EMR Final Review| 100 Questions With 100% Correct Answers.

Primary responsibilities of an EMR - Ensure safety of self/others, gain access to patient, check for life-threatening conditions, summon/assist more advanced medical personnel, provide care for the patient. Indirect medical control - Standing orders, procedures performed according to normal protocol Advance directive - Written instructions that documents the patient's wishes if they are unable to communicate. Example: DNR Trip sheet - Another name for a prehospital care report. Pinch the glove near the wrist on the palm side of the hand - The first step in removing disposable gloves. Standard precautions - "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it" Ensure scene safety (of self and others) - First step when arriving on the scene of an emergency. 360-degree assessment -Looking in all directions for possible dangers Where to park your ambulance - 50 feet away to help re-direct traffic, 100 feet away if there is a fire, 2000 feet away for a HAZMAT incident Do not disturb items in a crime scene. - When taking care of a victim in a possible crime scene, be sure to remember this. Biohazard container - An engineering control used to collect contaminated itemsHow diseases are spread (and example) - Direct contact (HIV), indirect contact (Hepatitis), respiratory droplet (TB), vector-borne (Malaria)