Lecture 1: Pro responders

Question 1

What did the title of Sport first responder change to in 2021?

Answer 1

First responder specialized for sport

Question 2

What are the EMS practitioner levels?

Answer 2

First responder
Emergency medical responder
Primary care paramedic
Advanced care paramedic
Critical care paramedic

Question 3

TRUE OR FALSE. Emergency care is 70% common sense, 15% theory, 15% technique.

Answer 3

False. Emergency care is 90% common sense, 5% theory, 5% technique

Question 4

What are guidelines for?

Answer 4

Guidelines:
help standardization
ensure quality control
sets base for minimal standard
permits evaluation and feedback for improvement
allows collaboration between provider groups

Question 5

In what year were the first evidence-based guidelines in first aid developed in collaboration with ILCOR?

Answer 5

2000

Question 6

What does ILCOR stand for?

Answer 6

International liaison committee on resuscitation

Question 7

What major update happened in 2010?

Answer 7

ABC/CAB

Question 8

What is the bystander effect?

Answer 8

People not going to help because they think someone else is going to.

Question 9

What are the 5 steps to avoid the bystander effect?

Answer 9

Noticing the event
Interpreting the event as an emergency
Taking responsibility for providing help
Knowing how to help
Providing help

Question 10

What are some legal considerations?

Answer 10

Scope of practice
Standard of care
Duty to act
Competence
Consent
Advance directives/ DNR orders
Refusal of care
Battery
Abandonment
Negligence
Good Samaritan Laws
Confidentiality
Preserving evidence
Documentation