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Part 800 - Answer NYS EMS protocol. Everything you must keep in the ambulance is
included.
Medical director - Answer The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the
authority to provide medical care in the field.
Reciprocity - Answer Ability to transfer state to state as an EMT
Scene Safety - Answer steps taken to ensure the safety and well-being of the EMT,
his partners, patients, and bystanders
Proper body substance isolation - Answer PPE (gowns, gloves, protective masks)
What do you do if the scene is not safe? - Answer Contact police
Sharps Container - Answer A puncture-proof container designed specifically to safely
dispose of needles, scalpels, and other sharp disposable medical instruments
Handwashing - Answer Step 1: Wet Hands. Wet your hands and apply enough liquid
soap to create a good lather. ...
Step 2: Rub Palms Together. ...
Step 3: Rub the Back of Hands. ...
Step 4: Interlink Your Fingers. ...
Step 5: Cup Your Fingers. ...
Step 6: Clean the Thumbs. ...
Step 7: Rub Palms with Your Fingers.
Wellbeing of the EMT - Answer Recognizing stressors, taking up a healthy diet and
exercise, coping with death and dying
CISM - Answer Critical Incident Stress Management - A process that confronts the
responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services
personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium.
Evidence at a crime scene - Answer blood, DNA, fingerprints, shoeprint, hair
Signs of Obvious Death - Answer Rigor Mortis, Dependent Lividity, Putrefication,
Evidence of non-survivable injury
Restraining a Patient - Answer -do not restrain in prone position
-restrain of patient becomes dangerous to self or you
-use humane restraints and do so in the supine position
Unsafe scene procedures - Answer
Expressed Consent (actual consent) - Answer Type of consent given when patient
verbally or otherwise acknowledge that he or she wants you to provide care or
transport.
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Implied consent - Answer Type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give
consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that he or she would want
treatment.
Informed consent includes - Answer Risks, benefits, complications, alternatives
DNR - Answer do not resuscitate order
MOLST - Answer medical orders for life sustaining treatment- a medical order form
that tells others the patient's medical orders for life-sustaining treatment
Informed refusal - Answer Occurs when the patient refuses treatment after he/she
has been fully educated regarding the consequences of not receiving the treatment.
RMA - Answer The refusal of medical assistance, or RMA, ensures the continuum of
care that ambulance squads have a responsibility towards. In a typical emergency
call, the ambulance service will assess and transport the patient to an appropriate
facility.
Standing orders - Answer a policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that
authorizes EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
Medical control - Answer Physician instructions that are given directly by radio or cell
phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect), as
authorized by the medical director of the service program.
Libel - Answer A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or
property rights.
HIPPA - Answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ensures the
privacy of all patients
START triage - Answer A patient sorting process that stands for Simple Triage And
Rapid Treatment and uses a limited assessment of the patient's ability to walk,
respiratory status, hemodynamic status, and neurologic status.
scene size-up - Answer A step within the patient assessment process that involves a
quick assessment of the scene and the surroundings to provide information about
scene safety and the mechanism of injury or nature of illness before you enter and
begin patient care.
General impression - Answer impression of the patient's condition that is formed on
first approaching the patient, based on the patient's environment, chief complaint,
and appearance.
Additional Resources - Answer Assess if ALS is needed
Assess if Law Enforcement is needed