EMT module 2 Chapters 1-6 final study guide

EMT module 2 Chapters 1-6 final study guide Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) - The first trained individual, such as a police officer, fire fighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - An individual who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) - Provides both basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation to patients in the prehospital environment. The AEMT provides all of the skills of the EMT with the addition of the use of advanced airway devices, monitoring of blood glucose levels, initiation of intravenous and introsseous (in-the-bone) infusions, and administration of a select number medications Paramedic - An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills. Your safety your partners safety bystanders safety patients safety - What is the safety protocol? Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance - What are the 5 stages of death? Denial - "Not Me" the patient may refuse to accept the possibility that death is near Anger - "Why Me" As the patient moves through denial, this generally follows—and you may be the target Bargaining - "Okay, but first let me" make agreements that at least in the patient's mind will postpone death for a short time Depression - "Okay, but I haven't" As reality settles in, the patient may become silent, distant, sad, and despairing—usually about those he will leave behind and things left undone Acceptance - "Okay, I am not afraid" patients may appear to accept death, though they are not happy about it communicate well, don't promise anything, don't take anything personal about what is said - 3 tips about communication Acute Stress Reaction - Reaction to stress that occurs during a stressful situation. Delayed Stress Reaction - Also known as PTSD, can be triggered by a specific event but psychological effects may not present until days, months, or even years later. Characterized by nightmares, feelings of detachment, irritability, sleep difficulties, or problems with concentration. Cumulative Stress Reaction - This reaction, also known as, "burnout," results from sustained low-level stressors and develop over a period of years. scope of practice - -the actions and care that an EMT is legally allowed to perform, as typically defined by state laws -cant do what's outside your practice standard of care - the care that should be provided for any level of training based on local laws, administrative orders, and guidelines and protocols established by the local EMS system duty to act - to care for a patient who needs it Good Samaritan Law - Provides limited protection to someone who voluntarily chooses to provide first aid Informed implied expressed minor involuntary - what are the 5 types of consent Informed consent - consent given by the patient who is made aware of any procedure to be performed, its risks, expected outcomes, and alternatives Expressed consent - consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well-being Implied consent - Type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that he or she would want treatment. Minor consent - permission obtained from a parent or legal guardian for emergency treatment of a minor or a mentally incompetent adult Involuntary consent - consent to treatment granted by the authority of a court order. Advanced directive - written in advanced instru