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List the levels of training |
1.)EMR 2.)EMT 3.) Advanced EMT 4.)Paramedic |
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What is the number 1 priority for an EMT |
Safety for your partner and you |
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What is an ERG |
Emergency Response Guide Book |
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What is QI |
Quality improvement |
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what is PPE |
personal protective equipment |
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Give 3 examples of PPE |
face protection Safety glasses Surgical mask Face shield |
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Correct or incorrect You have two patients in a car that rolled down a hill , the passenger is in mild condition but the driver is in critical condition. You and your partner wait for more help to come before you bring the driver into the ambulance. |
Correct |
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Correct or incorrect You have two patients in a car that rolled down a hill , the passenger is in mild condition but the driver is in critical condition. You and your partner put the driver into the gurnie and take him up to the ambulance. |
Incorrect , that is the violation of abandonment . Once you make contact with a person they become your patient and you cannot leave a patient alone. |
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List the 5 signs of death |
Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance |
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What is a bariatric patient |
A patient that is severely overweight |
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Do you use an emergency move or urgent move ? A patient is in a car flipped over, gas leaking everywhere next to a power plant. |
You would use an emergency move, the patient could be danger of their life. |
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If your patient is unresponsive what position do you lay them on ? |
Left or right lateral |
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What is the supine postion |
Your patient is laying in their spine |
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What position is prone |
Your patient is on their stomach ( usually not used ) |
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Scope practice is? |
Your protocol, that has being established by your medical director. ( also known as off-line medical direction ) |
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What is expressed consent? |
Verbal or body movement (nodding )consent from a person 18 or older |
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What is implied consent ? |
•When your patient is disoriented •Assumed consent •or minors |
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What specific criteria must a patient meet to refuse care ? |
•ANO x 3 (Alert and orientated ) 3 questions consist of : name , place, and time •must be 18 or older • must sign the refusal document Disclaimer ( document the crap out of them and CYA ) |
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What is AMA |
Against medical advice (Refusal release ) |
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How many signature do you need on the AMA |
You must have 2 signatures 1.) the patient 2.) the patients family 3.) your partner or you |
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What is HIPAA |
Health insurance portability & accountablity act ( confidentiality ) |
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What is a DNR |
A do not resuscitate |
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Liability & negligence |
Tort Assault & battery Abandonment Negligence |
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Negligence 4 components |
Duty to act Breach of duty Harm was caused Proximate causation |
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What are examples of Mandated reporting |
•Child abuse or neglect •Domestic Violence •Elder abuse •Sexual assault •Gunshot wounds or other violence •Infectious disease |
