Mod 1

Front 1

What are the catergories and standards of an EMS system establish by the national highway safety administration?

Back 1

regulation and policy, resource management, human resources and training, trauma systems, oublic information and education, communications transportation, facilities, evaluation, medical direction

Front 2

Six types of specialty hospitals

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trauma centers, burn centers, cardiac centers, pediatric centers, poision control centers, stroke centers

Front 3

Four levels if EMS certification

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First responder, EMT Basic, EMT intermediate, EMT Paramedic

Front 4

Types of calls with high potential stress for EMS personnel are....

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MCIs, infant and children, severe injuries, abuse and neglect, death of a coworker

Front 5

Signs and symptoms of stress include

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irritability with family, friends and coworkers, inability to concentrate, changes in daily activities, loss of interest in sexual activity, anxiety, isolation, loss of interest at work, lost of appetite, difficulty sleeping.

Front 6

The critical elements of the infection control plan required by Title 29 Code of federal regulation 1910.1030 are...

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infection exposure control plan, adequate education and training, hepatitis B vaccination,personal protective equiptment, method of control, housekeeping, labeling, postexposure evaluation and follow up.

Front 7

In order for a patient to refuse care or transport, these four conditions must be fulfilled...

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The patient must be competent and oriented, the patient must be fully informed, the patient must sign a release form, the patients must be of legal age or an emancipated minor.

Front 8

Negligence or failure to react properly requires what circumstances in order to be proven.

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The EMT had a duty of the patient, The EMT did not provide the standard of care, the action of the EMT who did not provide standard care caused harm to the patient.

Front 9

Abandonment

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leavina a patient after care has been initatied and before the patient has been tranfered to someone with equal or higher training.

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Advance directive

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a written order given by the physician based upon the decision by a patient prior to his demise (51)

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Battery

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subjecting a patient to unwanted care and transport can be considered this in the court of law

Front 12

Breach of Duty

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not providing the standard of care

Front 13

Confidentiality

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the obligation to not reveal information about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patients care, under subpoena or in a court of law

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Consent

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permission from the patient to treat him/her

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DNR order

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a legal document, usually signed by a patient and his/ her physician that states that the patient has a terminal illness and does not want to prolong life through rescutive efforts

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Duty to Act

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an obligation to provide care to a patient

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Emincipated minior

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a child who is married or of a specific age who, in certain states can make his or her own legal decisions

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Expressed Consent

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permission given by adult who are of legal age and are mentally competent a rational decision in regard to their medical well being

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Good Samaritian laws

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a series of laws, varying in each state, designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care professionals who are giving care.

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Implied consent

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permission to treat an unconscious patient until he, she becomes conscious

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Liability

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being held legally responsible

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negligence

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a finding of failure to react properly in a situation where there was duty to act

Front 23

Scope of practice

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the collective medical legal and ethical guidelines that govern an EMT

Front 24

HIPAA

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a federal law protecting the privacy of patient specific health care information

Front 25

Anger

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when a patient gets upset and questions "why me"

Front 26

Bargaining

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when a patient mentally tries to postphone a death for a short time

Front 27

Biohazard

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a potentially infectious material

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Standard precautions

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infection control based on the presumption that all bodily fluids are infectious

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Critical Incident Stress debriefing CISD teams

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mental health care professionals and peer counselors who work as a team to provide emotional support to EMS who have been involved in a highly stressful incident.

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Decontamination

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the removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals or other dangerous or infectious materials

Front 31

Denial

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when a person puts off dealing with the inevitible end of the process of dying

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Stress

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a state of physical or psychological arousal to a stimulus

Front 33

Hazardous-material incident

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the release of a harmful substance into the environment

Front 34

HEPA

Back 34

A High-Efficiency Particulat Air respirator or mask designed to reduce the spread of TB

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Immunizations

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injections given to rescuer that are designed to prevent her from getting a disease.

Front 36

MCI

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an emergency involving multiple patients

Front 37

Pathogens

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the organisms that cause infections such as virus or bacteria