Mod 1 68w Exam
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,Designated Agent
An EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and
provide emergency care. The transfer of such authorization to a designated agent is an
extension of the medical director's license to practice medicine.
Evidence-based
description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific
evidence of their safety and efficacy, rather than merely supposition and
tradition.
Contamination
the introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials
critical incident stress management (CISM)
a comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress
and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs.
Decontamination
the removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious
materials.
,Hazardous Material Incident
the release of harmful substance into the environment.
Multiple-Casualty Incident
an emergency involving multiple patients
Pathogens
the organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the
dangers of rescue operations.
Standard Precautions
A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and
other body fluids are infectious
Stress
a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus.
Abdominal Quadrants
four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of pain or injury: the right
upper quadrant (RUQ), the left upper quadrant (LUQ), the right lower quadrant (RLQ),
and the left lower quadrant (LLQ).
, Anatomic Position
the standard reference position for the body in the study of anatomy. In this
position, the body is standing erect, facing the observer, with arms down at the
sides and the palms of the hands forward.
anatomy
the study of body structure
anterior
the front of the body or body parts
bilateral
on both sides
combining form
a word root with an added vowel that can be joined with other words, roots, or suffixes
to form a new words; thermo - meter
compound
a word formed from two or more whole words; smallpox
distal
farther away from the torso. (opposite to proximal)
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,Designated Agent
An EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and
provide emergency care. The transfer of such authorization to a designated agent is an
extension of the medical director's license to practice medicine.
Evidence-based
description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific
evidence of their safety and efficacy, rather than merely supposition and
tradition.
Contamination
the introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials
critical incident stress management (CISM)
a comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress
and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs.
Decontamination
the removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious
materials.
,Hazardous Material Incident
the release of harmful substance into the environment.
Multiple-Casualty Incident
an emergency involving multiple patients
Pathogens
the organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the
dangers of rescue operations.
Standard Precautions
A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and
other body fluids are infectious
Stress
a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus.
Abdominal Quadrants
four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of pain or injury: the right
upper quadrant (RUQ), the left upper quadrant (LUQ), the right lower quadrant (RLQ),
and the left lower quadrant (LLQ).
, Anatomic Position
the standard reference position for the body in the study of anatomy. In this
position, the body is standing erect, facing the observer, with arms down at the
sides and the palms of the hands forward.
anatomy
the study of body structure
anterior
the front of the body or body parts
bilateral
on both sides
combining form
a word root with an added vowel that can be joined with other words, roots, or suffixes
to form a new words; thermo - meter
compound
a word formed from two or more whole words; smallpox
distal
farther away from the torso. (opposite to proximal)
