Emt I - Ch. 1 Foundations

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Name the Four Ts of Emergency Care

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Triage; Treatment; Transport; Transfer

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Certification

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the process by which an agency or association grants recognition to an individual who has met its qualifications

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Licensure

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the process by which a governmental agency grants permission to engage in a given occupation to an applicatn who has attained the degree of competancy required to ensure the public's protection

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Registration

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the process of entering your name and essential information within a particular record. IN EMS this is done in order for the state to verify the provider's initial certification and to monitor recertification

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Reciprocity

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the process by which an agency grants automatic certification or licensure to an individual who has comparable certification or licensure from another agency.

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Guidelines for Quality Improvement

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Leadership; Information and analysis; Strategic quality planning; Human resources development and management; EMS system results; Satisfaction of patients and other stakeholders

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Quality Assurance (QA)

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a program designed to maintain continuous monitoring and measurement of the quality of clinical care delivered to patients.

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Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

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an evaluation program that emphasizes service and uses customer satisfaction as the ultimate indicator of system performance

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Rules of Evidence

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guidelines for permitting a new medication, process, or procedure to be used in EMS

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Infectious Disease

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any disease caused by the gowth of pathogenic microorganisms, which may be 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 bewtween contact with a disease organism and the appearance of the first symptoms.

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Mode of Transmission for AIDS

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HIV infected blood via intravenious drug use, semem and vaginal fluids, blood transfusion, or needle sticks. Mothers may pass HIV to thier unborn children

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Mode of Transmission for Hepatitis B and C

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Blood, stool or other body fluids or contaminated objects

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Mode of Transmission for TB

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Respiratory secretions, airborne, or on contaminated objects

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Mode of Transmission for Meningitis (bacterial)

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Oral and nasal secretions

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Mode of Transmission for Pneuomonia (bacterial & viral)

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Oral and nasal droplets and secretions

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Mode of Transmission for Influenza

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Airborne droplets, or direct contact with body fluids

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Mode of Transmission for Staphylococcal skin infections

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Contact with open wounds or sores or contaminated objects

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Mode of Transmission for Whooping Cough (pertussis)

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Respiratory secretions or airborne droplets

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Disinfecting

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cleaning with an agent that can kill some microorganisms on the surface of an object

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Sterilizing

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use of a chemical or physical method such as pressurized steam to kill all microorganisms on an object

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Stages of Loss/Grief/Mourning

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Denial; Anger; Bargaining; Depression; Acceptance

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Stage of Denial

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"not me" the inability or refusal to believe the reality of the event. Defense mechanism

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Stage of Anger

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frustration related to the inability to control the situation

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Stage of Bargaining

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try to make a deal to change the expected outcome

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Stage of Depression

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withdrawal or retreat iintor a private world, unwilling to communicate with others. Sad, despairing, mourning of things not accomplished

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Stage of Acceptance

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achievment of a reasonable level of comfort with the anticipated outcome.

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Stress

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a hardhip or strain; a physical or emotional response to a stimulus

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Eustress

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good stress

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Distress

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stress that produces a negative affect

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Phases of a Stress Response

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Alarm; Resistance; Exhaustion

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Stress - Alarm (Stage I)

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"fight or flight" stage; chemical release of stress hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine)

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Stress- Resistance (Stage II)

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begin to cope with the stress; physiological parameters return to normal (BP & Pulse)

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Stress- Exhaustion (Stage III)

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prolonged exposure to the same stressors leads to exhaustion of an individuals ability to resist and adapt. A period of rest and recovery is necessary for a healthy outcome

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Circadian Rhythms

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biological cycles that occur approximately every 24 hours. These include hormonal and body termperature flucutations, appetite and sleepiness cycles.

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epidemiology

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the study of factors that influence the frequency, distribution, and causes of injury, disease, and other health related events in the population

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Years of productive life

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age at death subtracted from 65

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Primary Prevention

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keeping an injury or illness from ever occuring

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Secondary Prevention

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medcal care after an injury or illness that helps to prevent further problems from occuring

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Tertiary Prevention

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rehabilitation activities after an injury or illness

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Tort Law

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branch of civil law that deals with civil wrongs committed by one individual against another

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Negligence

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deviation from accepted standards of care recognized by law for the protection of others against the unreasonable risk of harm

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Duty to Act

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a formal contractual or informal legal obligation to provide care

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Proximate Cause

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action or inaction of the EMT that immediately caused or worsened the damage suffered by a patient

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Elements of Negligence

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duty to act; breach of that duty; actual damages; proximate cause

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Defamation

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an intentional false communication that injures another person's reputation or good name

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Libel

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the act of injuring a person's character, name, or reputation by false statments made in writing or throuhg the mass media with malicious intent or reckless disregard for the falsity of those statements

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Slander

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the act of injuring a person's character, mame, or reputation by false or malicious statements spoken with malicious intenet or reckless disregard for the falsity of those statements

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Consent

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the patient's granting of permission for treatment

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Informed Consent

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consent for treatmetn that is given based on full disclosure of information

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Expressed Consent

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Verbal, nonverbal, or written communication by a patient that he wishes to receive medical care

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Implied Consent

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consent for treatment that is presumed for a patient who is mentally, physically or emotionally unable to grant consent.

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Involuntary Consent

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consent to treatment granted by authority of a court order

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Bioethics

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ethics as applied to the human body

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Beneficence

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the principle of doing good for the patient

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Nonmaleficence

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the obligation not to harm the patient

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Autonomy

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a competant adult patient's right to determine what happens to his own body