BLS Resucitation
A combination of two movements to open the airway by tilting the forehead back and lifting the chin, not used in trauma.
Head tilt - Chin lift Maneuver
A device that detects treatable life threating cardiac dysrhythmias such as V-Fib and V-Tach.
AED
Protective equipment that blocks exposure to a pathogen or hazardous material.
(PPE, BSI) Personnel Protective Equipment
The first step in bleeding control
Direct pressure
The standard for safety when operating an emergency vehicle
Due regard for the safety of others
A condition in which air fills the stomach, often as a result of high volume and pressure during artificial ventilation.
Gastric Distention
Federal legislation passed in 1996. It's main effort in EMS is in limiting availability of patient's health care information.
HIPPA
Procedures to reduce the transmission of infection or disease and to protect the EMT.
Infection Control.
The "S" in CSM
Sensation
A patient who is oriented with a broken leg and unable to walk is triage tagged
Yellow
Side lying position used to maintain a clear airway in unresponsive patients who are breathing adequately and do not have suspected injuries to the spine, hip or pelvis.
Recovery Position
Physican instructions given directly by radio, phone or indirectly by protocol as authorized by medical director.
Medical Control
Federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes and enforces guidelines concerning safety in the workplace.
(OSHA) Occupational Health and Safety Administration
When your guts are hanging out
Evisceration
How to transport the unresponsive patient from the 2nd floor.
Reeves or canvas/slatted stretcher
Noninvasive emergency lifesaving care that is used to treat medical conditions, including airway obstruction, respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest.
Basic Life Support
Oversight by the medical director to ensure the appropriate medical standards are met by the EMT on each call.
Quality Control
Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact.
Direct Contact
Expected pulse rate in intracranial pressure
Slow/Bradycardia
The "L" in SLUDGE-M is
Lacrimation
The return of a pulse and effective blood flow to the body in a patient who was previously in cardiac arrest.
Return of Spontaneous Circulation. (ROSC)
Document created by (NHTSA) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that outlines the skill performance by various EMS providers.
National Scope of Practice
Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection that causes loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue and altered liver functions.
Hepatitis
The dermatome at the nipple level
T-4
The term that means the EMT's actions caused harm
Proximate cause