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Emd Flashcards

1
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EMS resources

A

BLS/ALS
FIRE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
HOSPITALS

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2
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EMS tiered response

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First responders
BLS
ALS
Air Ambulance

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Emergency response

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Life threatening situation
Both lights and sirens
Safely violate traffic laws

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4
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Non emergency response

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Non life threatening
No lights and sirens
Respect traffic laws

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5
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Definition of liability

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You are responsible for your actions

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6
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Definition of standard of care

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Reasonable actions under the circumstances

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7
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Definition of negligence

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Failure to meet standard of care

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8
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Definition of gross negligence

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Intentional failure to follow established procedures

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9
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In order to prove negligence is hat is not required?

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Intent to harm

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10
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What are the 4 components of negligence?

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Duty, breach of duty, proximate cause and damages/losses

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Definition of abandonment?

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Willfully forsaking of abandoning duty to meet standard of care

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12
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The nervous system is the part of your body that

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Controls all of your body functions

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13
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The nervous system is made up of

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The brain, spine and spinal column

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Nervous system is made up of the smaller subsystems

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Central nervous system, peripheral nervous system and autonomic nervous system

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Central nervous system is made up of what two things?

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Brain and spinal cord

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16
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Peripheral nervous system is made up of what two systems?

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Motor nerves and sensory nerves

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17
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Blood carries

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Nutrients and oxygen to the cells

And carbon dioxide and waste from the cells for removal

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The circulatory system is made up of the

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Heart, arteries, veins and capillaries

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19
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The heart is a

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4 chamber pump and the most efficient pump known to man

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20
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The heart pumps blood through

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A series of one way valves

21
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Arteries carry oxygenated blood

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Away from the heart to the body

22
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Arteries have thick walls that

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Expand and shrink as blood flows through it

23
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Arteries get smaller

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The further they are away from the heart

24
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Arteries bleed a lot of

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Bright red blood that spurts if cut

25
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Veins carry blood

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To the heart

26
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Veins get larger as they

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Get closer to the heart

27
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Veins do not (BLANK) like arteries

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Expand and contract

28
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When veins are cut the bleed a lot of

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Dark red blood

29
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A normal adult has approximately how many liters of blood?

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5-6

30
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Simple cuts should clot in how many minutes?

A

10 minutes

31
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The 4 functions of the respiratory system

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Make us breathe

Takes in the oxygen

Responsible for carrying out waste like water or carbon dioxide

Helps maintain your body temperature

32
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Respiration breathing is a (BLANK) function

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Automatic function

33
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Air way obstructions can occur where?

A

At any point in the realities system

34
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Agonal respiration or breathing are

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Breaths that occur after a heart attack and are ineffective in gathering oxygen for the body

35
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The digestive system is responsible for

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Swallowing food

Digesting food and liquids

Provide cells with fuel

Eliminating body waste

36
Q

What are the 3 types of muscles?

A

Voluntary

Involuntary

Cardigan muscle

37
Q

Tendons and ligaments are

A

Connective tissues

38
Q

Tendons connect what?

A

Your muscles to the bone

39
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Ligaments connect your

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Bones to other bones

40
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The Genitourinary system is made up of what two things?

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Reproductive system and liquid waste systems

41
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Skin is made up of what two major components?

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Epidermis (thin outer layer) and dermis the inner layer of skin

42
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What are the main traumatic causes of death

A

Heart attack, servers blood loss, brain/spinal cord damage and shock

43
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What are the 4 levels of consciousness

A

Alert

Verbal

Pain

Unresponsive

44
Q

There phases of an emergency call

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Call received

Response

Pre arrival

45
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What emergency phenomenon describes the caller emotional state that prevents them from focused during interrogation?

A

Threshold of hysteria

46
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What is The most effective way to break through the threshold of hysteria

A

Repetitive persistence

47
Q

What are the 3 types of EMD Protocol cards?

A

All callers card

Chief complaint

Scripted protocol cards

48
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What are the general TWO medical complaint types?

A

Individual chief complaint

Traumatic incident types

49
Q

Chief complaint cards are broken up into what 4 sections?

A

Key question (all callers card)

Chief complaint

Pre arrival

EMD officer notes

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