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Emergency Medical Services

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A system coinsisting of a team of health care professionals who are responsible for and provide emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured

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protocols

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the appropriate care for injury, condition or illness

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medical direction

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a physician that authorizes EMT's in the service to provide medical care in the field

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Primary Prevention

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strategies that focus on preventing an event from occurring

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secondary prevention

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after the event has happened, measures that can be taken to decrease the effects of the event

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cumulative stress reaction

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prolonged or excessive stress

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general adaptation syndrome

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the body's response to stress that begins with an alarm response followed by a stage of reaction and resistance and then recovery, of if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion

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PTSD

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a delayed stress reaction to a prior incident, often a result of one or more resolved issues concerning the incident

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critical incident stress management

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a process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and diffuses them, directing the emergency service personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium

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cirticail incident stress debriefing

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a method of CISM

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centers for disease control

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the primary federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the US

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occupational safety and health administration

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the federal regulatory compliance agency that develops and enforces guidelines concerning safety in the workplace

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DNR

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an advance medical order that instructs EMS personnel to not attempt resuscitation

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battery

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unlawfully touching a person

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abandonment

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unilateral termination of care by the MET without the patients consent, or provisions for continued cared by a medical professional competent to provide care

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putrefaction

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decomposition of the body

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rigor mortis

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the stiffening of the body muscles caused by chemical changes within muscle tissue

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dependent lividity

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blood settling in the lowest point of the body, causing discoloration of the skin

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negligence

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failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide in the same or similar situation

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assault

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unlawfully placing a person in fear of bodily harm

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proximal

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closest to the point of attachment

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distal

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furthest from the point of attachment

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midline

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imaginary line dissecting the body in half symmetrically

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bilateral

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structures that lie on both sides of the body

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dorsal

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back surfaces of the body

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anterior

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front surface of the body

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midaxilary

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An imaginary line that passes vertically down the body from the apex of the axilla (armpit)

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ventral

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the anterior (front) surface of the body

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plantar

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the bottom surface of the foot

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palmar

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the palm of the hand

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superior

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closest to the head

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inferior

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closest to the feet

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posterior

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the back surface of the body (dorsal)

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dead space

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any portion of the airway that does contain air and cannot participate in the gas exchange, such as the trachea and bronchi

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systole

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the contraction, or period of contraction of the heart, especially that of the ventricles

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diastole

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the relaxation, or period of relaxation , of the hearth, especially of the ventricles

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metabolism

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chemical process in which cells take in nutrients

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medulla oblongata

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nerve tissue that is continuous inferiorly with the spianl cord; serves as a conduction pathway for ascending and descening nerve tracts; coordinates heart rate, blood vessel diameter, breathing, swallowing, vomiting, coughing and sneezing

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respiration

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the inhaling and exhaling of air, the physiologic process that exchanges carbon dioxide from fresh air

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perfusion

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the circulation of oxygenated blood within an organ or tissue in adequate amounts to meet the cells current needs.

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cardiac output

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the amount of blood moved by the heart in 1 minute

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HEPA mask-

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High Efficiency Particulate Air mask

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Agonal Respirations

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slow gasping breaths sometimes seen in dying patients

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Scope of Practice

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the care you are able to provide to patients outlined most commonly by state law

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transmission

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the way in which an infectious disease is spread: contact, airborne, by vehicles, or by vectors

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diamond carry

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a carrying techniquein which one EMT is located at the head end of the stretcher or backboard, one at the foot end, and one at each side of the patient each.

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direct ground lift

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a lifting technique that is used for patients who are found lying supine on the ground with no suspected spinal injury

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extremity lift

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a lifting technique that is used for patients who are supine or in a sitting position with no suspected extremity or spinal injuries

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direct carry

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a method of transferring the patient from a bed to the stretcher by directly lifting the patient

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draw sheet method

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a method of transferring the patient from a bed to the stretcher by utilizing a blanket or sheet.

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Scope of Practice for an EMR

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immediate BLS and urgent care with limited equipment

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Scope of Practice for an EMT

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assessment care, packaging and transportation of a patient

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Scope of practice for an AEMT

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IV therapy, advanced airway adjuncts, medication administration

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Scope of practice for a Paramedic

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wide range oe ALS cardiac monitoring/ pacing/ defib;
pharmacological intervation, some surgical

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What is the function of Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD)?

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assist dispatchers in providing callers with vital instruction to help them deal with a medical emergency until the arrival of EMS crews

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What is the purpose of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

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to provide a national standard of EMS testing