury to the head.
progressive lung disease in which the patient has difficulty breathing because of damage to the lungs
COPD; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
touching a surface recently contaminated by infected droplets and then touching the eyes, mouth, or nose with contaminated hands
Vector- borne transmission
refers to the field of physiology that studies muscular actions and the function of the muscles in maintaining the posture of the body.
Body mechanics
position of comfort that a person may assume automatically when breathing becomes difficult;
Tripod postition
A surgical opening in the body
Stoma
The areas within the respiratory system between the pharynx and the alveoli that contain a small amount of air that does not reach the alveoli.
Deadspace
NHTSA, stands for what
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
an alternative to the power lift and is useful if one of your legs or ankles is weaker than the other.
Squat lift
HAZMAT situation, aim for a distance of....
2,000 feet or park where directed by on-scene personnel or the dispatcher.
What does AVPU stand for
Alert, Verbal, Painful, and Unresponsive
What is the dose of Albuterol
2.5 mg in 3 mL