EMT Readiness Exam (TCC) (Answered) Verified Solution

EMT Readiness Exam (TCC) (Answered) Verified Solution scope of practice The range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by EMS provider standard of care care that should be provided for any level of training, what is expected of you Duty to Act EMR have duty to provide care while on duty Negligence failure to provide expected standard of care 4 things of negligence duty of care breach of duty causation damages Good Samaritan Law series of state laws designed to protect care providers if they deliver care in good faith, to their level of training, and best of abilities Battery unlawful physical contact Assault verbal threat of harm, no physical contact Types of consent Expressed, implied, informed expressed consent competent patient decision to accept care Implied consent assumes patient who lacks capacity/competency to provide his own consent informed consent consent given by patients after informed of care being suggested prone face down supine face up Fowler's position a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and 60 degrees Semi-Fowler's Position client lies supine with head of bed elevated approx 30 degrees and knees may be slightly elevated (about 15 degrees) left lateral recumbent position laying on left side Right lateral recumbent position laying on right side tripod position person sitting forward with hands on knees Superior above or over top of Inferior Below or toward feet Lateral Side of body/away from the midline of the body Medial toward the midline Anterior front of the body Posterior back of body Transfer of Care only release the patient to personnel with equal or higher medical training than yourself. Document all steps of this process body language Communication of information through body positions and gestures. nonverbal communication body language, eye contact, and gestures Lifting techniques extremity lift- 1 lifts arms/1lifts legs log roll- move from prone to supine direct carry- move from bed to stretcher power lift- lift patient on cot direct-ground lift- 3 rescuers move from ground to stretcher body mechanics -Feet position properly, left with legs not back, bend at knees, keep weight as close to you as possible (powerlift) -Clothing drag, blanket drag, shoulder drag, strap drag used for emergent moves most common cause of airway obstruction the tongue; foreign objects or other way How to open patients airway? head tilt-chin lift, modified jaw thrust(trauma) Choking (Airway Obstruction) for ADULT/pediatric(child) abdominal thrusts; if unresponsive call 911, CPR, check airway and perform 2 rescue breaths Choking (Airway Obstruction) for INFANT face down on forearm(head lower than trunk), deliver 5 back blows; if it doesn't work turn over on back with head lower than the trunk and deliver 5 chest thrusts with 2 or 3 fingers; Unresponsive: chess compressions, after each set open airway and check for any objects, perform 2 rescue breaths Muscularskeletal system