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A physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for a medical over sight of the patient care aspects of the EMS system.
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Medical Director
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The medical oversight provided for an EMS system or one of its components by a licensed physician.
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Medical Direction
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A national model that defines the scope of care for all levels of the EMS training
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Scope of Practice |
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The education and training standards developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for all levels of EMS training.
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National EMS Education Standards
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A member of the EMS system who has been trained to render the first aid care for a patient and to help EMT's at the emergency scene.
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Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
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A designated 911 emergency dispatch center.
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Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
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Written guidelines that direct the care EMS personnel provide for patients.
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Protocols
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The Medical Director's specific instructions for the Emergency Medical Responder, EMT, or Paramedic to provide care for specific medical conditions or injuries.
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Standing Orders
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An EMS system's standing orders and protocols, which authorize personnel to preform particular skills in certain situations without actually speaking to the Medical Director. Also Called indirect medical direction.
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Off-line medical direction
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Orders to preform a skill or administer care from the on-duty physician, given to the rescuer in person by radio or by phone.
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On-line medical direction
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A continuous improvement in the quality of the product or service being delivered.
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Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
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Specialized teams designed to provide medical care following a disaster.
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Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT)
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The care that should be provided for any level of training based on local laws, administrative orders, and guidelines and protocols established by the local EMS system.
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Standard of Care
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The legal term that means to give formal permission for something to happen.
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Consent
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The quality of being adequately or well qualified to make decisions both physically and intellectually. |
Competence
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A document that allows a patient to define in advance what his wishes are should he become incapacitated due to medical illness or severe injury.
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Advance Directive
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Failure to provide the expected standard of care.
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Negligence
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A violation of the basic duty to act. Failure to provide care to an acceptable standard.
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Breach of Duty |
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To leave a sick or injured patient before equal or more highly trained medical personnel can assume responsibility for care.
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Abandonment |
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A law that dictates the extent to which protected health information can be shared.
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Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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If a competent adult refuses your care but then you provide it against his will, you could be charged with...
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Battery
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A(n) ____________ ______________ is a legal document that outlines instructions regarding a patients medical decisions.
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Advance Directive
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An EMR's legal obligation to provide emergency care is referred to as...
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Duty to Act
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A patient with a terminal illness has an outburst where she yells, "Why is this happening to me?" This patient is exhibiting what stage of the grieving process?
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Anger |
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Disease causing agents are called...
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Pathogens
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As an Emergency Medical responder you should be screened yearly for _________________.
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Tuberculosis
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Inadequate perfusion of the body is called...
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Shock
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Practice of using specific barriers to minimize contact with patient's blood and body fluids.
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Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
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U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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OSHA
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Equipment such as gloves, mask, eyewear, gown, turnout gear, and helmet that protects rescuers from infection and/or from exposure to hazardous materials and the dangers of rescue operations.
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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A single incident that involves multiple patients.
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Multiple Casualty Incident (MCI) |
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Any emotional or physical demand that causes stress.
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Stressor
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Stomato
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Mouth
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Dento
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Teeth
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Gastro
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Stomach
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Dermo
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Skin
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Osteo
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Bones
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Cardio
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Heart
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Arterio
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Artery
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Brady
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Slow
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Hemo
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Blood
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Hyper
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Over, above, beyond
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Hypo
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below |
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Naso
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nose
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Neuro
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nerve
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Oro
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mouth
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Tachy
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rapid
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Thermo
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Heat
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Vaso
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blood vessel
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ectomy
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to cut out, remove
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Graphy/graph
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recording an image
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Gram
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the image
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Itis
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inflammation
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Ology/Ologist
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to study/ specialize in
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Osis
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abnormal condition
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Ostomy
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to make an opening
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Otomy
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to cut into
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Scopy/Scopic
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to look, observe
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Emia
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blood
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The standard reference point for the body in the study of anatomy, body is erect, facing observer, arms down at sides, and palms of the hands are forward.
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Anatomical position
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The front of the body or part.
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Anterior
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The back of the body or part
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Posterior
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An imaginary vertical line used to divide the body into right and left halves.
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Midline
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Towards the midline of the body
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Medial |
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To the side, away from the midline of the body. |
Lateral |
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Towards the head.
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Superior |
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Towards the feet. |
Inferior |
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Closer to the torso. |
Proximal |
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Farther from the torso
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Distal
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The patient is lying face up.
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Supine |
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The patient is lying face down. |
Prone |
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The patient is laying on their side.
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Lateral Recumbent |
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The anterior cavity that is above the diaphragm.
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Thoracic Cavity |
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The ________ cavity houses the brain and it's specialized membranes.
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Cranial
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The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity and abdominal cavity.
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Diaphragm |
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The anterior body cavity that extends from the diaphragm to the pelvic cavity.
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Abdominal cavity
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Name the four abdominal quadrants.
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Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ), Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ), Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ), Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
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To examine by feeling with one's hands
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Palpate |
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List the primary structures in the circulatory system.
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Heart, Blood vessels, and blood.
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Describe how the circulatory system works.
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Blood enters the side of the heart through two veins: The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. The blood enters to the right atrium, which is then moved to the right ventricle, where it is pumped back to the lungs to receive oxygen. the oxygenated blood then goes to the left atrium before being pumped to the left ventricle. |
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The strongest and largest chamber of the heart is the...
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Left Ventricle
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List the primary structures of the musculoskeletal system
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Bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments.
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How many bones in the human body?
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206 |
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Components of the Axial skeleton |
Skull, vertebrae, ribcage, and sternum |
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Components of the Appendicular skeleton.
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Upper and lower extremities, and shoulder and pelvic girdles |
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Tissues contain _____% to _____% of the body's weight.
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40% to 50%
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Primary structures of the nervous system
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Brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
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Main function of the nervous system
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To control movement, interpret sensations, regulate body activities, and generate memory and thought.
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Components of the central nervous system
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Brain and spinal cord
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List the primary structures of the digestive system
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esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine |
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List the primary structures of the respiratory system |
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Describe the process of air flow through the respiratory system
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Air enters the body through the nose and mouth, it passes down through the trachea and enters the lungs through the left and right bronchus. From there, it passes through smaller passages called alveoli that the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place. |
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List primary structures of the reproductive system
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Male: Testes and penis. Female: ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, and vagina.
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List primary structures of the Urinary system
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Kidneys, ureters, bladder and uretha |
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What is the endocrine system made up of?
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Hormone producing glands
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The body's state of balance between all the body processes is called...
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Homeostasis |
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The spinal column is divided into how many sections? |
4 |
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List the names of the spinal column sections and how many bones each has.
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Cervical-7 Thoracic-12 Lumbar-5 Sacoral-5 Coccyx-4 Total:33 |
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How many ribs are attached to the sternum?
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10 |
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Muscles are attached to bones by... |
Tendons |
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The integumentary system consists of the.... |
Hair, skin, and nails |
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Which component of blood helps it clot? |
Platelets |
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The correct and efficient use of using your body to facilitate lifting and moving is called... |
Body mechanics |
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The lifting technique used when lifting a patient on a stretcher . |
Power lift |
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Carry method used to move a patient with no suspected spinal injury from a bed to a stretcher.
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Direct carry
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During a log roll, which rescuer gives the signal to roll the patient?
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Rescuer at the head
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Which of the following is most likely to caused by improperly restraining uncooperative or combative patients?
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Positional Asphyxia
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List the four types of communication
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Nonverbal Written Visual |
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The physical and verbal handing off of care from one health care provider to another.
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Transfer of care |
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A fixed antenna that is used to boost a radio signal. |
Repeater
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A high powered two way radio located at a dispatch center or hospital.
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Base station radio |
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A handheld device used to transmit and receive verbal communications. |
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A document that provides details about a patients condition, history, and care as well as information about the event that caused the illness or injury. |
Patient care report (PCR) |
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What do you do when you make a mistake on a patient care report? |
Cross the incorrect word out with a single line. write the correct word above it, and write your initials. Never completely cover up a mistake. |
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What should the proper transfer of care include? |
Chief complaint Brief account of patients current condition Past pertinent medical history Vital signs Findings from medical exam Overview of care |