EMT Ch. 1-3| Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified

EMR - Emergency Medical Responder, the basic form of EMS, they can only perform the bare minimum EMT - Emergency Medical Technician, Allowed to administer basic EMS and a few medications types of medication a EMT can administer - Oxygen, Oral glucose....They can also "assist" the patient with medications they may normally take Paramedic - Most advanced form of pre-hospital care. What are a few types of specialty facilities? - Trauma center, Burn center, Obstetric, Pediatric, Poison, Stroke, Cardiac, Hyperbaric, Spine, and Psychiatric E-911 - Enhanced 911 system that displays information such as name and address for the number calling 911. What is highest priority when first arriving at a scene? - The safety of yourself and your fellow EMS personnel Primary Assessment - Initial on-scene assessment of the patient. determine the patients level of consciousness. (A & 0 x4) Secondary Assessment - The in-depth, full-body inspection of the patient. (Hands-on) Pay attention to any change in condition between the 2 assessments Transfer of Care - only release the patient to personnel with equal or higher medical training than yourself. Document all steps of this process