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1. EMS System A network of resources to provide emergency care and transport victims of sudden
illness and injury
2. Enhanced 911 Allows caller to be identified by the dispatch system by providing the callers phone
System numbers and address from which they are calling
3. Seven Levels of 1. Emergency Medical Responder (DOTrans, Basic, Advanced)
EMS training 2. EMT Basic
3. AEMT (Advanced EMT)
4. Intermediate 85,99
5. EMT Paramedic
6. Critical Care Paramedic
7. TEMS (Tactical EMS)
4. Five Roles / Re- 1. Personal Health and Safety
sponsibilities of 2. Caring Attitude, Maintaining Composure
the EMR 3. Neat, Clean, and Professional Appearance
4. Keep Up to Date knowledge and skills
5. Put Patients needs as a priority
5. Eustress Good Stress
6. Distress Bad Stress
7. Five Common mass casualty
Causes of Stress violence
amputations
death
Pediatric patients
8. Five Stages of the 1. Denial (Disbelief)
Grieving Process 2. Anger
3. Bargaining
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4. Depression
5. Acceptance
9. Five Signs of irritability
Stress can't concentrate
diflculty sleeping
anxiety (guilt)
loss of appetite
10. Four Lifestyle 1. Eat healthier
Changes to Deal 2. Exercise (Meditation)
with Stress 3. Balance Work
4. Listening to Family and friends
11. CISD Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
12. Critical Incident Deals with Traumatic Incidents, a debriefing is a confidential group meeting which
Stress Debrief- encourages open discussion of the incident. The goal is to assist the EMS personal
ing: Purpose in dealing with the stress related to the incident
13. Four Types of Hand washing
Body Substance Proper disposal of medical equipment
Isolation use of personal protective equipment
Scene Safety (?)
14. Scene Safety Assessment of scene (surroundings) that will provide information to the first
responder and will help ensure their well-being
15. Scope of Practice The legal duties to the patient, medical director, and public
16. Standard of Care care expected based on training and experience taking into account the condi-
tions under which the care is rendered
17. Competence
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The ability to understand questions and to the implication of decisions made
( do you know who / where / what you are? )
18. Expressed Con- The patient must be told in an easy to understand nature and the extent of the
sent procedure to be preformed as well as the possible risks involved
19. Implied Consent Consent based on the assumption that the unresponsive patient would consent
to life saving interventions
20. Advanced Direc- Written documentation that specifies what medical treatment a patient wishes to
tives have and what to withhold should the patient become unable to make a decision
21. Assault and Bat- Unlawfully touching a patient without consent providing emergency medical care
tery when a competent patient does not consent to the emergency medical care
22. Abandonment Terminating care of the patient without insuring that care will continue at the same
level or higher
23. Four Compo- 1. Duty to act (legal obligation)
nents of Negli- 2. Breach of Duty (failure to act)
gence 3. Injury where Inflicted (some injury occurred)
4. Proximate Cause (the actions of the EMR caused injury)
24. Negligence Deviating from the accepted standard of care resulting in further injury of the
patient
25. Good Samaritan State Laws intended to protect care providers from liability if they deliver the
Law standard care in good faith to the level of their training and to the best of their
ability. Don't protect from Wanton, Gross, or Willful Negligence
26. Anatomical Posi- body is erect facing forward, arms are at the sides palms face forward
tion
27. Front / Back