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Define Plaintiff? - correct answers-the person who brings a legal action against another person. It is MOST important for the paramedic to exercise extreme care when using medical abbreviations because: - correct answers-many abbreviations have more than one meaning. What is MOLST orders? - correct answers-Like DNR but more expansive. Such as addressing intubation, feeding tubes, antibiotics, and palliative care. Most lawsuits against EMS providers result from: - correct answers-ambulance col...

Medial Direction - correct answers-Direction given to an EMS service or provider by a physician. Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICUs) - correct answers-An early title given to an ambulance-style unit. Off-line Medical Control - correct answers-Medical direction given through a set of protocols, policies, and/or standards. Online Medical Control - correct answers-Medical direction given in real time to an EMS service or provider. Parameters - correct answers-Outlined measures that may be diffi...

Malfeasance - correct answers-Unauthorized act committed outside the scope of medical practice defined by law. Misfeasance - correct answers-Unauthorized act performed in an improper manner, such as a medication administered at the wrong dose. Nonfeasance - correct answers-Failing to perform a required or expected act. Plaintiff - correct answers-In a civil lawsuit, the person who brings a legal action against another person Proximate Cause - correct answers-The specific reason an injury occ...

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electrocardiogram (ECG) - correct answers-readout produced by placing electrodes on the anterior chest wall to record depolarization or contraction of the heart muscle; assess the heart's rate and rhythm embolus - correct answers-clot formed by a substance detached from elsewhere exercise stress testing - correct answers-noninvasive method of determining how the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems respond to controlled increases in activity; most frequently used to diagnose or assess suspe...

Statutes vs. Regulations - correct answers-1. enacted and established by the will of the legislature either federally or in the state 2. developed by governmental agencies that are supervised by legislatures, not legislation itself; so regulations are often used to specify details, clarify, or support regarding a statute Federal Statutes to know - correct answers-- *ADA Americans with Disabilities Act* which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities of any kind - *Individuals ...

What is amputation? - correct answers-Removal of portion of an extremity due to trauma, inadequate blood flow or presence of malignant growth What is A in SOAP - correct answers-Assessment, clinical judgement based on examinations, includes goal What is total joint arthroplast - correct answers-Surgical replacement of joint surface What are tendinopathies - correct answers-Disorders of the tendons, usually resulting in painful movements What are the 3 traumatic injuries? - correct answers-li...

Stage 3 - correct answers-When a pressure ulcer consists of full-thickness tissue loss with necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, which may extend down to underlying tissue, is classified as Loss of sensory feedback - correct answers-A neuropathic ulcer is cause by 3 - correct answers-Using the Vancouver burn scar scale, a scar that is purple and not easily moved is classified as a pressure garments - correct answers-The treatment that is used in scar management to decrease hypertrophy of the scar...

short-wave diathermy - correct answers-use of electromagnetic energy to produce deep therapeutic heating effects soft tissue mobilization - correct answers-one of a variety of "hands-on" techniques designed to improve movement and decrease pain special tests - correct answers-tests designed for examination of specific joint to indicate the presence or absence of a particular problem sprain - correct answers-overstretching of a joint ligament accompanied by a tearing of the fibers, causi...

D. Procedural intervention - correct answers-Procedural intervention Which of the following procedural interventions are described as skilled hand techniques on soft tissues or joints? A. Therapeutic exercise B. Functional training C. Airway clearance techniques D. Manual therapy techniques - correct answers-Manual Therapy Techniques In which of the following situations would a patient be discharged from physical therapy? A. The client decides to terminate services B. The individual is n...