Who sets the curriculum for all EMS courses? Ans- DOT
Provides national standards for EMT testing and certification. Ans- National Registery
Physician who authorizes/delegates authority to provide medical care in the f
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Who sets the curriculum for all EMS courses? Ans- DOT
Provides national standards for EMT testing and certification. Ans- National Registery
Physician who authorizes/delegates authority to provide medical care in the field. Ans- Medical Control
Recognition, patient assesment, continued assesment and stabilization in hospital, definitive care. AnsContinuum of Care
Types of stress include: Ans- Cumulative, post-traumatic stress reaction, eustruss, acute stress, and
chronic stress
S/S of stress include: Ans- Increased respiratory rate, heart rate, and B/P, vasodilation, dialted pupils,
tensed muscles, increased glucose levels, perspiration, deacreased blood flow to gastrointestinal tract,
irritability, inability to concentrate, difficult or increased sleeping, anxiety, guilt, loss of appetite,
decreased sexual activity, loss of interest in work, alcholism, drug use.
Management of stress includes: Ans- Eliminate stressors, change partners, get rid of negative
personalities, change work hours, reduce overtime, change your attitude, don't obsess over what you
can't change, excercise, diet.
Fight or Flight response: Ans- During an acute stress response, the autonomic nervous system is
activated and the body increases level of cotricol, adrenilen, and other hormones that produce an
increased heart rate, quick breathing, and higher BP. Blood is shunted from extremities to the big
muscles to "fight or flight".
Routes of transmission include: Ans- Direct - touch or droplets
Indirect - spread by inanimate objects
Mechanical (vector born) - by insects
Biological - Transmissions by which the germs live or grow
Airborne - sneezes, coughs
Dust - may carry pores, may remain for long periods.
Control and prevention of contamination include? Ans- Hand washing, gloves, eye protection, gowns,
masks, mask, respirators, barrier devices, and immunizations.
Duty to Act is? Ans- An obligation to provide care.
Duties include: Ans- Duty to:
-Respond
-Obey laws and regulations
-Operate an emergerncy vehicle reasonably and prudently
-Provide care and transportation to expected standard
-Provide care and transport consistent with the scope of practice and local medicine protocol
-Continue and transport through to its appropriate conclusion
The scope of practice is? Ans- Descriptionof what assessment and treatment skills and EMT may legally
perform.
Implied consent is? Ans- Consent in which a patient is unable to give consent and is provided treatment
under the implication they would want treament.
Informed consent is? Ans- Permission for treatment given by a patient after the potential risks, benefits,
and alternatives to treatment have been explained.
Ethics Ans- The discipline dealing with what is good and bad.
Standard of care is? Ans- The degree of medical care and skill that is expected of a resonably competent
EMT acting in the same or similar circumstances.
Confidentiality is? Ans- Communication between you and the patient is considered confindential and
can only be released to other medical staff or with a court order.
Definite signs of death include: Ans- Obvious mortal damage, dependent lividity, rigor mortis,
putrefaction.
Obvious mortal damage: Ans- Injuries such as decapitation or non survivable injury.
Dependent lividity Ans- Blood settling to the lowest part of the body. "Pooling"
Rigor mortis Ans- Stiffening of body muscles caused by chemical changes in the body. Develops in the
face and jaw, gradually extending downward. Onset is affected by body's ability to lose temp (thin=fast,
fat body=slow). Occurs between 2-12 hours after death
putrefaction Ans- Decomposition of body tissue. Occurs between 20-96 hours.
Anterioir Ans- Front side of body
Posterior Ans- back of the body
Midline Ans- Imaginary line drawn vertically from middle of the forehead through the umbilicus floor
Midclavicular Ans- Referring to the middle of the clavicle parallel to the midline
Midaxillary Ans- Referring to middle of armpit parallel to the midline
Superior Ans- Towards the head of the body
Inferior Ans- Towards the feet
Proximal Ans- Structures closer to the trunk
Distal Ans- Structures further from the trunk
Medial Ans- Towards middle
Lateral Ans- Towards the outside
Ventral Ans- Belly side of the body
Dorsal Ans- Spinal side of the body
Palmar Ans- The palms
Plantar Ans- The soles of the feet
Apex Ans- Tip of a structure
Bilateral Ans- Both sides
Unilatral Ans- One side
Ipsilateral Ans- Refers to the same side of the body
Flexion Ans- bending of a joint
Extension Ans- Straightning of a joint
Adduction Ans- Moving towards midline
Abduction Ans- moving away from midline
Skull (cranium) contains: Ans- Occiput temporal regions, parietal region, mandible, zygomas, maxillae,
orbit
Spine consists of: Ans- Cervical (7), Thoracic (12), Lumbar (5), Sacrum (5), Coccyx (4
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