Stress
Terms
Abbreviations
Scope of Practice
Rando
100

This reaction of stress would be caused from a loved one passing suddenly without reason

Acute stress reaction

100

Process whereby a competent authority, usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act.

Licensure 

100

ASA

Aspirin

x10 if you said acetylsalicylic acid

100

Inserting an OROPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY into a patient goes beyond the scope of practice for:

EMR

100

Someone should get at least ____ hours of sleep per night.

8

200

What is the name of the meeting one would go to after a emotionally/physically traumatizing event.  This takes place 1-3 days after the event has taken place.

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

200

A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible host.

Pathogen

200

SOB

Shortness of breath

200

What are the 4 levels of EMS care one can be certified in?

EMR, EMT, AEMT, EMT-P

200
What does BSI/PPE stand for?

Body Substance Isolation / Personal Protective Equipment 

300

Someone in a hyper-alert state, paranoia, and mental instability may describe someone who is in which stress reaction response?

Delayed stress reaction (PTSD)

300

Difference between disinfecting and sterilizing

Disinfectant gets 99.9% germs, where sterilization gets 100%.

300

ABD

abdomen 


x5 if you said "Army Battle Dressing"

300

Defibrillating someone with an automatic external defibrillator is in the some of practice of _____

EMR

300

Per standards, the EMT should be able to lift at least ____ pounds

125

400

Calling off of work, binge drinking, and neglecting poor hygiene resembles an EMT that would be suffering from which stress reaction?

Cumulative 

400

List the 4 ways of disease transmission

Absorption

Injection

Ingestion

Inhalation

400

CAD

Computer Aided Dispatch

Coronary Artery Disease

400

System of internal reviews and audits

CQI (QI/QA)  Continuous quality improvement

Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance 

400

A yeast infection is an example of which kind of pathgen?

Fungi

500

List the 5 stages of grief in order

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
500

The person who delegates the EMT the authority to provide care in the medical field

Medical director

500

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 

500

The minimum of skills that EMS providers should be able to accomplish

Scope of practice

500

Name 3 vaccinations you must have to work in EMS or in the healthcare setting.

Hepatitis B

Flu

MMR

Chickenpox

Tetanus, diptheria, pertussis

Covid.