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Consist of a team of healthcare professionals who, in each area or jurisdiction are responsible and provide emergency medical care and transport to sick and injured |
EMS |
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Is how states control who is allowed to perform as a healthcare provider |
Licensure |
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Provides care before the ambulance arrives, very basic training |
EMR |
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Has training in basic life support, external defibrillation, use of airway, assessing paceman |
Emt |
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Has training in basic life support, external defibrillation, use of airway, assessing paceman |
Emt |
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Has training in specific aspects of advanced life-support |
AEMT |
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Has training in basic life support, external defibrillation, use of airway, assessing paceman |
Emt |
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Has training in specific aspects of advanced life-support |
AEMT |
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Protects individuals who have a disability from being denied access |
Ada Americans With Disabilities Act |
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Has training in basic life support, external defibrillation, use of airway, assessing paceman |
Emt |
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Has training in specific aspects of advanced life-support |
AEMT |
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Protects individuals who have a disability from being denied access |
Ada Americans With Disabilities Act |
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Provides guidelines as to what skills and each level of MS provider should be able to accomplish |
Scope of practice |
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Has training in basic life support, external defibrillation, use of airway, assessing paceman |
Emt |
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Has training in specific aspects of advanced life-support |
AEMT |
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Protects individuals who have a disability from being denied access |
Ada Americans With Disabilities Act |
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Provides guidelines as to what skills and each level of MS provider should be able to accomplish |
Scope of practice |
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I assist dispatchers and providing collars with bottle instructions to help them deal with emergency until the arrival of EMS |
Emergency medical dispatch |
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They authorize the EMTs in the service to provide medical care |
Medical director |
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They authorize the EMTs in the service to provide medical care |
Medical director |
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Either off-line or online authorized by the medical director |
Medical control |
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Ensures that all members who are involved in caring for patients may appropriate medical care |
Quality control |
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Ensures that all members who are involved in caring for patients may appropriate medical care |
Quality control |
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It prevents the event from ever happening |
Primary prevention |
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Ensures that all members who are involved in caring for patients may appropriate medical care |
Quality control |
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It prevents the event from ever happening |
Primary prevention |
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The event has already happened, the question is how we can decrease the effects of the event |
Secondary prevention |
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Ensures that all members who are involved in caring for patients may appropriate medical care |
Quality control |
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It prevents the event from ever happening |
Primary prevention |
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The event has already happened, the question is how we can decrease the effects of the event |
Secondary prevention |
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Medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body |
Infectious disease |
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Ensures that all members who are involved in caring for patients may appropriate medical care |
Quality control |
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It prevents the event from ever happening |
Primary prevention |
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The event has already happened, the question is how we can decrease the effects of the event |
Secondary prevention |
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Medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body |
Infectious disease |
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The way and infectious disease is spread |
Transmission |
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Ensures that all members who are involved in caring for patients may appropriate medical care |
Quality control |
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It prevents the event from ever happening |
Primary prevention |
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The event has already happened, the question is how we can decrease the effects of the event |
Secondary prevention |
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Medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body |
Infectious disease |
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The way and infectious disease is spread |
Transmission |
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Occurs when an organism has moved from one person to another through touching without any in Intermediary |
Direct contact |
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Ensures that all members who are involved in caring for patients may appropriate medical care |
Quality control |
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It prevents the event from ever happening |
Primary prevention |
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The event has already happened, the question is how we can decrease the effects of the event |
Secondary prevention |
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Medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body |
Infectious disease |
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The way and infectious disease is spread |
Transmission |
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Occurs when an organism has moved from one person to another through touching without any in Intermediary |
Direct contact |
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Micro organisms that are present and human body can call disease in humans |
Blood-borne pathogen's |
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Ensures that all members who are involved in caring for patients may appropriate medical care |
Quality control |
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It prevents the event from ever happening |
Primary prevention |
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The event has already happened, the question is how we can decrease the effects of the event |
Secondary prevention |
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Medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body |
Infectious disease |
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The way and infectious disease is spread |
Transmission |
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Occurs when an organism has moved from one person to another through touching without any in Intermediary |
Direct contact |
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Micro organisms that are present and human body can call disease in humans |
Blood-borne pathogen's |
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Provides guidelines concerning reducing risk and the workplace |
OSHA |
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The EMT feels nervous, excited, and his or her ability to focus increases |
Acute stress reaction |
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The EMT feels nervous, excited, and his or her ability to focus increases |
Acute stress reaction |
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The EMT is able to focus and punishment, but After things are calm down |
Delayed stress reactions |
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The EMT feels nervous, excited, and his or her ability to focus increases |
Acute stress reaction |
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The EMT is able to focus and punishment, but After things are calm down |
Delayed stress reactions |
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Whenever stress occurs to the ENT is exposed to prolonged or excessive stress, the most common |
Cumulative stress |
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May develop every person has experience a distressing event.. (Military) |
PTSD |
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May develop every person has experience a distressing event.. (Military) |
PTSD |
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A team that helps with PTSD after such a big incident |
CISM Critical incident stress management |
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The quickest source of energy |
Glucose |
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The quickest source of energy |
Glucose |
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A long-term source of fuel for the body |
Protane |
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The order of the grieving process |
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
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The type of consent when the patient verbally tells u |
Expressed consent |
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The type of consent when the patient verbally tells u |
Expressed consent |
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When you tell the potential risk, benefits, and treatment, and the patient has given consent |
Informed consent |
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When I serious medical condition exist and should never be used unless there is a threat to life or limb |
Implied consent |
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Where blood settling to the lowest point of the body calls and discoloration of the skin |
Dependent Livity |
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Where blood settling to the lowest point of the body calls and discoloration of the skin |
Dependent Livity |
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The stiffening of the body muscles calls by chemical change when deceased |
Rigor mortis |
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Where blood settling to the lowest point of the body calls and discoloration of the skin |
Dependent Livity |
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The stiffening of the body muscles calls by chemical change when deceased |
Rigor mortis |
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Unlawfully placing a person and fear |
Assault |
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Where blood settling to the lowest point of the body calls and discoloration of the skin |
Dependent Livity |
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The stiffening of the body muscles calls by chemical change when deceased |
Rigor mortis |
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Unlawfully placing a person and fear |
Assault |
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Physically touching a person in fear |
Battery |
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Defined as conduct that I willful or reckless discard for a duty or standard of care |
Gross negligence |
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Any radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver that is located and I picked place |
Base station |
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Any radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver that is located and I picked place |
Base station |
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Frequency radio that operates between 30 and 300 MHz |
VHF |