EMT midterm
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| show | 991 and emergency medical dispatchers, First Responders, EMTs (all levels) and ambulances, emergency department and other hospital units
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| show | trauma center, burn center, pediatric care center, poison control center, cardiac center, and stroke center
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| what are the four national levels of EMS training and certification | show 🗑
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| what are the roles and responsibilities of the emt? | show 🗑
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| what are desirable personal and physical attributes of the EMT? | show 🗑
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| what is the definition of the term quality improvement | show 🗑
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| what is the difference between on-line and off-line medical direction | show 🗑
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| name some of the causes of stress for an EMT and explain some ways the EMT can alleviate job-related stress | show 🗑
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| describe the purpose and process of a critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) | show 🗑
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| show | denial - the pt denies the fact that he or she is dying anger - the pt becomes angry bargaining - the pt tries to postpone death, even if only briefly depression - the pt is sad or in despair over things left undone acceptance - the pt is ready to die
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| list the types of personal protective equipment used in Standard Precautions and the condition which each would be used | show 🗑
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| define scope of practice | show 🗑
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| show | a finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act, needed care as would reasonably be expected of the EMT was not provided and harm was caused to the patient as a result
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| show | an obligation to provide care to a patient
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| show | leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training
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| show | the obligation not to reveal info obtained about a pt except to other health care processionals involved in the pt's care or under subpoena or in a court of law or when the pt has signed a release of confidentiality
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| list several steps that must be taken when a pt refuses care or transportation | show 🗑
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| show | the condition of the scene, the condition of the pt, finger prints and footprints and microscopic evidence. remember what you touch, minimizing your impact on the scene and working w/ the police
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| list the 3 functions of the musculoskeletal system | show 🗑
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| show | cervical, thoracic, lumber, sacral, coccyx
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| show | inhalation is an active process. intercostal muscles and diaphragm contract. the diaphragm lowers and the ribs move upward and outward. this expands the size of the chest cavity, causing air to flow into the lungs.
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| show | exhalation is a passive process during which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax. the ribs move downward and inward, while the diaphragm rises. the movement causes the chest cavity to decrease in size and forces air from the lungs.
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| list the 4 places a peripheral pulse may be felt | show 🗑
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| show | the CNS is comprised of the brain and spinal cord. the PNS is the two types of nerves - sensory and motor
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| show | 1. protection 2. temp regulation 3. sensation.
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| define: body mechanics | show 🗑
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| name the structures of the airway | show 🗑
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| name the techniques of artificial ventilation in the recommended order of preference | show 🗑
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| show | unusual silence, fighting, load voices, weapons visible, signs of alcohol or drug use, knowledge of prior violence
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| list factors you will take into account in forming a general impression of a pt | show 🗑
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| show | alert, verbal, painful, unresponsive
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| priority decision | show 🗑
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| name the vital signs | show 🗑
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| show | signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past Hx, last intake, event that occurred
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| why is it important to reconsider MOI at the beginning of the focused history and physical exam of a trauma pt | show 🗑
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| DCAP BTLS | show 🗑
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| list steps of the rapid trauma assessment and describe the kind of pt for trauma assess. | show 🗑
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| show | the scalp and cranium, face, ears, nose and mouth
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| show | in medical pt, unlike trauma pts, there are not many external sources of information about what is wrong w/ the pt. for medical emergencies, the most important source of information about the problem is usually what the pt can tell you.
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| show | onset, provokes, quality, radiation, severity, time
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| 4 steps of ongoing assessment | show 🗑
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