Earliest documented emergency medical service:
In 1790 the French began transporting wounded soldiers
from the battlefield.
First Emergency Medical Standards was developed by:
U.S. Department of Transportation.
Enhanced 911:
Dispatchers are able to determine location of the caller.
Minimum Level of Certification to run on an ambulance crew:
EMT.
Evaluation of patient's condition is done by doing:
Patient Assessment.
Responsible for Scene Safety:
All crew members.
A person who speaks on behalf of the patient:
The Advocate.
Assumes responsibility for all EMTs:
, The Medical Director.
Any agent that causes disease is:
Pathogen.
Hepatitis A is Transmitted:
Fecal-oral route.
Nervous System is responsible for the fight or flight response:
Sympathetic Nervous System.
Levels of EMS:
EMR.
EMT.
AEMT.
Paramedic.
When Lifting a Patient, a basic principle is to:
Know your own Limitations.
125 LB per Person.
No more than 250 LB for two EMTs.
Anything more than 250 LB must have a minimum of 4
people lifting.
,Preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair:
3.
Set of limitations that defines the legal actions and limitations
placed on the EMT:
Scope of Practice.
Consent given by a school principal to treat a minor on behalf of
the parents:
In Loco Parentis (In place of the Parent).
An EMT's legal and ethical obligation to provide care to a patient:
Duty to Act.
Act that Governs Patient Confidentiality:
HIPAA.
EMTs role at a crime scene:
Care of the Patient.
Anatomy:
The structures of the human body.
, Physiology:
The function of the human body.
Sharing information about a patient's history or condition:
Breach of confidentiality.
Medial:
Middle.
Lateral:
Outside.
Standing Erect, Facing the Observer, with arms down and the
palms of the hands facing forward:
Anatomical Position.
Prone:
Face Down.
Supine:
Face Up.
Proximal:
In 1790 the French began transporting wounded soldiers
from the battlefield.
First Emergency Medical Standards was developed by:
U.S. Department of Transportation.
Enhanced 911:
Dispatchers are able to determine location of the caller.
Minimum Level of Certification to run on an ambulance crew:
EMT.
Evaluation of patient's condition is done by doing:
Patient Assessment.
Responsible for Scene Safety:
All crew members.
A person who speaks on behalf of the patient:
The Advocate.
Assumes responsibility for all EMTs:
, The Medical Director.
Any agent that causes disease is:
Pathogen.
Hepatitis A is Transmitted:
Fecal-oral route.
Nervous System is responsible for the fight or flight response:
Sympathetic Nervous System.
Levels of EMS:
EMR.
EMT.
AEMT.
Paramedic.
When Lifting a Patient, a basic principle is to:
Know your own Limitations.
125 LB per Person.
No more than 250 LB for two EMTs.
Anything more than 250 LB must have a minimum of 4
people lifting.
,Preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair:
3.
Set of limitations that defines the legal actions and limitations
placed on the EMT:
Scope of Practice.
Consent given by a school principal to treat a minor on behalf of
the parents:
In Loco Parentis (In place of the Parent).
An EMT's legal and ethical obligation to provide care to a patient:
Duty to Act.
Act that Governs Patient Confidentiality:
HIPAA.
EMTs role at a crime scene:
Care of the Patient.
Anatomy:
The structures of the human body.
, Physiology:
The function of the human body.
Sharing information about a patient's history or condition:
Breach of confidentiality.
Medial:
Middle.
Lateral:
Outside.
Standing Erect, Facing the Observer, with arms down and the
palms of the hands facing forward:
Anatomical Position.
Prone:
Face Down.
Supine:
Face Up.
Proximal:
