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Ch. 1, 2, & 3 Para
Book 1: Paramedic Care Principles & Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Description of Profession | * Highest level of pre-hospital care * Provide emergency medical care in out-of-hospital setting * Appropriate licensing required * Can only practice under an EMS director * Quality healthcare at a reasonable cost * ALWAYS advocate for the patient |
| Paramedic additional responsibilities | * Public education * Health promotion * Injury/Illness prevention programs |
| A True Professional | * Always trying to earn acceptance as a healthcare professional * Committed to growing after the program is finished * Actively participate in design, development, evaluation and publication of research |
| Cross-training: Paramedic/Police Officer | * Patient is 1st priority. Another officer must handle legal side. * PATIENT CARE IS NUMBER ONE!!! |
| Paramedic Curriculum that brought EMS to a higher level | 1998 EMT-Paramedic: National Standard Curriculum. (framework for this textbook) |
| Essential aspect of the health profession | Professional ethics (standards of honorable behavior) and etiquette (good manners) |
| Paramedic Non-traditional roles | * Critical Care Transport * Primary Care * Industrial Medicine * Sports Medicine |
| Critical Care Transport | * Critically ill patients being relocated * Special "critical care" vehicle with more sophisticated tools * Virtually ALL capabilities of the hospital ICU |
| "Critical Care" Responsibilities | * Advanced airway management * Ventilator management * Fluid & electrolyte therapy * Advanced pharmacology * Specialized monitoring * Inaaortic balloon pumps * etc... |
| Industrial Medicine | * Primary providers on oil rigs & movie sets & other industries * Paramedics in these roles are trained specifically for the industry * + employee safety, - time lost at work |
| Sports Medicine | * Paramedics work well with Athletic trainers * Paramedics in this role are trained for the specific sport * Focus on injury prevention |
| Core Elements of Physical Fitness | * Muscular strength * Cardiovascular endurance (aerobic capacity) * Flexibility |
| Isometric Exercise | Performed against stable resistance. Muscles are exercised in motionless manner. |
| Isotonic Exercise | Muscles worked through the full range of motion |
| Muscular Strength | * Isometric Exercise: against stable resistance. Motionless manner. * Isotonic Exercise: muscles worked through full range of motion. * Weight lifting: Rotate upper body, chest & back, lower body. * Ab exercises DAILY. |
| Cardio Endurance | * At LEAST 3 days per week * Vigorous: meet target heart rate. * DAILY habit |
| Flexibility | * You NEED adequate range of motion for muscles and joints to be safe * Stretch DAILY, 60 seconds each. * NEVER bounce when stretching (micro-tears in muscles) * Stretching prevents/reduces back pain |
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