NC BLET First Responder questions and answers 2023

NC BLET First Responder questions and answers 20235 Components of EMS Systems 1.) Reporting- Call is recieved from dispatch 2.) Dispatch- Notifcation to emergency personnel 3.) First Response- 1st trained personnel arrival 4.) EMS Response- EMS arrive in medical vehicle 5.) Hospital Care- Arrive at medical facility (Legal Implications - Plaintiff must prove gross negligence, wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing. - Good Samaritan Laws 00:31 01:20 Consent Actual- If judgement appears unimpaired you should obtain consent before treatment. (battery would be commited if officer treated victim after refusal and held responsible for damages) Implied- Patient is unconscious or judgement impaired medical care should not be delayed. (NOK present must recieve consent from them) Abandonment - Officer should not leave patient until relieved by someone with an equal or greater certification level - Must provide personnel all information on patients condition. HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. - Officers should not discuss medical care provided to a patient at an emergency scene. (does not apply to sharing of info with other medical care providers. Anatomy Study of body structure Physiology Study of body functions Skull - Made up of the cranium (inside lies the brain and its protective covering, the meninges), facial bones, and jaw bones. Cranial Cavity Inside of the cranium. Spinal Column - Surrounded by meninges - Lies within the spinal cavity - 33 bones called vertebrae Spine (5 areas) Cervical spine- Neck Thoracic spine- Upper back Lumbar- Lower back Sacrum Tail bone Shoulder girdle Clavicles or collar bones, scapula or shoulder blades. Upper Extremities - Arms and hands. - Shoulder joint to elbow joint (humerus) - Forearm (radius and ulna)