EMS system Correct Ans - network of trained professionals equipment
and resources for providing Emergency Care
4 T's of emergency care Correct Ans - Triage
Treatment
Transport
Transfer
Brain Resus is not effective after X length time Correct Ans - 4 mins to
BLS CPR and 8 Mins to ALS / Defib
Fixed wing transport Distance Correct Ans - Greater than 320 km
Tertiary Trauma Centre Correct Ans - Provincially Funded with
Regional Referral, 24 hour available trauma response team
Distract Trauma Centre Correct Ans - Functions in smaller
communities, with 24hour trauma response team
Primary trauma Centre Correct Ans - Smaller rural medical centre that
performs initial triage.
QA and CQI Correct Ans - Quality Assurance and Continued Quality
Improvement
Professionalism Correct Ans - The conduct or qualities that optimally
characterize a practitioner in a particular field or occupation
Professional Attributes Correct Ans - Attitudes, leadership, Integrity,
Empathy ,Self- Motivation, Appearance, Self- Confidence, Communication,
Time management, Teamwork, respect, Patient Advocacy, Careful Delivery or
service and Continued professional Development.
Well Being of Paramedic Correct Ans - Essential to top Notch
performance. Take care of physical, mental and emotional health
, Infectious disease Correct Ans - Caused by pathogen (bacteria or
virus) which may be spread person to person
Incubation period Correct Ans - the time between contact with a
disease organism and the appearance of the first symptoms.
Min BSI available on-car Correct Ans - Gloves, masks + eyewear, HEPA
and N95 Respirators, Gowns, disposable resusc equip for ventilation
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) Correct Ans -
Transmission: aids or HIV effected blood, semen or vaginal fluids, blood
transfusions, mothers may pass to unborn children. Incubation months to
years
Hep BC, Correct Ans - transmission: Blood, stool or other body fluids +
contaminated objects. Incubation: 2-6 weeks
Tuberculosis Correct Ans - Respiratory Secretions, airborne or on
contaminated objects - transmission 2-6 weeks
Meningitis, bacterial Correct Ans - oral, nasal secretions. incubation =
2-10 days
Pneumonia - bacterial and viral Correct Ans - oral and nasal
secretions, incubation several days
Influenza Correct Ans - airborne droplets or direct contact with body
fluids. incubation 1-3 days
staphylococcal skin infections Correct Ans - contact with open wounds
or sores or objects, incubation = several days
chicken pox (varicella) Correct Ans - airborne droplets or open sores,
incubation = days
German Measles (Rubella) Correct Ans - airborne droplets. mothers
may disease to unborn children. incubation = 10-12 days
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