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Anterior

The pt had a cut to the anterior part of his elbow.

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The front surface of the body, the side facing you in anatomic position

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Posterior

The pt had a large gash to the posterior part of his thigh.

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The back surface of the body, the side facing away from you in anatomic position

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Superior

The pt had a cut superior to his navel.

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Above a body part or nearer to the head

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Inferior

The pt had a large laceration inferior to her left nipple.

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Below a body part or closer to the feet

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Prone

The subject was found lying prone.

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Lying face down

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Supine

The patient was found lying supine on her bed.

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Lying face up

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Deep

The pt had deep pain to his left abdomen.

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Farther inside the body and away from the skin

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Superficial

The pt has a superficial cut to his left shoulder.

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Closer to or on the skin

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External

The pt had a large knife externally protruding 2 inches from his abdomen.

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The outside

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Internal

The pt has internal bleeding.

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The inside

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Distal

The pt had a laceration distal to his elbow.

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Further from the trunk or closer to the free end of the extremity

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Proximal

The pt has a large bruise proximal to his right ulna.

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Closer to the trunk

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Lateral

My arm is lateral to my body

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Parts of the body that lie further away from the midline

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Medial

My heart is medial to my lungs

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Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline

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Extension

The pt’s left leg was extended.

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The straightening of a joint

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Flexion

The pt was only able to flex his arms to 90 degrees

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The bending of a joint

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Brady-

The pt has a bradycardic heart rate.

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Slow

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Cardio-

The or has a cardiac history

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Heart

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Contra-

The pt has contradicting pupil sizes

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Against, opposite

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Dys-

The pt has heart dysphasia.

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Difficulty, pain or trouble

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Gastro-

The pt has gastric distress and states “I have to go take a shit”.

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Stomach

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Hem- (ato)

The pt has a very large sub dermal hematoma on his right leg.

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Blood

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Hemi-

Pt had a hemispheric skull laceration.

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Half, one sided

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Hyper-

Pt was hyperglycemia with fruity breath.

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Over, excessive, high

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Hypo | The pt was very hypothermic on arrival
Under, below normal.
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Intra- | The pt has intracranial damage.
Inside, within
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Inter- | To do a needle decompression you must be in the second intercostal space.
Between
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Myo- | The pt is having a myocardial infarction
Muscle
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Pneumo- | The pt is having a pneumothorax.
Lungs, air
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Post- | Upon arrival to a post-surgical pt, it was discovered that he was bleeding to death.
After, behind
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Pre- | Upon arrival to the jail found a pt awaiting pretrial who had a syncopal episode.
Before
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Pulmo- | The pt had a history of pulmonary disease.
Lungs
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Quad- | Arrived to find that the pt had just delivered quadruplets at home.
Four
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Supra- | The pt had a bone protruding from his supraclavicular region
Above, upper
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Super- | The pt is complaining way to much about a superficial cut to the radial side of his wrist
Above, excessive or more than normal
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Tachycardia pt has a very tachycardic heart rate.
Fast
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Vaso- | The pt’s mottled hands showed she was vasoconstricted.
Blood vessel
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-itis | Arrived to find the pt was complaining of symptoms of pancreatitis.
Inflammation
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-pathy | Arrived to find a pt with neuropathy complaining of finger numbness.
Disease or a system for treating a disease
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-plegia | Arrived to find the pt was a paraplegic
Paralysis
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Bone | There are 206 bones in the body.
Calcified tissue that makes up the human skeletal system
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Tendon | Arrived to find the pt with a bone sticking out of his ankle with what appeared to be tendons still attached.
Rope like structures that connect muscles to bones
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Ligament | The MRI showed the pt’s knee ligaments were damaged.
Fibrous tissues that connect bones to each other
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Joint Arrived to find the pt with a dislocated joint in his left phalange. Or Jason, why are you smoking a joint?
The ends of connecting bones and surrounding connective and supportive tissue
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Assault | I assaulted Jason by threatening to hit him with my EMT book.
Unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm
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Battery | I followed through on my assault threat and battered Jason with my EMT book
Unlawfully touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent
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``` Certification I am taking my EMT class so I can get my EMT certification. ```
A process in which a person/institution/program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical patient care
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Breach of duty | Jason had a breach of duty when he provided inappropriate care to the pt.
When an EMT does not act within an expected and reasonable standard of care
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Abandonment | Jason abandoned the pt by leaving the scene to go to the strip club and drink tequila.
Unilateral termination of care by the EMT without the patient’s consent and without making provisions for continuing care by a competent medical professional
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Damages | Anna did damages to the pt when she did not pull traction on the pt’s femur fracture.
When a patient is physically or psychologically harmed in a noticeable way
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Duty to act | You have a duty to act when you are on call.
An individual’s responsibility to provide patient care
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Proximate cause | There is no proximal cause between failing to splint a right wrist and left ankle damage.
Reasonable cause and effect relationship between the breach of duty and the damages suffered by the patient
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Negligence | Jason was negligent for not putting an NPA IN FOR A DIB pt.
The failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide in the same or a similar situation
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Scope of practice | An EMT’s scope of practice is different from a paramedic’s.
Outlines the care you are legally able to provide for the patient (usually defined by state law)
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Informed consent | Informed consent applied when Anna tells the pt that morphine might make him sick before she gives it to him.
Permission for treatment given by a competent patient after the potential risks, benefits and alternatives to treatment have been explained
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Implied consent | Implied consent applies to unconscious patients.
Type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that they would want treatment
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Emancipation | The minor was emancipated by a judge when he left home at 16.
A person who is under the legal age in a given state, but, because of other circumstances, is legally considered an adult
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Tort | Jason is getting sued in a tort lawsuit.
A wrongful act that gives rise to a civil lawsuit
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Standing orders | The EMT’s standing orders allowed him to recognize the pt’s DNR.
Written documents, signed by the EMS system’s medical director, that outline specific directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding patient care, also called protocols
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Reciprocity | Jason has reciprocity with Alabama.
The ability to transfer licensure from one state to another without retesting
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Protocols | The EMT has certain protocols he has to follow to maintain his license.
Written documents, signed by the EMS system’s medical director, that outline specific directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding patient care, also called standing orders
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Medical control authority | Anna was on the phone with medical control about what medications to give.
Physician instructions given directly by radio or cell-phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (offline/indirect), as authorized by the medical director of the service

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