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Legal Eagles
Breaker Breaker
Don't forget to dot your I's and cross your T's
All stressed out
How does EMS work
100
Wrongful act
What is a tort
100
This type of radio transmits the farthest
What is a base radio
100
This term refers to information the patient or bystandars tell you
What is subjective information
100
The best way an EMT can prevent the spread of disease
What is good handwashing
100
The highest level of certification in prehospital care
What is a paramedic
200
Treatments separated by levels of certification that an EMS provider can perform
What is Scope of practice
200
Having to wait 1 second after keying the push to talk button on the radio to talk, you would recognize that these are used in your radio system
What are Repeaters
200
If you aren't familiar with medical terminology you should document with
What is plain english
200
While treating a patient with minor bleeding, proper personal protective equipment would include
What is gloves
200
Being able to perform a treatment without contacting a physician is known as
What is a standing order
300
You would treat a patient with altered mental status under this type of consent
What is implied consent
300
When talking to a patient who is hearing impaired you should always maintain
What is eye contact
300
In documentation, documenting that a person denies chest pain is called
What is a pertinent negative
300
When approaching a patient the EMT's first priority should be
What is scene safety
300
All EMT's must work under a
What is a medical director
400
An EMT could be sued for this if they treat a patient without their consent
What is Battery
400
When talking to and assessing a 3 year old you should
What is do so at their level
400
When writing a PCR you make a mistake. When correcting it you should
What is draw a single line through it and continue writing the correct documentation
400
When refering to the 5 stages of death and dying the "Not Me" stage would be otherwise know as
What is the denial stage
400
This type of patient would benefit most from an enhanced 911 system
What is a patient with confusion
500
If presented with this document during a cardiac arrest you would not have to start CPR (2 acceptable answers)
What is a non-hospital DNR or MOLST form
500
This agency governs radio communication
What is the Federal Communications Commission
500
When documenting, you should NEVER document
What are opininons and assumptions
500
What type of stress reaction would be charactarized by showing signs after several stressful calls.
What is a cummulative stress reaction
500
Modern day EMS evolved after the release of what document?
What is the White Papers