EMR exam #2 Flashcards
EMR can do what?
- Provide immediate care
- lifesaving care for injured people until higher level care arrives
- assess patients
- perform basic life support
- control bleeding
- treat for shock
- stabilize fractures
- provide CPR
- assist with basic airway management
- take patient history
- monitor vitals signs
Organ you can live without
- One kidney
- spleen
- gallbladder
- appendix
- parts of the liver
- some parts of the intestines
Organs you CANNOT live without
- brain
- heart
- lungs
- both kidneys
- liver
Vector borne transmission
When a disease is transmitted to humans through a bite or the contact of a living organism
- malaria: transmitted by mosquitoes
Proximal
anatomical term used to reference a part of the body that is closest to the center of the body or the attachment of the body.
Distal
Distal is an anatomical term used to reference a part of the body farther away from the center of the body.
Medial
Medial is an anatomical term used to reference toward the middle or center of the body.
Lateral
Lateral is an anatomical term used to reference away from the middle or center of the body or the side of the body.
Engineering controls
- ventilation systems to remove airborne contaminants
- safety guard on machinery
- biological safety cabinets to handle hazardous substances
- noise barrier or sound proofing to protect against harmful noise
Duty to act
The legal obligation of a trained profession to provide care in an emergency situation when they are on duty or have taken responsibility for the patient.
-The trained professional needs to ensure that appropriate emergency care is delivered to individuals in need.
Scope of practice
what a health care professional can practice
-It outlines the specific procedures, treatments, and medication that a provider is authorized to administer
Standard of care
The level of care that a person would exercise in a similar situation.
-It’s a benchmark used to determine whether a healthcare provider has acted appropriately.
How long to flush the eye ?
20 minutes
what would go into your eye that you would want to wash out?
chemicals, debris, foreign object
When treating a patient, how do you determine “competence”?
Competence is determined by a healthcare provider’s education, training, certifications, and licensure
Least to most training
EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
Good samaritan law
A protection act to those individuals who voluntarily provide emergency medical care to injured or ill persons.
- limit liability
When would you chose to move a patient ?
If the patient is in danger
Primary reasons to do an ongoing assessment
To look for any changes in the patient’s conditions.
- monitoring vital signs
- assessing level of consciousness
- checking for new injuries or symptoms
Emergency moves for suspected head/neck/spine injury
- leg roll
- spine board
- rapid extrication
- blanket pull
- shirt pull
1 PPE to use for treating bleeding wound
Glove to prevent bloodborne pathogens
6 MOI
- direct blow to a specific body part
- indirect for applied ot one part of the body that causes injury to another part 3. twisting force that can cause sprains or fractures
- penetrating trauma caused by a sharp object piercing skin
- blunt force trauma caused by a blunt object striking the body
- blast injury caused by an explosion
If a patient is stable, when do you reassess?
every 15 minutes
If a patient is unstable, when do you reassess the patient?
every 5 minutes