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A network of trained professionals linked to provide advanced, out-of-hospital care for victims of sudden traumatic injury or illness

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EMS System

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Describe the duties of the criminal justice first-aid provider within the EME system…

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To ensure the safety of everyone, alert the EMS system, and is usually the first person to provide basic first aid to patients.

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First-Aid duties may include:
(List 6)

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  • Wearing PPE to prevent infection
  • Gaining access to a patient
  • Assessing a patient for life-threatening injuries
  • Alerting EMS providers and relaying all relevant medical information
  • Providing a patient with basic medical care based on needs you identified during yor assessment
  • Remaining with a patient until EMS provides relieve you and transport the patient to an advanced medical facility
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Describe the officer’s responsibilities for providing emergancy first aid according to the CJSTC standards…

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You are responsible for the patient in the first few minutes of the event. EMS system depends on your actions in those minutes. You set the foundation for the remainder of the rescue. Help other patients who are not in a critical condition by preventing more injuries, performing proper assessments, gathering medical histories, and preparing for EMS personnel to arrive.

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Describe the legal and ethical responsibilities for a criminal justice first-aid provider…

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Need to ask for and receive a patient’s consent, or document a patient’s refusal of treatment. The public expects, and the law requires, you to be competent with behavior that is always above reproach. Place the public’s well-being first during an emergency.

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6
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defines the standard or scope of care as “the degree of care that a reasonable person should exercise”

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Black’s Law Dictionary

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this protects a first-aid provider from liability for emergency care or treatment performed in good faith or emergency care or treatment that would be expected of another first-aid provider with equal training

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Good Samaritan Act

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8
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Negligence occurs if all these conditions are present:
(List 4)

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  • Duty to act
  • Breach of standard care
  • Causation
    *Damages
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9
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What are the 3 ways to give consent?

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  • Expressed Consent
  • Implied Consent
  • Informed Consent
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10
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is one who can make an informed decision about medical care

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Competent Adult

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For minors, children under age 18, you must have a parent or legal guardian’s____ before providing care.

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permission

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If a parent or guardian is not available in life-threatening emergencies or emergencies that could include in disability, provide emergency first aid based on the principle of _____.

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implied consent

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13
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identification bracelet or necklace, carries a card in their wallet, or has a medical alert tattoo that alerts you to a specific medical condition, sush as allergy, epilepsy, or diabetes. May find a telephone number to call for detailed information about the patient

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Medical Alert

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Protects the rights of patients and the release of patient information

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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HIPAA

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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Be aware that the medical emergency you are responding to and what the patient is experiencing _______________ to the medical condition on the medical alert.

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may not always be related

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17
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delivers oxygen to and removes carbon dioxide from the blood

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Respiratory System

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18
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The respiratory systems of infants and children ___ from an adut

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differ

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19
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pumps blood throughout the body, it delivers oxygen and nutrients to and removes waste from the body’s tissues. Also known as cardiovascular system

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Circulatory System

20
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4 major arteries determine blood flow and are used to feel for a patient’s pulse:
(List 4)

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  • Carotid
  • Brachial
  • Femoral
  • Radial
21
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supplies blood to the head and neck, felt on either side of the neck

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Carotid

22
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supplies blood to the upper arm, felt on the inside of the upper arm

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Brachial

23
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supplies blood to the upper thigh and leg, felt in the groin area

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Femoral

24
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supplies blood to the lower arm and hand, felt at the thumb side of the wrist

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Radial

25
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Main components of the skeletal system:
(List 7)

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  • Skull
  • Spinal Column
  • Shoulder Girdle
  • Rib Cage
  • Pelvis
  • Lower Extremities
  • Upper Extremities
26
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The body contains 3 types of muscles:

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  • Voluntary Muscles
  • Involuntary Muscles (Smooth Muscles)
  • Cardiac Muscles
27
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The nervous system has 2 main systems:

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  • Central Nervous System
  • Peripheral Nervous System
28
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Acting as a communication organ, the ___ also receives and relays information about heat,, cold, touch, pressure, and pain

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Skin

29
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3 types of pathogens:

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  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Airborne Pathogens
  • Bodily Fluids
30
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_______ developed universal precautions as a set of procedures designed to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens to first-aid or health-care providers.

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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

31
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____ goes further than universal precautions, and is the practice of isolating yourself from all body substances (not just blood and bodily fluids) of patients undergoing medical treatment.

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Body Substance Isolation (BSI)

32
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Highly infectious diseases can be transmitted through air or droplets and not just body substances; these new measures are referred to be standard _____ by the CDC

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precautions

33
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____________ emphasize the practice of hand hygiene throughout patient care, not just if hands are visibly soiled or when removing gloves.

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Standard Precautions

34
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_____________ containers secure used syringes and needles to prevent injuries.

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Rigid Plastic Sharps

35
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Transmission of HIV occurs primarily through:

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  • during unprotected sexual intercourse with an HIV-positive person
  • when sharing contaminated needles
  • from an HIV-positive person to their during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding
  • direct contact with blood and certain body fluids, such as semen, vaginal or rectal fluids, or breast milk with a detectable viral load
36
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Each incident presents its own dangers and will require a different level ____.

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awareness

37
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2 types of patient assessments:

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  • Primary
  • Secondary
38
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AVPU

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Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

39
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MARCH

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Massive hemorrhage
Airway
Respirations
Circulation
Hypothermia/Head injury

40
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Finding a pulse by placing your fingers on a pulse point:
( infant; unconscious adult/child; conscious adult/child)

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  • For an infant, always check the brachial pulse on the upper arm, located near the inside of the elbow
    *For an unconscious adult or child, check the carotid pulse on the neck
  • For conscious adult or child, check the radial pulse on the inside of the wrist, below the thumbs
41
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DOTS

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Deformities
Open injuries
Tenderness
Swelling

42
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PMS

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Pulse
Motor
Sensory

43
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Look, listen, and feel for DOTS

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  • Head
  • Eyes
  • Neck
  • Shoulders
  • Chest and abdomen
  • Pelvis and groin
  • Lower extremities
  • Upper extremities
  • Spine and back
44
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START

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Simple
Triage
And
Rapid
Treatment

45
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Classify patients according to START protocols:

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  • Red_ Immediate
  • Yellow- Delayed
  • Green- Ambulatory (minor)
  • Black- Deceased (non-salvageable)
46
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RPM

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Respiration
Perfusion
Mental status