Test Review Ch 1,2,3,4, 6 Flashcards
What Act provided millions of funding to EMS?
Emergency Medical System Act of 1973
Who began to teach CPR to the public?
American Heart Association
The National Emergency Medical Services Education and Practice Blueprint was released by whom and what year?
The National Registry of EMT’s in 1993
Who published the EMS Agenda for the Future?
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 1996
Who uses basic airway, ventilation, oxygen therapy devices, takes vital signs, provides stabilization of the spine, bleeding control, eye irratation, emergency moves, cpr, AED, and emergency child birth care?
EMR
Who provides basic emergency medical care and transportation in addition to advanced oxygen therapy, ventilation equipment, pulse oximetry, use of automatic blood pressure equipment, and limited medical administration
EMT
Who provides both basic and limited advanced medical care and transportation in addition to monitoring airway devices, blood glucose levels, initiation of intravenous and intraosseos infusions, and administer a select number of medications.
AEMT
Highest level of prehospital care, form field impressions, provide invasive and drug interventions and transports.
Paramedic
As an EMT your role in QI will include the following:
document carefully, perform reviews and audits, obtain feedback, maintain equipment, cont education, maintain skills,
CISM should include the following:
Preincident stress education, on-scene-peer support, one-on-one support, diaster support services, defusing, CISD, follow-up services, spouse and family support, community outreach, other health and wellness programs
Refusal of treatment
A patient has the right to refuse treatment even if it may result in death. YOU must determine if they are competent, they must be informed fully and repeat back the info you are giving them, get them to sign a “release from liability” form. You must document that you trie to help the patient
Organ donating
Organs can be donated if their is a legal signed document present with permission to harvest organs.
Recognizing death in the field
Ultimately the responsibility of the PHYSICIAN. Signs include the following: absence pulse, breathing, unresponsive to any stimuli, no eye movement, no blood pressure, no reflexes
Special reporting situations include:
CAD
Crime, Abuse, Drug related injuries
To organize info in a PCR you can use SOAP:
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
