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EMS Response Flashcards

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What is an EMD?

A

Emergency medical dispatchers

Many times they relay life saving instructions over the phone to the patient

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What is the first step in EMS?

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PSAP
Public safety answering point
(Receives 911 call)

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What is enhanced 911?

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When a patient calls 911 on a land line there position is given to dispatch.

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How many parts to EMS system?

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4 parts 
EMR
EMT
ADVANCED EMT
Paramedic
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How many hours of training is received by EMRs?

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Approximately 150 hours

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An Advanced EMT or EMS provider is trained to provide what extra care?

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Administering IVs
Some medications
Advanced airway

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What does a paramedic cover?

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Highest level of EMS provider
Medications
Monitors ECGs
Does all with minimal radio or phone contact with physician

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What is a community paramedic?

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Had additional training to perform Health care at people’s homes as well as checks and screenings.

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What is tiered response?

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System where EMTs and paramedics respond separately.

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Trauma center?

A

Hospital specializing in trauma care

Open 24/7

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Pediatric center?

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Hospital specializing in child care

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Burn center?

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Hospital specializing in burn care.

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Cardiovascular care center?

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Emergent care for heart attack patients

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Stroke center?

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Care for suspected stoke patients

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NHTSA?

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National highway traffic safety administration

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DOT?

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Department of transportation

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NHTSA developed how many components to the EMS system?

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10

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Regulation and policy

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Each states laws for EMS

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Resources management

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State EMS resources to provide equal and access to emergency care

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Human resources and training

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Ensure that all staff is EMT level of training

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Transportation

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States provides ground and or air transportation

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Facilities

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Appropriate medical facility

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Public information and education

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EMS should educate the public

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Medical oversight

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Medical director

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Trauma center

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Each state should provide trauma care

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Evaluation

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Each state provides QI system

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What is Scope of practice?

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Written and adopted law for states guidelines for EMS

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State EMS agencies

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Organization to over see EMS system

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Medical oversight

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Practice under a physician license

QI

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Agency rules and regulations

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Set of rules for first response for volunteers

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Ensure personal safety

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Safety of you and your crew and safety for your patient

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Maintain equipment readiness

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Keeping everything stocked and working

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Evaluate size up?

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Review the scene and remain safe and determine cause of injury

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Gain access to patients

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Find away to tend to your patient

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Perform patient assessment

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Prompt and accurately assess your patient

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Administer care

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Care based on assessment

36
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Provide emotion support

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Treat as you’d like to be treated

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Maintain medical legal standard

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State rules and laws

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Contribute to public health

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Prevention

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Community relations

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Visible to public

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Professionalism

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Treat as you’d what to be treated

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CEU

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Additional training for EMS

Continuing education unit

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QI

A

Patient assessment and care in document ion

Quality assurance

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What is the best way to prevent errors during assessment?

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Second set of eyes

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What is “scene size up”

A

Observation of your patients surroundings in order to keep yourself safe

45
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Cover

A

Position that hides you and provides protect

Can stop a bull-let

46
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Concealment

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Provides no protection but hides you

47
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Distraction

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Utilizing items to throw for distraction

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Retreat

A

Move away from danger

49
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Placards

A

Signs indicating a type of hazardous material

50
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“Scene safe”

Standard precautions

A

Contact precautions to prevent spread of disease

51
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Vaccinations

A

Prevent spread of disease

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PPE

A

Personal protective equipment

53
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Two basic types of eye and face protection

A

Eye glasses
Face shield
Clip on side protection

54
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HEPA

A

Respirator or mask

55
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If eyes are contaminated you should wash them for?

A

At least 20 mins

56
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Decay

A

Peeling decaying skin

57
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Rigor Mortis

A

Stiffening of joints

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Decapitation

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Loss of head or large amounts of blood

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CISD

A

Critical incident stress debriefing

60
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What are the 5 steps of grief?

A 
Denial
Anger 
Bargaining 
Depression 
Acceptance
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Body mechanics

A

Term to describe proper way to use your body to lift

62
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Bariatric

A

Over weight patients

63
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Emergency moves

A

Moves done in extreme life threatening conditions

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Urgent move

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Move done quickly but provides protection

65
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Long axis

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Patient is layed out spine straight

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Recovery position

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Patient is placed on side to prevent secretions from blocking air ways or lungs

67
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Supine

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Patient is flat on back or C-spine stabilization

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Scope of practice

A

Set of rules,regulations and laws that designate how you legally function as an EMR

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Protocols

A

Written guidelines or instructions that describe appropriate assessment and care in specific situations.

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Off line medical direction

A

General set of signs and symptoms

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On line medical direction

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Call a physician for direct orders

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Expressed consent

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Patient gives permission for care

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Implied consent

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Assuming permission of an unresponsive patient

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Emancipated minor

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Minor who may receive the rights as an adult

75
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Refusal of care

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Patient not allowing care

76
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Health insurance portability and accountability act

HIPPA

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Law regarding confidentiality of protected health information.

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Do not resuscitate order

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Written document singed by a Physician requesting no cardiac resuscitation.

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Advance directives

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Legal documents giving a persons instructions on medical decisions

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Ethics

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Moral judgements

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Tort

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A legal wrong doing

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Assault

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The threat or act of physical harm

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Battery

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Unlawful touching

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Abandonment

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Leaving a patient after beginning care

84
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Negligence

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Failure to follow standard of care

85
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Duty to act

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Legal requirements to perform care

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Breach of duty

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Failure to perform or incorrectly performing care

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Proximate causation

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Harm caused by the action or inaction of provider

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