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What is "the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries"?
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Blood Pressure (BP)
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What is "slow heart rate less than 60 beats/min"?
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Bradycardia
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What is "A bluish-gray skin color that is caused by reduced levels of oxygen in the blood"?
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Cyanosis
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Characterized by profuse sweating
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Diaphoretic
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An unusual upright position in which the patient's head and chin are thrust slightly forward
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Sniffing Position
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What is "Intermediate care of treatment"?
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Emergency Medical Care
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What is an "Advance Directive"?
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Written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions; also called a living will
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What is "assault"?
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Unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm
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What is "battery"?
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Touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent
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What is "duty to act"?
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A medicolegal term relating to certain personnel who either by statue or by function have a responsibility to provide care.
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What is "Nature of Illness"? (NOI)
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The general type of illness a patient is experiencing.
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What is "Jaundice"?
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A yellow skin color that is seen in patients with liver disease or dysfunction.
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What is "Hypothermia"?
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A condition in which the internal body temperature falls below 95 degrees F after exposure to a cold environment.
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What is "Triage"?
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The process of establishing treatment and transportation priories according to severity of injury and medical need.
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What does the acronym "OPQRST" mean?
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Onset, Provoking factors, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time
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What is a "repeater"?
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A special base station radio that receives messages and signals on one frequency and then automatically retransmits them on a second frequency.
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What is "UHF"?
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Radio frequencies between 300 and 3,000 MHz
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What is "VHF"?
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Radio frequencies between 30 and 300 MHz
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What is a "Channel"
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An assigned frequency or frequencies that are used to carry voice and/or data communication.
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What are "MED channels"?
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VHF and UHF channels that the FCC has designated exclusively for EMS use.
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What is an "unstable spinal injury"?
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A spinal injury that has a high risk of permanent neurologic dificit or structural deformity.
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What is "Polypharmacy"?
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Simultaneous use of many medications.
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What is "Septicemia"?
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The disease state that results from the presence of microorganisms or their toxic products in the bloodstream.
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What is "bacteremia"?
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The presents of bacteria in the blood, whether or not a disease process is present.
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What is "acetabulum"?
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The depression on the lateral pelvis where its three component bones join, in which the femoral head fits snugly.
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What is an "emergency move"?
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A move in which the patient is dragged or pulled from a dangerous scene before initial assessment and care are provided.
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What is an "Extremety Lift"
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A lifting technique that is used for patients who are supine or in a sitting position with no suspected extremety or spinal injuries.
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Flexible stretcher
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A stretcher that is a rigid carrying device when secured around a patient but can be folded or rolled when not in use.
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Basket Stretcher
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A rigid stretcher commonly used in techincal and water rescues that surrounds and supports the patient yet allows water to drain through holes in the bottom.
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Backboard
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A device that is used to provide support to a patient who is suspected of having a hip, pelvic, spinal, or lower extremety injury. Also calle a spine board.
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What is Advanced Life Support? (ALS)
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Advanced life saving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT_B
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What does "ADA" stand for?
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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What is the purpous for an AED?
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It detects treatable life threatning cardiac arrhymias.
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What is Continous Quality Improvement?
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A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS System.
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What does EMT Stand for?
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Emergency Medical Technician
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What is BSI?
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An infection control concept and practice that assumes that all body fluids are potentially infectious.
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Define Burnout
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A condition of chronic fatigue and frustration that results from mounting stress over time.
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What is a communicable disease?
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Any disease that can be spread from person to person or from animal to person.
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What is a carrier?
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An animal or person who is infected with and may transmit an infectious disease but may not display any symptoms of it.
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What is a pathogen?
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A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in s susceptable host.
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what is an ambulance?
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A specialized vehicle for treating and transporting sick and injured patients.
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CPR Board
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A device that provides a firm surface under the patient's torso.
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What is Cushion of Safety?
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Keeping a safe distance between your vehicles ato any side of you.
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Define Disinfection
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The killing of pathogenic agents by direct application of chemicles.
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Define Emergency Mode (Signal 10)
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The use of lights and sirens.
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What does OP stand for?
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Oropharyngeal
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what does NP Stand for?
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Nasopharyngeal
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What is the maxium amount of oxygen that can be set on a nasal canula?
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6L/M
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How much oxygen does a nasal canula deliver?
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24%-44%
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What is ischemia?
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a lack of oxygen that deprives tissues of necessary nutrients.
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What is blunt trama?
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an impact on the body by objects that cause injury without penetrating soft tissues or internal organs or cavities.
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what is deceleration?
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The slowing of an object
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what does MOI stand for?
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Mechinism of Injury
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what is penetrating trauma?
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Injury caused by objects, such as knives and bullets, that pierce the surface of the body and damage internal tissues and organs.
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what is potential energy?
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The product of mass, gravity, and height, which is converted into kinetic energy and results in injury, such as from a fall.
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What does AVPU stand for?
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Alert, Verbally Responsive, Responsive to Pain, or Unresponsive.
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What is Blanching?
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Turning White
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Define Bradycardia
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A heartrate of less than 80 beats/min in children or less than 100 beats/min in infants.
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What is croup?
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infection of the airway below the level of the vocal cords, usually caused by a virus.
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what is the septum?
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The central divider in the nose.
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What is an Advance Directive?
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written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions; also called living wills.
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what is arteriosclerosis?
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A disease that is characterized by hardning, thickning, and calcification of the arterial walls.
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What is an aneurysm?
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A swelling or enlargement of a part of an artery, resulting from weakning of the arterial wall.
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What is a callogen?
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A protien that is the chief componant of connective tissues and bones.
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what is dyspnea?
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Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
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what is access?
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the ability to gain entry to an enclosed area and reach the patient.
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what is disentanglement?
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the removal of a motor vehicle from around the patient.
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what is entrapment?
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to be caught within a vehicle, room, jor container with no wat out or to have a limb or other body part trapped.
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what is the incident commander (IC)
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the individual who has overall command of the scene in the field.
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what is simple access?
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Access that is easily acheived without the use of tools or force.
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