EMS System
What is the lowest level of emergency medical care in the field?
What is "emergency medical responder (EMR)"
What is the first priority on any emergency scene?
What is..personal life safety / responder safety
Define abandonment.
What is...unilateral termination of care by a provider without the patient's consent or proper transfer to an equal or higher-level professional
What is a PCR?
What is...patient care report that details patient treatment & everything that occurred from the time they called to the time you deliver them to the ER
What is the purpose of the root?
What is....the essential core part of a word that carries its primary meaning, usually referring to a body part, organ, or system
What is ALS level vs BLS level?
What is... ALS is advance life support and are paramedics, where BLS is basic life support and are EMTs / AEMTs
What are standard precautions used by EMS workers?
What is..gloves, eye protection, gown, mask.
Define ethics.
What is...a branch of philosophy that studies morality, whereas morals are concepts of "right and wrong"
Define and give an example for closed end and open end questions.
Closed end is one worded answers - "are you having difficulty breathing"
Open end allows the patient to elaborate - "describe to me what the pain feels like"
Define prone & supine.
What is...prone is laying face down, supine is laying face up.
What is a medical director?
What is...a physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field. at the local level.
What are the three stages of stress for EMS workers?
What is....Alarm response, Resistance/reaction, Recovery/exhaustion
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) limits the EMT's ability to
What is...share patient-specific medical information with others
What are the three types of radios Fire / EMS use?
What is...
Base station - fixed location
Mobile - found in vehicles
Portable - hand held / moveable
The line that separates left and right of the body.
What is...the midline
Define the two types of medical control.
What is..online/direct & offline/in-direct
Online / direct is when you call via cell or radio.
Offline / in-direct is standing orders / protocols
Define the 5 stages of grief.
What is..
1. Danial
2. Anger, hostility
3. Bargaining
4 . Depression
5. acceptance
What 4 things must be proved for an EMT to be charged with negligence?
What is...
Duty to Act, Breach of Duty, Causation & Damages
You could be sued for ___________ if your radio report to the hospital describes the patient in a manner that injures his or her reputation
What is...slander
The three Fowler Positions are
What is...
Low Fowler - head slightly elevated
Semi Fowler - 45 degree sitting
High Fowler - 90 degree sitting
Where did EMS originate from?
What is...volunteer ambulances in World War 1 followed by field care in World War II & lastly field medic and rapid helicopter evacuations in the Korean conflict
Name & give one example of the routes of transmission for diseases.
What is...
Direct Contact (eg , Blood-borne Pathogens)
Indirect Contact (eg, needlesticks )
Airborne transmission (eg, sneezing)
Food-borne transmission (eg, contaminated food)
Vector Borne transmission (eg, fleas)
Define the three types of consent.
What is...
Expressed - verbal/non-verbal agreement from a conscious, competent adult
Implied - assumes care for unconscious or incapacitated patients
Informed - requires explaining risks/benefits before treatment
List 5 of the 10 golden rules for establishing a therapeutic rapport with a patient.
What is...
Introduce yourself, use the patient's name, active listening, make eye contact, clear & plain language, tell the truth, provide reassurance, empathy, use open ended questions
The medical term for enlarged heart and fast heart rate.
What is...cardiomegaly and tachycardia