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30 Cards in this Set
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Allied Health Proffessions
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Ancillary health care professions, apart from physicians and nurses
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Who is the paramedic accountable to?
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Medical Director, Employer, the public, and peers
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Emergency Medical System (EMS)
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a comprehensive network of personnel, equipment, and resources established for the purpose of delivering aid and emergency medical care to the community
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Medical Direction
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Medical policies, procedures, and practices that are available to providers either online or offline
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Medical Director
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A physician who is legally responsible for all of the clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system
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On-line medical direction
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occurs when a a qulified physician gives direct orders to a prhospital care provider by phone or radio
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intervener physician
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a license physician, unrelated to patients on scene, who attempts to assist EMS providers with patient care
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OFF-LINE MEDICAL DIRECTION
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REFERS TO MEDICAL POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES THE MEDICAL DIRECTION HAS SET UP IN ADVANCE OF A CALL
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PROTOCOLS
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THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ALL COMPONENTS OF AN EMS SYSTEM
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4 T'S OF EMERGENCY CARE
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TRIAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORT, TRANSFER
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STANDING ORDERS
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PREAUTHORIZED TREATMENT PROCEDURES; A TYPE OF TREATMENT PROTOCOL
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EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHER
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EMS PERSON MEDICALLY AND TECHNICALLY TRAINED TO ASSIGN EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESOURCES TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY
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CERTIFICATION
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A PROCESS BY WHICH AN AGENCY OR ASSOCITATIONGRANTS RECOGNICIAN TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS MET IT'S QUALIFICATIONS
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LICENSURE
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A PROCESS BY WHICH A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY GRANTS PERMISSION TO ENGAGE IN A GIVEN OCCUPATIONTO AN APPLICANT WHO HAS ATTAINED THE DEGREE OF COMPETENCY REQUIRED TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC'S PROTECTION
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PROFESSION
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REFERS TO THE EXISTENCE OF A SPECIALIZED BODY OF KNOWLEDGE OR SKILLS
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RULES OF EVIDENCE
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GUIDELINES FOR PERMITTING A NEW MEDICATION, PROCESS, OF PROCEDURE TO BE USED IN EMS ON THE BASIS OF PROVEN EFFICACY
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ISOMETRIC EXERCISE
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ACTIVE EXERCISE PERFORMED AGAINST A STABLE RESISTENCEWHERE MUSCLES ARE EXERCISED IN A MOTIONLESS MANOR
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ISOTONIC EXECISE
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ACTIVE EXECISE DURING WHICH MUSCLES ARE WORKED THROUGH THEIR RANGE OF MOTION.
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MAJOR FOOD GROUPS
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WHOLE GRAIN, FRUITS AND VEGITABLES. FATS AND OILS, MILK AND DAIRY, MEAT FISH AND BEANS
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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ANY DISEASE CAUSE BY THE GROWTH OF PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS WHICH MAY SPREAD FROM PERSON TO PERSON
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PATHOGENS
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MICROORGANISMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DISEASE SUCH AS BACTERIA AND VIRUSES
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INCUBATION PERIOD
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THE TIME BETWEEN CONTACT WITH A DISEASE AND THE APPEARANCE OF THE FIRST SYMPTOM
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STAGES OF LOSS
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DENIAL
ANGER BARGAINING DEPRESSION ACCEPTANCE |
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ANCHOR TIME
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SET OF HOURS WHEN A NIGHTS SHIFT WORKER CAN RELIABLY EXPECT TO SLEEP WITHOUT INTERRUPTION
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BURNOUT
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A CONDITION THAT OCCURS WHEN COPING MECHANISMS NO LONGER BUFFER STRESSORSWHICH CAN CONPROMISE PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING
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EPIDEMOLOGY
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THE STUDY OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE FREQUENCY, CAUSES AND DISTRIBUTION OF INJURY, DISEASE, AND OTHER HEALTH RELATED EVENTS IN A POPULATION
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YEARS OF PRODUCTIVE LIFE
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AGE AT DEATH SUBTRACTED FROM 65
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INJURY RISK
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A SITUATION THAT PUTS PEOPLE IN DANGER OF INJURY
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INJURY SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
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ONGOING SYSTEMATIC COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF INJURY DATA IMPORTANT TO PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
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PRIMARY PREVENTION
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KEEPING AN ILLNESS OR INJURY FROM OCCURING
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