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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

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Under, below normal.

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Intra-

The pt has intracranial damage.

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Inside, within

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Inter-

To do a needle decompression you must be in the second intercostal space.

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Between

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Myo-

The pt is having a myocardial infarction

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Muscle

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Pneumo-

The pt is having a pneumothorax.

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Lungs, air

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Post-

Upon arrival to a post-surgical pt, it was discovered that he was bleeding to death.

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After, behind

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Pre-

Upon arrival to the jail found a pt awaiting pretrial who had a syncopal episode.

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Before

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Pulmo-

The pt had a history of pulmonary disease.

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Lungs

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Quad-

Arrived to find that the pt had just delivered quadruplets at home.

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Four

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Supra-

The pt had a bone protruding from his supraclavicular region

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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

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Above, excessive or more than normal

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Tachycardia pt has a very tachycardic heart rate.

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Fast

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Vaso-

The pt’s mottled hands showed she was vasoconstricted.

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Blood vessel

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-itis

Arrived to find the pt was complaining of symptoms of pancreatitis.

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Inflammation

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-pathy

Arrived to find a pt with neuropathy complaining of finger numbness.

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Disease or a system for treating a disease

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-plegia

Arrived to find the pt was a paraplegic

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Paralysis

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Bone

There are 206 bones in the body.

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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.

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Rope like structures that connect muscles to bones

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Ligament

The MRI showed the pt’s knee ligaments were damaged.

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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?

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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.

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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

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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.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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