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30 Cards in this Set
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1st Thing you do when you arrive on the scene?
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BSI...body substance isolation,
Ex- Gloves |
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Scene Size up (5)
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1.Detrime the scence is safe
2.Detrimine the mechanism of injury/ nature of illness 3.Detrimine number of patients 4.Request additional help if necessary 5.Considers stablization of spine |
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Inital Assessment
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1.Verbalizes genral impression of the patient
2.Determines responsiveness/ level of consciousness 3. Determines cheif complaint/ apparent life treats |
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ABC's Stands for?
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Airway, breathing, and circulation
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assess airway and breathing?
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1. Assessment
2. Indicates oxygen therapy 3. Assures adequate ventilation |
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When did people start transporting the wounded to safer areas?
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1790's (the french)
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Who is Clara Barton?
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She established the American Red Cross
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When was the modern EMS sytem established?
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1960's
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What is triage?
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is a process of prioritizing patients based on the severity of their condition.
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What is the 911 system?
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A sytem for telephone access to report emergencies.
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What are the four levels of EMT training.
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-First Responder
-Emergency Medical Technician-Basic -EMT-Intermediate -Paramedic |
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What is (QI)
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Quality Improvement- a process of countinuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement.
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What is a Medical Director?
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A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility of the patient-care aspects of the EMS system.
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What is medical direction?
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Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director.
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What is off-line medical direction?
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consits of standing orders issued by the medical director that allows EMT's to give certian medication or prefrom certian procedures without speacking the medical Director or another physician.
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What is on-line medical direction?
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Consists of orders from the onduty physician givin directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone
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What is a protocols?
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list of steps,such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed by the medical director or an EMS system.
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What is a Designated agent?
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an Emt or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provid emergency care. The transfer of such authorization toa designated agent is an extension of the medical director's license to practice medicine.
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What is a standing order?
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a policy or protocol isued by a medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to preform a particualr skill in certian situations.
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What are the componentsof the emergency medical Service system?
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-911 and emergency medical dispatchers
-First Responder -EMT's (all levels) and ambulances -Emergency department, and other hospital units |
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What are the roles and responsibilities of an EMT?
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-Safety of the crew, patient, and bystanders
-patient assessment -patient care -lifting and moving -transport -transfer of care -patient advocasy |
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What is a pathogen?
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organisms that cause inection, such as viruses and bacteria
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What is a standard precautions?
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a strict from infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious.
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What is PPE?
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Personal protective equipment- equipment that protects the EMS worker fro infectious and/or exposure to the dangers or rescue operations.
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What is contamination?
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the interdution of dangerous chemicals, disease , or infectous material.
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What is a multiple-casualty incident?
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An emergency involing multiple patients.
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What is critial incident stress manegment (CISM)?
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a comprehensive sytem that includes education and resorces to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriatly when it occurs.
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What is a hazardous material incident?
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the release of a harmful substance into the enviroment.
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What is decontamination?
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the removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials.
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What is "scope of practice"?
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a set of regulations and athical considerations that define the scope , or extent and limits, of the EMT's job?.
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