CH. 1-6 Emergency Care in the
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Define Critical Incident?
an incident that overwhelms the ability of an EMS worker or system to cope with the experience, either
at the scene or later.
A formal critical incident stress debriefing (CISD):
is usually coordinated by one or more professional counselors 24 to 72 hours after an incident that is
causing persistent symptoms in personnel.
Define Regression?
a return to an earlier age level of behavior or emotional adjustment during a crisis situation.
A man having a possible heart attack redirects his anger away from his condition and toward the
paramedic is called:
Displacement
According to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, the keys to controlling body weight include:
eating fewer calories while increasing physical activity.
As a part of your personal health assessment, you should:
consider hereditary factors that can impact your health.
Define Burnout?
the exhaustion of physical or emotional strength.
Signs of PTSD?
-trouble getting incident out of thoughts
-flashbacks of incident
-appetite is not the same after incident
-laugh or cry for no good reason (after incident)
-withdrawing form coworkers or family
Define Delayed stress reaction?
,reaction to stress that occurs after a stressful situation.
During an emergency call, you begin experiencing a significant amount of anxiety. The patient's family
is present and the patient's condition is critical. You should:
take deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth
Primary prevention focuses on:
Keeping an injury or illness from occurring.
What is the stages of grieving?
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Most of a patient's psychological stress responses to an illness or injury are:
Not under his or her conscious control.
Define Distress?
Negative or injurious stress.
Part of your therapeutic role as a paramedic includes:
maintaining a calm and confident attitude.
Define Secondary Prevention?
Reducing the effects of an injury or illness that has already happened.
Signs and symptoms of cumulative stress include:
insomnia or hypersomnia.
Standard precautions differ from universal precautions in that standard precautions:
are designed to approach all body fluids as being potentially infectious.
The ability to remain calm and think clearly when everything else is in disarray is a trait of:
professionalism.
Define Projection?
The attribution of one's own behavior or feelings to others.
Define Eustress?
, The kind of stress that motivates an individual to achieve.
The leading cause of death in the United States is:
Heart Disease
The MOST common of all hereditary risk factors are:
Heart disease and cancer
The MOST effective injury prevention program is one that is:
broad and ongoing.
Define Injury Surveillance?
The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of injury data essential to the planning,
implementation, and evaluation of public health practice
Outcome Objectives state what?
the intended effect of the program on participants or on the community i such terms as the participants'
increased knowledge, changed behaviors or attitudes, or decreased injury rates.
Define Public Health?
the practice of preventing disease and promoting good health within groups of people.
When a patient calls EMS for an apparent non-life-threatening condition, the paramedic should:
recall that what he or she considers to be a non-emergency may be very emergent to the patient.
When lifting, the paramedic should spread his or her legs _____________ apart.
shoulder with
When you enter a situation in which everyone is under stress, it is important to remember that:
there is no guarantee that people are going to behave appropriately.
Signs of Impending Burnout?
-lack of desire to report to work
-chronic fatigue or irritability
-decreased ability to concentrate
-emotional instability
Streets
Define Critical Incident?
an incident that overwhelms the ability of an EMS worker or system to cope with the experience, either
at the scene or later.
A formal critical incident stress debriefing (CISD):
is usually coordinated by one or more professional counselors 24 to 72 hours after an incident that is
causing persistent symptoms in personnel.
Define Regression?
a return to an earlier age level of behavior or emotional adjustment during a crisis situation.
A man having a possible heart attack redirects his anger away from his condition and toward the
paramedic is called:
Displacement
According to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, the keys to controlling body weight include:
eating fewer calories while increasing physical activity.
As a part of your personal health assessment, you should:
consider hereditary factors that can impact your health.
Define Burnout?
the exhaustion of physical or emotional strength.
Signs of PTSD?
-trouble getting incident out of thoughts
-flashbacks of incident
-appetite is not the same after incident
-laugh or cry for no good reason (after incident)
-withdrawing form coworkers or family
Define Delayed stress reaction?
,reaction to stress that occurs after a stressful situation.
During an emergency call, you begin experiencing a significant amount of anxiety. The patient's family
is present and the patient's condition is critical. You should:
take deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth
Primary prevention focuses on:
Keeping an injury or illness from occurring.
What is the stages of grieving?
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Most of a patient's psychological stress responses to an illness or injury are:
Not under his or her conscious control.
Define Distress?
Negative or injurious stress.
Part of your therapeutic role as a paramedic includes:
maintaining a calm and confident attitude.
Define Secondary Prevention?
Reducing the effects of an injury or illness that has already happened.
Signs and symptoms of cumulative stress include:
insomnia or hypersomnia.
Standard precautions differ from universal precautions in that standard precautions:
are designed to approach all body fluids as being potentially infectious.
The ability to remain calm and think clearly when everything else is in disarray is a trait of:
professionalism.
Define Projection?
The attribution of one's own behavior or feelings to others.
Define Eustress?
, The kind of stress that motivates an individual to achieve.
The leading cause of death in the United States is:
Heart Disease
The MOST common of all hereditary risk factors are:
Heart disease and cancer
The MOST effective injury prevention program is one that is:
broad and ongoing.
Define Injury Surveillance?
The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of injury data essential to the planning,
implementation, and evaluation of public health practice
Outcome Objectives state what?
the intended effect of the program on participants or on the community i such terms as the participants'
increased knowledge, changed behaviors or attitudes, or decreased injury rates.
Define Public Health?
the practice of preventing disease and promoting good health within groups of people.
When a patient calls EMS for an apparent non-life-threatening condition, the paramedic should:
recall that what he or she considers to be a non-emergency may be very emergent to the patient.
When lifting, the paramedic should spread his or her legs _____________ apart.
shoulder with
When you enter a situation in which everyone is under stress, it is important to remember that:
there is no guarantee that people are going to behave appropriately.
Signs of Impending Burnout?
-lack of desire to report to work
-chronic fatigue or irritability
-decreased ability to concentrate
-emotional instability
