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| (ALS) advanced life support | Advanced life saving procedures provided by EMT
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| (AED) automated external defibrillator | Detects heart arrhythmia’s and Delivers the appropriate electric shock (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia)
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| (ADA ) American disabilities act | Legislation that protects people with disabilities from discrimination
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| Certification | Documentation showing met skills and standards
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| (CQI) continuous quality improvement | Reviews and audits aspects of ems
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| (EMD) emergency medical dispatch | Selects units to respond while providing vital instructions
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| (EMR) emergency medical responder | First to arrive on scene anyone such as police officer , life guard or other rescue
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| (EMS) emergency medical system | Multidisciplinary system of several physicians that provide prehospital care to the sick and injured
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| (EMT) emergency medical technician | Basic life support, definitive airway adjunct , use of AED and as assisting with certain drug administration
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| (HIPAA) health insurance portability and Accountability Act | Federal legislation to limit information and protect patient privacy passed in 1969
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| Medical control | Online/offline or direct/indirect protocols authorized by Medical director
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| Medical director | Physician who delegates information to EMT in feild
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| National EMS scope of practice | Document by (NHTSA) to ensue skills of provider
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| Paramedic | ALS, endotracheal intubation, pharmacology and cardiac monitoring
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| (PSA) primary service area | Designated area of prehospital are and transportation
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| quality control | Ensures medical standards are met
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| Acute stress reaction | Occurs during stressful situations
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| Cumulative stress | Accumulative or prolonged stress
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| Delayed stress | Occurring after stressful situation
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| (PTSD) poss traumatic stress disorder | Prolonged stress from traumatic incident
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| (CISM) Critical incident management | Responds and defuses critical incidents towards physical and emotional equilibrium
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| (PPE) Personal Protective equipment | Equipment to protect you
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| Standard precautions | Protective ensures by CDC for body fluids or potential disease exposure
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| (OSHA) Occupational safety and health administration | Federal guide lines enforced for safety in work environments
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| (CDC) Center disease control | Federal agency to conduct and support health activiies
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| Infection control | Reduces transmission of infection
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| Indirect contact | Transmission thru an object
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| Direct contact | Transmission thru person to person contact
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| Blood borne pathogen | Infection in blood tat causes disease like HEPB and HIV
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| Infectious disease | Disease or growth within the body
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| Exposure | Contact with fluids/transmission
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| Immune | Protected from disease
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| Host | Organism being attacked
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| Hepatitis | Inflammation in the liver, caused by toxin or virus: characterized by jaundice,fever, appetite loss
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| (HIV) Human Immunodeficiency virus | Caused by AIDs, damages cells to immunity unable to fight off any virus or cancers
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| Transmission | Transfer from one person to another
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| Airborne transmission | Spread in Aerosol form
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| Vector borne transmission | Spread of organism thru bite or animal
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| (PCR) patient care report | Patient medical record
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| SOAP | -Subjective(symptoms)
-Objective (observing)
-Assessment(achievements)
-plan(results)
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| “Golden rule” | If it was not documented it was not done
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| PCR error | Cross out, initial and correct error
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| (EDI) Electronic data interchange | Electronic transmission of documents protecting patient privacy
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| (EMR) electronically medical record | Avoid ethical and legal issues
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| (SOMR)source of oriented medical record | Patient information chart to keep lab report,pathology reports and progress notes
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| Medical record audit | The is examined
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