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67 Cards in this Set
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WHO MAY PARAMEDICS FUNCTION UNDER
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EMS MEDICAL DIRECTOR
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF EMT-P INCLUDE
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PUBLIC EDUCATION, HEALTH PROMOTION, PARTIPITION IN INJURY AND ILNESS PROGRAM
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EXPANDED SCOPE OF PRACTICE INCLUDE
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CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT, PRIMARY CARE, TACTICAL EMS, INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE, SPORTS MEDICINE
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OUT OF HOSPITAL CARE INCLUDES
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COMUNITY TRAINED IN FIRST AID AND CPR, DISPATCH, EMT'S, FIRE RESCUE AND HAZ-MAT, PUBLIC UTILITIES, RECORSE CENTERS
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IN HOSPITAL CARE INCLUDES
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NURSE, PHYSITIONS, ANCILLARY SURVICES, SPECIALTY PHYSITIANS, REHAB SERVICES
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WHAT CAN ALS DO OVER BLS
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GIVE IV THERAPY,DRUG THERAPY, INTUBATION AND DEFIBRILLATION
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DESCRIBE ON AND OFF LINE DIRECTION
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ON LINE IS ORDERS GIVEN OVER RADIO OR PHONE, OFF LINE ORDERS ARE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SET UP IN ADVANCE
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WHEN ARE CARDIAC ARREST CALLED SUDDEN DEATH
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WHEN THEY HAPEN WITH IN TWO HOURS OF ONSET OF SYMPTONS
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NAME FOUR T'S IN EMERGENCY CARE
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TRIAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORT, TRANSFER
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DEFINE COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, PSYCHMOTOR
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COGNITIVE IS FACTS OR INFO, AFFECTIVE IS EMOTIONS OR VALUE TO THAT INFO, PSYCHOMOTOR IS HANDS ON SKILLS
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WHAT ARE FOUR CERTIFICATION LEVELS
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FIRST RESPONDER, EMT-B, EMT-I AND EMT-P
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WHO ADMINISTERS STANDERD TEST FOR EMT'S
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NATIONAL REGESTERY OF EMT'S
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TYPE 1 AMBULANCE HAS
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MODULE AMBULANCE BODY WITH NO PASSAGE
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TYPE 2 AMBULANCE HAS
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STANDARD VAN BODY
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TYPE 3 AMBULANCE HAS
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VAN CAB, INTIGRAL BODY, PASSAGE TO DRIVERS COMPARTMENT
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DESCRIBE LEVEL 1 HOSPITAL
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HAS HIGHEST LEVEL OF TRAUMA CARE
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DESCRIBE LEVEL 2 HOSPITAL
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MAY NOT HAVE SPECIALITY PEDIATRICS OR NEUROSERGIONS ON SITE
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DESCRIBE LEVEL 3 HOSPITAL
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DOES NOT HAVE IMMEDIATE SERGICAL FACILITIES
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
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MONITERS AND MEASURES QUALITY OF CARE
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WHAT ARE 4 RULES OF EVIDENCE FOR NEW MEDICAL PROCESS
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MUST BE THEORETICAL BASIS FOR CHANGE, MUST BE AMPLE RESEARCH, MUST BE CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, MUST BE PRACTICAL, AFFORDABLE, AND TEACHABLE
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WHAT ARE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF EMT
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PREPERATION, RESPONSE, PATIENT ASSESMENT AND MANAGEMENT, DISPOSITION, TRANSFER, DOCUMENTATION, RETURN TO SERVICE
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NAME SOME PERSONAL ATRIBUTES
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LEADERSHIP INTEGRITY EMPATHY SELF MOTIVATION APPEARANCE HYGIENE SELF CONFIDENCE COMUNICATIONS TIME MANAGEMENT TEAMWORK PATIENT ADVOCACY CAREFUL DELIVERY OF SERVICE
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ISOMETRIC EXCERSISE
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ACTIVE EXCERSISE PERFORMED AGAINST STABLE RESISTANCE, MUSCLES ARE EXCERSISED IN MOTIONLESS MANNER
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ISOTONIC EXCERSISE
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ACTIVE EXCERSISE WHERE MUSCLES ARE WORKED THROUGH THERE FULL RANGE OF MOTION
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WHAT FOODS SHOULD BE AVOIDED
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FAT SALT SUGAR CHOLESTEROL CAFFINE
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WHAT ARE MAJOR FOOD GROUPS
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GRAINS/BREADS, VEGETABLES, FRUITS, DAIRY, MAET/FISH
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WHAT MUSCLE IS CRUCIAL TO BACK STRENGTH
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ABDOMEN
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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DISEASE CAUSED BY PATHOGENS THAT SPREAD FROM PERSON TO PERSON
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AIDS
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BODILY FLUIDS, SEVERAL MONTHS OR YEARS
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HEPITITIS B,C
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BLOOD, STOOL
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TEBERCULOSIS
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RESPIRATORY SECRETIONS, AIRBORN, 2 TO 6 WEEKS
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MENINGITIS
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ORAL OR NASAL SECRETIONS, 2 TO 10 DAYS
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PMEUMONIA
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ORAL OR NASAL SECRETIONS, SEVERAL DAYS
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FLU
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AIR BORN DIRECT CONTACT, 1 TO 3 DAYS
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STAPH
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OPEN WOUNDS, SEVERAL DAYS
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CHICKEN POX
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AIRBORN DROPLETS, OPEN SORES, 11 TO 21 DAYS
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MEASLES
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AIRBORN, MOM TO NEWBORN, 10 TO 12 DAYS
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WHOOPING COUGH
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AIRBORN DROPLETS, 6 TO 20 DAYS
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NAME TYPES OF BSI
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GLOVES, mask and eyewear, hepa respirator, gown, resuscitation equipment
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what bsi used for child birth
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gown glove mask eyewear
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describe steps to hand washing
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lather with soap, scrub fur 15 sec., rince, dry on clean towel, friction is key
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disenfecting
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using disinfecting agents, comercial cleaner, or 10 to 1 water and bleach
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steralizing
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use of chemical heat, steam, or radiation to kill microorganisms
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name 5 stages of death
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denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
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name the three stress responses
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alarm, resistance, exhaustion
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circadian rythms
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biological cycle that occures evry 24 hours
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anchor time
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hours when anite worker can expect to rest with out interruption
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three techniques to manage stress
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controlled breathing, reframe, attent to medical needs of the patient
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CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS DEBRIEFING OCCURES WHEN
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24 TO 72 HOURS AFTER INCIDENT
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DEFUSING OCCURES WHEN
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2 TO 4 HOURS AFTER INCIDENT
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YEARS OF PRODUCTIVE LIFE
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AGE AT DEATH SUBTRACTED FROM 65
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TEACHABLE MOMENT
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MOMENT SHORTLY AFTER INJURY
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THREE TYPES OF PREVENTION ARE
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PRIMARY, KEEPING INJURY FROM OCCURING, SECONDARY, CARE AFTER INJURYTO PREVENT FURTHER PROBLEMS, TERTIARY, REHAB AFTER INJURY
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FIVE STEPS TO INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION
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BSI, PHYSICAL FITNESS, STRESS MANAGEMENT, SEEK PROFESSIONAL CARE, DRIVE SAFELY
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MOST FREQUENT INJURY UNDER SIX
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FALLS
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MOST FREQUENT PREVENTABLE INJURY TO PERSONS OVER 75
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FALLS
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WHAT % OF INJURIES ARE BACK INJURIES, WHAT% ARE TO EYES HANDS AND FINGERS
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22 %
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MORALS
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SOCIAL RELIGIOUS OR PERSONAL STANDARDS
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ETHICS
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RULES OR STANDARDS THAT GOVERN COMDUCT OF MEMBERS IN A PROFESSION
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WHAT IS THE BIG QUESTION
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WHAT IS IN THE PATIENTS BEST INTREST
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BENEFICENCE
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DOING GOOD FOR THE PATIENT
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NONMALEFICENCE
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OBLIGATION NOT TO HARM THE PATIENT
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AUTONOMY
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COMPETENT ADULT PATIENTS RIGHT TO DETERMIN WHAT HAPPENS TO HIS OWN BODY
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IMPARTIALITY TEST
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WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO UNDERGO THIS PROCEDURE IF YOU WERE THE PATIENT
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UNIVERSALIZABILITY TEST
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WEATHER YOU WOULD WANT THIS ACTION IN ALL SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES
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INTERPERSONAL JUSTIFIABILITY TEST
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CAN YOU DEFENT OR JUSTIFY YOUR ACTIONS
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NONMALFICENCE
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DO NO HARM
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