First Responder Midterm Study Guide 2023

First Responder Midterm Study Guide 2023Dispatch center Enhanced 911 systems allow the caller's information to be received electronically by the The Medical Director is a physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for Patient care and protocols. The procedures that an Emergency Medical Responder can legally provide as care for a patient are Scope of practice The first priority of an Emergency Medical Responder should be scene safety You are caring for a patient who has been involved in a motor vehicle collision Appropriate personal protective equipment for this patient should include gloves and eye protection. As an Emergency Medical Responder, when you are helping a person you should: communicate honestly and directly The personal protective equipment that minimizes contact with infectious bodily fluids includes Gloves, gowns, eye protection Emergency Medical Dispatchers are trained to provide patient care instructions to 911 callers An Emergency Medical Responder provides emergency care until EMTs or paramedics arrive and take over care Duties of an Emergency Medical Responder Transferring the patient and patient information to other medical professionals. • Administering medication to ill and injured persons. • Safely gaining access to the patient. • Finding out what seems to be wrong with the patient. • We cannot administer medication to ill and injured persons, unless approved. Continuous quality improvement programs are specifically designed to Make regular improvements to all parts of the EMS system Rarely, a situation may require an Emergency Medical Responder to contact and speak with the Medical Director for guidance during patient care. This is an example of on-line medical direction