EMERGENCY CARE 13TH EDITION CHAPTERS 1-39 GLOSSARY TERMS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

EMERGENCY CARE 13TH EDITION
CHAPTERS 1-39 GLOSSARY TERMS
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
DesignatedTAgentT-TcorrectTanswer-
AnTEMTTorTotherTpersonTauthorizedTbyTaTMedicalTDirectorTtoTgiveTmedicationsTandTprovideTemergencyTcar
e.TTheTtransferTofTsuchTauthorizationTtoTaTdesignatedTagentTisTanTextensionTofTtheTMedicalTDirector'sTlicen
seTtoTpracticeTmedicine



Evidence-BasedT-TcorrectTanswer-
DescriptionTofTmedicalTtechniquesTorTpracticesTthatTareTsupportedTbyTscientificTevidenceTofTtheirTsafetyTan
dTefficacy,TratherTthanTmerelyTbyTsuppositionTandTtradition



MedicalTDirectionT-TcorrectTanswer-
OversightTofTtheTpatientTcareTaspectsTofTanTEMSTsystemTbyTtheTMedicalTDirector



911TSystemT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATsystemTforTtelephoneTaccessTtoTreportTemergencies.TATdispatcherTtakesTtheTinformationTandTalertsTEMST
orTtheTfireTorTpoliceTdepartmentsTasTneeded.TEnhancedT911ThasTtheTadditionalTcapabilityTofTautomaticallTi
dentifyingTtheTcaller'sTphoneTnumberTandTlocation



Off-LineTMedicalTDirectionT-TcorrectTanswer-
StandingTordersTissuedTbyTtheTMedicalTDirectorTthatTallowTEMTsTtoTgiveTcertainTmedicationsTorTperformTce
rtainTproceduresTwithoutTspeakingTtoTtheTMedicalTDirectorTorTanotherTphysician



On-LineTMedicalTDirectionT-TcorrectTanswer-OrdersTfromTtheTon-
dutyTphysicianTgivenTdirectlyTtoTanTEMTTinTtheTfieldTbyTradioTorTtelephone



PatientTOutcomesT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTlong-termTsurvivalTofTpatients



ProtocolsT-TcorrectTanswer-
listTofTsteps,TsuchTasTassessmentsTandTinterventions,TtoTbeTtakenTinTdifferentTsituations.TProtocolsTareTdeve
lopedTbyTtheTMedicalTDirectorTofTanTEMSTsystem

,QualityTImprovementT-TcorrectTanswer-ATprocessTofTcontinuousTself-
reviewTwithTtheTpurposeTofTidentifyingTandTcorrectingTaspectsTofTtheTsystemTthatTrequireTimprovement



StandingTOrdersT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATpolicyTorTprotocolTissuedTbyTaTMedicalTDirectorTthatTauthorizesTEMTsTandTothersTtoTperformTparticularTs
killsTinTcertainTsituations



ContaminationT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTintroductionTofTdangerousTchemicals,TdiseaseTorTinfectiousTmaterials



CriticalTIncidentTStressTManagementT(CISM)T-TcorrectTanswer-
ATcomprehensiveTsystemTthatTincludesTeducationTandTresourcesTtoTbothTpreventTstressTandTtoTdealTwithTst
ressTappropriatelyTwhenTitToccurs



DecontaminationT-TcorrectTanswer-
TheTremovalTorTcleaningTofTdangerousTchemicalsTandTotherTdangerousTorTinfectiousTmaterials



HazardousTMaterialTIncidentT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTreleaseTofTaTharmfulTsubstanceTintoTtheTenvironment



Multiple-CasualtyTIncidentT(MCI)T-TcorrectTanswer-AnTemergencyTinvolvingTmultipleTpatients



PathogensT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTorganismsTthatTcauseTinfection,TsuchTasTvirusesTandTbacteria



PersonalTProtectiveTEquipmentT(PPE)T-TcorrectTanswer-
EquipmentTthatTprotectsTtheTEMSTworkerTfromTinfectionTand/orTexposureTtoTtheTdangersTofTrescueToperat
ions



StandardTPrecautionsT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATstrictTformTofTinfectionTcontrolTthatTisTbasedTonTtheTassumptionTthatTallTbloodTandTotherTbodyTfluidsTareT
infectious



StressT-TcorrectTanswer-ATstateTofTphysicalTand/orTpsychologicalTarousalTtoTaTstimulus

,BariatricT-TcorrectTanswer-HavingTtoTdoTwithTpatientsTwhoTareTsignificantlyToverweightTorTobese



BodyTMechanicsT-TcorrectTanswer-
TheTproperTuseTofTtheTbodyTtoTfacilitateTliftingTandTmovingTandTpreventTinjury



DirectTCarryT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATmethodTofTtransferringTaTpatientTfromTbedTtoTstretcher,TduringTwhichTtwoTorTmoreTrescuersTcurlTtheTpati
entTtoTtheirTchestsTthenTreverseTtheTprocessTtoTlowerTtheTpatientTtoTtheTstretcher



DirectTGroundTLiftT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATmethodTofTliftingTandTcarryingTaTpatientTfromTgroundTlevelTtoTaTstretcherTinTwhichTtwoTorTmoreTrescuersT
kneel,TcurlTtheTpatientTtoTtheirTchests,Tstand,TthenTreverseTtheTprocessTtoTlowerTtheTpatientTtoTaTstretcher



Draw-SheetTMethodT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATmethodTofTtransferringTaTpatientTfromTbedTtoTaTstretcherTbyTgraspingTandTpullingTtheTloosenedTbottomTs
heetTofTtheTbed



ExtremityTLiftT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATmethodTofTliftingTandTcarryingTaTpatientTduringTwhichToneTrescuerTslipsThandsTunderTtheTarmpitsTandTgr
aspsTtheTpatientsTknees



PowerTGripT-TcorrectTanswer-
GrippingTwithTasTmuchThasndTsurfaceTasTpossibleTinTcontactTwithTtheTobjectTbeingTlifted,TallTfigersTbentTatTt
heTsameTangleTandThandsTatTleastT10TinchesTapartT(palmsTup)



PowerTLiftT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATliftTfromTaTsquattingTpositionTwithTweightTtoTbeTliftedTcloseTtoTtheTbody,TfeetTapartTandTflatTonTtheTgroun
d,TbodyweightTonTorTjustTbehindTtheTballsTofTtheTfeet,TandTbackTlockedTin.TTheTupperTbodyTisTraisedTbeforeT
theThips.TAlsoTcalledTtheTsquat-liftTposition.



AbandonmentT-TcorrectTanswer-
LeavingTtheTpatientTafterTcareThasTbeenTinitiatedTandTbeforeTtheTpatientThasTbeenTtransferredTtoTsomeone
TwithTequalTorTgreaterTmedicalTtraining

, AdvanceTDirectiveT-TcorrectTanswer-ATDNRTorder,TinstructionsTwrittenTinTadvanceTofTanTevent



AssaultT-TcorrectTanswer-PlacingTaTpersonTinTfearTofTbodilyTharm



BatteryT-TcorrectTanswer-CausingTbodilyTharmTtoTorTrestrainingTaTperson



ConfidentialityT-TcorrectTanswer-
TheTobligationTnotTtoTrevealTinformationTobtainedTaboutTaTpatientTexceptTtoTotherThealthTcareTprofession
alsTinvolvedTinTtheTpatient'sTcareTorTunderTsubpoenaTorTinTaTcourtTofTlawTorTwhenTtheTpatientThasTsignedTaT
releaseTofTconfidentiality



ConsentT-TcorrectTanswer-PermissionTfromTtheTpatientTforTcareTforTotherTactionTbyTtheTEMT



AbdominalTQuadrantsT-TcorrectTanswer-
FourTdivisionsTofTtheTabdomenTusedTtoTpinpointTtheTlocationTofTaTpainTorTinjury.TTheTrightTupperTquadrantT
(RUQ),TtheTleftTupperTquadrantT(LUQ)TtheTrightTlowerTquadrantT(RLQ)TandTleftTlowerTquadrantT(LLQ)



AnatomicTPositionT-TcorrectTanswer-
TheTstandardTreferenceTpositionTforTtheTbodyTinTtheTstudyTofTanatomy.TInTthisTposition,TtheTbodyTisTstandin
gTerect,TfacingTtheTobserver,TwithTarmsTdownTatTtheTsidesTandTtehTpalmsTofTtheThandsTforward



AnatomyT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTstudyTofTbodyTstructure



AnteriorT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTfrontTofTtheTbodyTorTbodyTpart



BilateralT-TcorrectTanswer-onTbothTsides



CombiningTFormT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATwordTrootTwithTanTaddedTvowelTthatTcanTbeTjoinedTwithTotherTwords,TrootsTorTsuffixesTtoTformTaTnewTwo
rd.TForTexample,TtheTcombiningTformTtherm/oTtoTmeterTmakesTthermometer