Communication and Documentation, General Pharmacology Flashcards
What agency assigns and licenses radio frequencies?
The Federal Communications Commission
Adult male, cardiac arrest. The patient’s wife is upset and is asking you if he is going to be ok. How should you answer the patient’s wife?
“Your husband’s heart has stopped. We’re doing everything we can.”
What is the correct manner for masking a correction on a patient care report?
Draw a single line through the error and initial it.
In what circumstance is a fully documented patient care report NOT necessary?
Mass casualty
What are 2 things the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) require ambulance services to do?
Place patient care reports in a locked box, safeguard patient confidentiality.
Why should an EMT study pharmacology?
You will be trusted to administer medications in emergency situations;many of these may be lifesaving, but there is potential to do harm.
What is a complete list of the medications an EMT can assist the patient in taking or administer under the direction of the Medical Director?
Aspirin, oral glucose, oxygen, prescribed bronchodilator inhalers, nitroglycerin, and epinephrine auto-injectors
Why do EMTs give aspirin to a patient?
Aspirin reduces the blood’s ability to clot and works to prevent clot formations in patients suffering chest pain.
What condition must be present before you give oral glucose?
The patient must be conscious and able to swallow with an altered mental status and history of diabetes.
Nitroglycerin is indicated for what chief complaint?
Chest pain
What is a potential side effect of nitroglycerin?
Decreased blood pressure
Describe what a contraindication to a medication is.
A reason why you should avoid giving a medication to a patient.
What should you anticipate when giving nitroglycerin to a patient?
A drop in the patient’s blood pressure, complaint of a headache, a change in the level of pain experienced
What is the first step in giving aerosol medications?
Determine that the inhaler actually belongs to the patient.
A serious negative interaction for giving Nitrostat is a drug interaction with what medication?
Viagra, Levitra, or medication for erectile dysfunction
