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Medical Direction - correct answer Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by
the Medical Director.
Protocols - correct answer lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in
different situations. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system
Offline Direction - correct answer consists of standing orders issued by the medical director
that allows EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking
to the medical director or another physician.
Online Direction - correct answer consists of orders from the on-duty physician given directly
to an EMT-B in the field by radio or telephone.
Standing Orders - correct answer A policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that
authorizes EMT-Bs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations.
HEPA Mask - correct answer High Efficiency Particulate Air respirator; used for patients with
suspected TB; worn by the EMT provider to prevent airborne transmission
Hepatitis B - correct answer infectious inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus
(HBV) that is transmitted sexually or by exposure to contaminated blood or body fluid
Hepatitis C - correct answer inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus,
transmitted by exposure to infected blood (rarely contracted sexually)
Tuberculosis - correct answer Infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most commonly affects the respiratory system and causes
inflammation and calcification of the system.
Acute Stress - correct answer short term ; fight or flight response ; effects disappear quickly
after it is over
Scope of Practice - correct answer What we are allowed to do or trained to do
Standard Care - correct answer the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person should
exercise under the same or similar circumstances
Duty to Act - correct answer an obligation to provide care to a patient
Good Samaritan - correct answer a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of
trouble
Expressed Consent - correct answer Permission that must be obtained from every conscious,
mentally competent adult before emergency treatment may be provided
Implied Consent - correct answer The consent it is presumed a patient or patient's parent or
gaurdian would give if they could, such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be
contacted when care is needed.
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Treatment of a Minor - correct answer Must be given by legal guardian
Involuntary - correct answer Mentally incompetent person
Advanced Directive - correct answer a legal document prepared by a living, competent adult to
provide guidance to the health care team if the individual should become unable to make
decisions regarding his or her medical care; may also be called a living will or durable power of
attorney for health care
Polst - correct answer Physicians orders for life sustaining treatment. May include order for DO
NOT RESUSCITATE
PCR - correct answer Prehospital care report
Emergency Move - correct answer a move made when there is an immediate danger to the
patient.
Urgent Move - correct answer Move used if a scne factor causes a decline in patient's
condition, or if the treatment of a patient requires a move.
Non urgent move - correct answer No immediate threat to life, are carried out in such a way as
to prevent injury and to avoid discomfort and pain.
bariatric stretcher - correct answer Stretcher for obese patients
scoop stretcher - correct answer this cot splits in tow or four sections, so it can be used where
larger stretchers cannot fit.
basket stretcher - correct answer designed to surround and protect the patient, this stretcher
is used to move a patient from one level to another to over rough terrain.
flexible stretcher - correct answer made of canvas or rubberized or other flexible material,
often with wooden slats sewn into pockets and three carrying handles on each side. can be
useful in restricted areas or narrow hallways
anatomical planes - correct answer 1. coronal (vertical cut into front and back halves) 2.
transverse (horizontal cut into upper and lower) 3. sagittal (vertical cut into left and right
halves)
fowler position - correct answer a bed sitting position with the head of the bed raised to 45
degrees
semi fowler position - correct answer the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees; or the head of
the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised 15 degrees
shock position - correct answer feet elevated 12 inches higher than head
anterior - correct answer Toward the Front
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posterior - correct answer Toward the back
superior - correct answer toward the head or above point of reference
inferior - correct answer away from the head or below point of reference
dorsal - correct answer Toward the back/spine
ventral - correct answer Toward the front/ belly
medial - correct answer Toward center of body
lateral - correct answer Away from center of body
bilateral - correct answer Both sides
unilateral - correct answer One side
ipsilateral - correct answer Same side
contralateral - correct answer opposite side
proximal - correct answer Near the point of reference
distal - correct answer Far from point of reference
mid clavicular - correct answer the line through the center of the clavical
mid axillary - correct answer line drawn veritcally from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
plantar - correct answer Sole of foot
palmar - correct answer Palm of hand
quadrants of the abdomen - correct answer Describing where an abdominal organ or pain is
located is made easier by dividing the abdomen into four imaginary quadrants.
*Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
*Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
*Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
*Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
vertebrae - correct answer the 33 bones of the spinal column
Ribs - correct answer Vertebrosternal = 'True ribs" -ribs 1-7 attach directly to the sternum
through their costal cartilage. Vertebrochondral = "False ribs" =ribs 8-10 costal cartilage
Medical Direction - correct answer Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by
the Medical Director.
Protocols - correct answer lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in
different situations. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system
Offline Direction - correct answer consists of standing orders issued by the medical director
that allows EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking
to the medical director or another physician.
Online Direction - correct answer consists of orders from the on-duty physician given directly
to an EMT-B in the field by radio or telephone.
Standing Orders - correct answer A policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that
authorizes EMT-Bs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations.
HEPA Mask - correct answer High Efficiency Particulate Air respirator; used for patients with
suspected TB; worn by the EMT provider to prevent airborne transmission
Hepatitis B - correct answer infectious inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus
(HBV) that is transmitted sexually or by exposure to contaminated blood or body fluid
Hepatitis C - correct answer inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus,
transmitted by exposure to infected blood (rarely contracted sexually)
Tuberculosis - correct answer Infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most commonly affects the respiratory system and causes
inflammation and calcification of the system.
Acute Stress - correct answer short term ; fight or flight response ; effects disappear quickly
after it is over
Scope of Practice - correct answer What we are allowed to do or trained to do
Standard Care - correct answer the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person should
exercise under the same or similar circumstances
Duty to Act - correct answer an obligation to provide care to a patient
Good Samaritan - correct answer a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of
trouble
Expressed Consent - correct answer Permission that must be obtained from every conscious,
mentally competent adult before emergency treatment may be provided
Implied Consent - correct answer The consent it is presumed a patient or patient's parent or
gaurdian would give if they could, such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be
contacted when care is needed.
,NREMT - Everything you need to know.
Treatment of a Minor - correct answer Must be given by legal guardian
Involuntary - correct answer Mentally incompetent person
Advanced Directive - correct answer a legal document prepared by a living, competent adult to
provide guidance to the health care team if the individual should become unable to make
decisions regarding his or her medical care; may also be called a living will or durable power of
attorney for health care
Polst - correct answer Physicians orders for life sustaining treatment. May include order for DO
NOT RESUSCITATE
PCR - correct answer Prehospital care report
Emergency Move - correct answer a move made when there is an immediate danger to the
patient.
Urgent Move - correct answer Move used if a scne factor causes a decline in patient's
condition, or if the treatment of a patient requires a move.
Non urgent move - correct answer No immediate threat to life, are carried out in such a way as
to prevent injury and to avoid discomfort and pain.
bariatric stretcher - correct answer Stretcher for obese patients
scoop stretcher - correct answer this cot splits in tow or four sections, so it can be used where
larger stretchers cannot fit.
basket stretcher - correct answer designed to surround and protect the patient, this stretcher
is used to move a patient from one level to another to over rough terrain.
flexible stretcher - correct answer made of canvas or rubberized or other flexible material,
often with wooden slats sewn into pockets and three carrying handles on each side. can be
useful in restricted areas or narrow hallways
anatomical planes - correct answer 1. coronal (vertical cut into front and back halves) 2.
transverse (horizontal cut into upper and lower) 3. sagittal (vertical cut into left and right
halves)
fowler position - correct answer a bed sitting position with the head of the bed raised to 45
degrees
semi fowler position - correct answer the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees; or the head of
the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised 15 degrees
shock position - correct answer feet elevated 12 inches higher than head
anterior - correct answer Toward the Front
, NREMT - Everything you need to know.
posterior - correct answer Toward the back
superior - correct answer toward the head or above point of reference
inferior - correct answer away from the head or below point of reference
dorsal - correct answer Toward the back/spine
ventral - correct answer Toward the front/ belly
medial - correct answer Toward center of body
lateral - correct answer Away from center of body
bilateral - correct answer Both sides
unilateral - correct answer One side
ipsilateral - correct answer Same side
contralateral - correct answer opposite side
proximal - correct answer Near the point of reference
distal - correct answer Far from point of reference
mid clavicular - correct answer the line through the center of the clavical
mid axillary - correct answer line drawn veritcally from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
plantar - correct answer Sole of foot
palmar - correct answer Palm of hand
quadrants of the abdomen - correct answer Describing where an abdominal organ or pain is
located is made easier by dividing the abdomen into four imaginary quadrants.
*Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
*Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
*Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
*Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
vertebrae - correct answer the 33 bones of the spinal column
Ribs - correct answer Vertebrosternal = 'True ribs" -ribs 1-7 attach directly to the sternum
through their costal cartilage. Vertebrochondral = "False ribs" =ribs 8-10 costal cartilage
