Chapter 1: EMS Systems
What level provider is able to do IVs and give some ALS medications? *Abbreviation*
AEMT
What is the minimum recommendation for sleep (in hours)?
Seven
A person receiving care must give permission, or ________, for treatment.
Consent
In the SOAP method, which section pertains to the information that you gather yourself? *Not the abbreviation*
Ideal measurement for a helicopter landing zone (in feet) *Number x number*
100x100
You are not a "ready to practice EMT" until you have a state ________.
License
What is the term describing the way disease is spread?
Transmission
What is the failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide in the same situation?
Negligence
What is it called when you build a trusting relationship with your pt?
Rapport
Use an ________ ______ to drag or pull a pt to a safe place before assessment and care are delivered *2 Words*
Emergency Move
Who authorizes EMS clinicians to be able to provide medical care for individual EMS services? *2 Words*
Medical Director
What is the overall state of good health?
Wellness
What is the right of the patient who has decision-making capacity to make decisions concerning their health?
Autonomy
What is an assigned frequency that is used to carry voice and/or data communications?
Channel
What is the relationship between the body's autonomic structures and physical forces associated with lifting, moving, and carrying? *2 Words*
Body Mechanics
What is provided by either offline or online orders for treatment? *2 Words*
Medical Oversight
Compassion Fatigue
What is a written document that specifies medical treatment for a patient if the pt becomes unable to make decision? *2 Words*
Advance Directive
What is the the other popular method to write a narrative, SOAP & _______? *Abbreviation*
CHART
When ensuring a safe distance between you and the next vehicle, it is called having a ________ __ _______. *3 Words*
Cushion of Safety
What does QI stand for? *2 Words*
Quality Improvement
What are procedures to reduce infection in pts and other health care personnel? *2 Words*
Infection Control
Treatment approach where the focus is on decreasing the pain or other symptoms rather than curing the disease itself. *2 Words*
Palliative Care
What is a special base station radio that receives messages and signals on one frequency and then transmits them on a second frequency?
Repeater
What type of ambulance is the conventional, truck cab-chassis with modular ambulance body that can be transferred to a newer chassis as needed? *Number*
I (or 1)