EMT Vocabulary with Complete Solutions

Auscultation - ANSWER-to listen Bradycardia - ANSWER-slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) Cyanosis (cyanotic) - ANSWER-Bluish/gray skin color due to lack of oxygen Diastolic - ANSWER-Bottom number in a blood pressure; when the heart is relaxing hyper - ANSWER-high hypo - ANSWER-low PEARL - ANSWER-Pneumonic used to evaluate a patient's pupils - Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light Perfusion - ANSWER-The circulation of blood through an organ Sphygmomanometer - ANSWER-Blood pressure cuff gauge Systolic - ANSWER-Top number in a blood pressure; when the heart is contracting Tachycardia - ANSWER-Heart rate greater than 100 bpm Anterior/Ventral - ANSWER-Front of the body Arteriole - ANSWER-Smallest part of the artery; separates the artery and the capillary Distal - ANSWER-Farther away from the point of attachment on the body Inferior - ANSWER-Below, lower part of the body Lateral - ANSWER-Farther away from the midline of the body Medial - ANSWER-Closer to the midline of the body Metacarpals - ANSWER-Bones that make up the hand Metatarsals - ANSWER-Bones that make up the feet Posterior/Dorsal - ANSWER-Back of the body Prone - ANSWER-Laying on the stomach Proximal - ANSWER-Closer to the point of attachment Superior - ANSWER-Above; top part of the body Supine - ANSWER-Laying on your back; spine Venuole - ANSWER-Smallest part of the vein; between the capillaries and veins Abandonment - ANSWER-To leave a patient without handing care over to someone of equal or higher level of training. Also leaving the patient without consent of the patient. Actual Consent - ANSWER-A patient actually gives you permission to treat them. Expressed consent. Consent - ANSWER-Permission to treat. Every conscious, mentally competent adult. HIPAA - ANSWER-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - patient privacy laws Implied Consent - ANSWER-Consent given when the patient in unconscious or can't communicate. Assumed consent. In Loco Parentis - ANSWER-"In place of Parents" - person designated to give consent for treatment Negligence - ANSWER-Failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act and you caused harm to the patient. Something not done or something done wrong Standard of Care - ANSWER-The minimum accepted levels of care to be provided - outlined in your protocols. Standing Orders - ANSWER-Treatments you provide a patient based on their medical condition - allergic reaction get Epinephrine Tort - ANSWER-Legal action due to negligence of the EMT when providing care. "You might end up in court" Due Regard - ANSWER-Operating an emergency vehicle in a safe manner aspiration - ANSWER-Vomit or other substance getting into a patient's lungs atelectasis - ANSWER-Break down of the alveoli from high levels of oxygen administration.