Intro to EMS
A skill that an EMT cannot do without permission
What is give/assist medication
Written guidelines or instructions describing assessment and care are
What are Protocols
A person who is breathing adequately but is unresponsive is placed in
What is the recovery position
Near the point of reference or close
What is proximal
Cells that carry oxygen
What are red blood cells
The person involved in quality improvement and protocol development
What is the Medical Director
Failure to perform a required assessment or treatment or an incorrect performance of an action
What is Breach of Duty
A disoriented patient has this
What is an Altered Mental Status
Slower than normal reflex
What is Brady
Nerves that transmit impulses to and from the central nervous system
What is the peripheral nervous system
The top priority of an EMT at the scene of an emergency
What is safety
A legal document that outlines instructions regarding a patient's medical decisions
What is an Advanced Directive
Reactions to cumulative stress or to multiple critical incidents
What is burnout
Bodily structures look like to the naked eye
What is gross anatomy
Glands that store ovum
What are ovaries
An EMT's care is authorized by
What are state laws
An EMT's legal obligation to procide emergency care
What is a duty to act
The gown is best utilized in this situation
What is a woman giving birth
The collarbone
What is the clavicle
The body's state of balance between all the body processes
What is homeostasis
According to this, there are 14 key attributes in an integrated EMS System
What is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
An EMT treats a competent adult against his will
What is battery
Body Mechanics
What is the proper use of the body to lift patients
The root word for tissue
What is hist/o, histi/o
Inferior chambers of the heart
What are ventricles