EMS Systems
The process of finding out what is wrong with a patient to provide appropriate emergency care.
Patient Assessment
What are Standard Precautions designed to protect against?
Transmitted Diseases
What device should be used when carrying a patient on stairs?
Stair chair
A collective set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the extent and limits of an EMT's job.
Scope of Practice
A system that identifies the caller's phone number and location automatically.
Enhanced 911
How can bloodborne pathogens be contracted?
By exposure to the patient's blood and other body fluids
How many people should ideally lift a stretcher or backboard?
An even number of people, preferably four.
The care that would be expected to be provided by an EMT with similar training when caring for a patient in a similar situation.
Standard of care
A publication in which research is reviewed by several experts in the field to ensure accuracy and quality.
Peer-Reviewed Journal
Which organization issues strict guidelines about precautions against exposure
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
A technique where as much of your fingers and palms as possible are in contact with the object, with fingers bent at the same angle and hands at least 10 inches apart.
Power grip
A process involving mutual critique to improve skills, communication, and patient outcomes in emergency care.
Quality Improvement
A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system.
Medical Director
Organisms such as viruses and bacteria that cause infection are known as
Pathogens
A move where there is time to complete on-scene assessment and care procedures before moving the patient.
Non-urgent move
What type of consent must be obtained from a conscious, mentally competent adult before providing care?
Expressed consent
What is the term used to describe programs that use EMS providers in innovative public health roles?
Mobile Integrated Health Care
What type of pathogens are spread by tiny droplets sprayed during breathing, coughing, or sneezing.
Airborne pathogens
What is a key precaution taken during urgent moves?
Precautions for spinal injury
A situation where a child care provider or school authority acts in place of a parent when the parents are not physically present.
In loco parentis
Orders from the on-duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone is the definition of
On-line medical direction
Equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Which stretcher is useful for moving a patient over rough terrain?
Basket stretcher
A person named by the patient to make health care decisions if the patient is unable to do so.
Healthcare proxy
Courses that present updated material to EMTs who have already completed a full course, required at regular intervals is known as
Refresher Training
What should you do after removing gloves post patient contact?
Wash your hands
A method used during transfers between hospitals and nursing homes, or when a patient must be moved from a bed at home to a stretcher
Draw-Sheet Method
A statement signed by the patient regarding use of long-term life support and comfort measures.
Living will
The responsibility of an EMT to speak up for patients and address their needs to hospital staff.
Patient Advocacy
What type of mask is recommended when tuberculosis is suspected?
N-95 or HEPA respirator
A method used to lift a patient with no suspected spine injury from the ground to a stretcher
Direct Ground Lift
A legal document stating that a patient with a terminal illness does not wish to prolong life through resuscitative efforts.
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order
What is the first responsibility of an EMT?
Personal Safety
Which institution approves respirators for protection against airborne diseases like tuberculosis.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
A method used to move a patient with no suspected spine injury from a bed or bed-level position to a stretcher
Direct Carry
It includes whether patients wish resuscitation attempts, artificial feeding, or antibiotics if unable to express their desires later.
Physician's Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
A policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations.
Standing Orders
Which disease has been significantly reduced in children due to vaccines?
Chickenpox
In what position should unresponsive patients with no suspected spine injury be placed during transport?
Recovery Position
What is the term for a civil offense that may result in a lawsuit against an EMT?
Tort