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Glucose

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Basic nutrient of the cell, simple sugar. It is also the building block for ATP(energy for the cell).

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Abandonment

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Leaving s pt. after initiating care, w/o someone with proper medical/advance training equal or higher than your own.

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Can energy be created without glucose

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No

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What is mitochondria?

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Mitochondria are responsible for converting glucose to form ATP that process called metabolism.

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Negligence

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Deviation from the excepted standard of care that result in further injury.

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Presumptive negligence

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Policy violation

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Nonfeasance

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Omission of care

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Misfeasance

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Legal and allowed act done incorrectly

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Malfeasance

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Illegal act

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To be guilty of negligence you need what four things

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Duty to act, Breach of duty, damages physical and psychological, Causation

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HIPAA

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Makes it so you cannot release any pt. information

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Ryan white care act

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Mandates a procedure by which emergency response personnel can seek to find out if they have been exposed to potentially life threatening diseases while providing pt. care

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Minute Volume

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The amount of air moved into and out of the lungs per minute

MV=TVxRR

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Protocols

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List of steps, such as an assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed by the medical director of an EMS

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Scene safety

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Yourself, your partner, you pt.

look for hazardous individuals/ terrorist incidents/ rescue OPS/ violence Plan, observe, and react to danger.

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Inadequate breathing

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Fast or slow rate 
Irregular rhythm
Abnormal lung sounds
Reduced tidal volumes
Use of accessory muscles
Cool, damp, pale, or cyanotic skin
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Adequate breathing

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Normal rate and depth
Regular pattern
Regular and equal chest rise and fall
Adequate depth

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General impression

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Impressions of the pt.’s condition that is formed on first approaching the pt., based on the pt. environment, c/c, and appearance

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Adenosine Triphosate

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ATP

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Why does Flail chest occur

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3 or more ribs broken in 2 or more places

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Cranium bones

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Frontal bones(front), Parietal bone(top), temporal bone(side), Occipital bone(lower back of cranium)

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Costal cartilage

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Parts of the rib that connect to the sternum

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Heart cycle

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Vena cavae, RA, tricuspid valve, RV, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs(respirations), pulmonary vein, LA, mitral or biscupid valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta, to body

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What do stimulants do to the eyes?

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Dialate

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What do depressants do to the eyes?

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Constrict

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In 1970,………

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The French began to transport wounded soldiers away from the battlefield so they could be cared for by the physicians.

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Early 1900’s what was used for transport services only and offering little to no emergency care

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Non military ambulance services

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Most emt courses today are based on what?

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Models developed by the DOT

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In 1970, what was the NR of EMTs established for?

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Professional standards

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In 1973, what act was passed by the congress?

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Emergency medical service systems act

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Who replaced the ambulance attendant ?

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EMT

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Who are some critical decision making pt.s

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Cardiac, stroke, trauma, burn, pediatric

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Besides pt. assessment and emergency care what else are your responsibilities

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Preparation, safe response to scene, safe transportation to the hospital, and transferring the pt. to the hospital personnel for continuity of care.

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The three Rs of reaction to danger

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Retreat, radio, reevaluate

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Things to know when lifting a pt.?

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The object
Your limits
Comm w/partner
Position your feet properly
Use ur legs
Never turn or twist
Do not compensate with lifting with one hand
Keep weight as close as possible to your body
Use stair chair when going through stairs

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Non urgent moves

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No immediate threat to life

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Emergency moves

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Moves where there is immediate threat to life and use moves to get them out no matter what

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Urgent moves

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Threat to life but make sure u provide no damage to spine

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What is the 8 steps in auscultation BP

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BSI scene safety 
Explain procedure to pt.
Cuff the pt. arm
Palpates for brachial artery
Places stethoscope over brachial
Inflated cuff 30 mmHg above last pulse
Deflates cuff slowly 
Report measurements
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What’s the 7 steps for palpation BP

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Explain procedure to pt. 
Cuff arm
Palpates for radial or brachial
Palpates the artery
Inflated cuff 30 mmHg above last pulse
Deflates cuff slowly
Reports systolic measurement
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What is the 5 steps for pulse

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BSI scene safety 
Located radial pulse with at least two fingers
Counts pulsations for about 15 sec
Calculates report 
Reports quality and rhythm
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What is the 5 steps for RR

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BSI scene safety
Place hand over diaphragm observe chest rise and falls
Counts respiratory cycle for at least 15 sec
Calculates the rate
Reports rate, quality, and rhythm

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What is the 6 steps for shin assessment?

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BSI scene safety
Observes skin color
Feels skin temperature 
Feels skin condition
Assesses cap refill in child and infants
Reports skin color, temp, and condition
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What is steps 1-6 in oxygen administration by non rebreather mask

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BSI scene safety
Gathers appropriate equipment 
Cracks valve on the O2 tank
Assembles the regulator to the O2 tank
Open the O2 valve
Check O2 tank pressure
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What is steps 7-11 on oxygen administration by non rebreather mask

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Checks for leaks
Attaches non rebreather mask to regul.
Turns on O2 flow to prefill reservoir bag
Adjust regulator to 10L/ per minute
Attaches mask to pt. face and adjusts to fit snugly

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BVM Ventilation of an apneic pt. step 1-10

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BSI scene safety
Check responsiveness(AVPU)
Checks breathing
Requests additional EMS
checks for pulse
Opens airway
Prepares rigid suction catheter
Turns on power to suction device
Inserts catheter without applying suction
Suction the oropharynx
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BVM Ventilation of an apneic pt. steps 11-16

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Opens airway manually 
Inserts OPA
ventilates the pt. within 30 sec unattached to oxygen
Checks pulse for at least 5-10 sec
Attaches BVM assembly to oxygen
Ventilates the pt. adequately
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AS A CHART

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Age, sex, actual location, chief complaint, assessment, treatment(Rx), transport

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Penetrating trauma

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When the moi tears through the surface of the skin

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Blunt trauma

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When the moi does not tear through the skin

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