EMS 131 Final Exam Terms Questions and Answers 100% Pass

EMS 131 Final Exam Terms Questions and Answers 100% Pass Medical Director - The physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for medical direction, or oversight of the patient-care aspects of the EMS system Medical Direction - oversight of the patient-care aspects of the EMS system Protocols - list of steps for assessment and interventions to be performed in different situations Designated Agent - An EMT at a basic or advanced level with the authority to give medications and provide emergency care Standing Orders - a policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations Off-Line medical direction: - Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or another physician. Online Medical Direction: - Orders from the on-duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone. Pathogens: - Organisms that cause infections, such as viruses and bacteria causing diseases 2© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Standard Precautions: - Equipment and procedures that protect you from the blood and body fluids of the patient Contamination: - The introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials. Who is charged with developing EMS Standards nationally and assisting states in upgrading their quality of prehospital emergency care? - Department of Transportation Types of hepatitis, what it effects in the body and which one can live for several days on dried blood? - Causes inflammation of the liver Hep A: acquired through contact with food or water contaminated with stool Hep B and C: acquired through contact with blood or other bodily fluids Hep B can live for many days in dried blood Tuberculosis - Where is found in the body, what are the signs and symptoms? - An infection that sometimes settles in the lungs and that in some cases can be fatal. Can be spread through the air. Main symptom is productive dry cough. What is the Ryan White CARE act? - (C)omprehensive (A)IDS (R)esources (E)mergency CARE Mandates a procedure by which emergency response personnel can seek to find out if they have been exposed to potentially life-threatening disease while providing patient care. 3© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Acute Stress: - often linked to catastrophes, such as a large-scale natural disaster, plane crash, etc. Signs and symptoms will develop simultaneously or within a very short time following the incident Delayed stress: - (PTSD) can be triggered by a specific incident; however, signs and symptoms might not be present for days, months, or even years later Cumulative stress: - (Burnout) is not triggered by a single critical incident, but instead results from sustained, recurring low-level stressors What is proper lifting technique? - Position feet properly shoulder-width apart Use your legs not your back Never turn or twist Do not compensate when lifting with one hand Keep the weight as close as possible to your body (use a chair when carrying down the stairs) Emergent/Emergency moves - 3 situations that may require the use of an emergency move: The scene is hazardous Care of life-threatening conditions requiring repositioning You must reach other patients Urgent Moves: - The required treatment can be performed only if the patient is moved. Factors at the scene cause patient decline. 4© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED *Patients with spine/suspected spine injuries need to be placed in C-spine precautions with a c-collar and on a spine board. What do you do to treat for shock? - Scope of practice: - The collective set of regulations and ethical considerations Standard of care: - the care that would be expected to be provided by an EMT with similar training when caring for a patient in a similar situation 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: - In the case of an unconscious patient (or physically or mentally incapacitated but in need of emergency care), consent may be assumed. In Loco Parentis: - in place of a parent, indicating a person who may give consent for care of a child when the parents are not present or able to give consent Do not resuscitate orders (DNR): - A legal document signed by the patient and his physician which state that the patient has a terminal illn