EMR, Chapter 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+

EMR, Chapter 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+ What is an "EMR"? The first medically trained person to arrive on the scene of an emergency Who are the main people who take care of your initial care after an emergency? Emergency Medical Technicians, Nurses, Physicians, Other Allied Health Professionals Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More Who usually receives the telephone call reporting an incident? Emergency Response Communications Center or Public Safety Answering Point What is a reason why problems might come up during an EMS operation? A lack of coordination between resources & personnel P.S.A.P. Public Safety Answering Point What might an emergency response communications center be? A fire, police, or EMS agency, a 9-1-1 center, or a 7-digit emergency telephone # used by one or all of the emergency agencies How does dispatch usually occur? Pager, Radio, Telephone, Computer, Other means What is a key survival factor for people in cardiac arrest? The length of time between when the heartbeat stops & when manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation starts C.P.R. Cardiopulmonary Resusciation A properly equipped vehicle & the EMT staff that staff it make up a what...? A Basic Life Support unit B.L.S. Basic Life Support Who continues the care begun by EMRs? EMTs What do EMTs do? Stabilize the patient's condition further than the EMTs have done, & prepare the patient for transport to the emergency department of the hospital BLS services are provided by whom? EMTs E.M.T. Emergency Medical Technician A.L.S. Advanced Life Support What might a patient receive in addition to BLS services? ALS services How many hours of training has an EMT completed? At least 150 hours Who provides Advanced Life Support? Paramedics Why do paramedics receive so many more additional hours of training? So they can: Administer intravenous fluids & certain medications, defibrillation, & place airway tubes How many more hours of additional training do paramedics receive in addition to their BLS skills & knowledge of EMTs? At least 1,000 hours Defibrillation The administration of an electric shock to the heart of a patient who is experiencing a highly irregular heartbeat What is a highly irregular heartbeat also known as? Ventricular Fibrillation I.V. Fluids Intravenous Fluids Can defibrillation be done by am EMT or EMR? Yes, if they are specially trained What is the name of the special airway tube paramedics use to keep the patient's airway open? Endotracheal Tube A.E.M.T. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician What are AEMTs able to perform? Limited ALS skills How many hours of training do AEMTs complete, at the very least? 300 hours Who do AEMTs work with? Either alone, or with a paramedic on an ALS unit Where does a patient's 3rd contact with the EMS system usually occur? The hospital - Primarily the emergency department What is taught in the EMR class? Airway Maintenance; Bleeding Control; Prevention, Recognition, & Treatment of shock