COPR Exam with Verified Answers A+ Grade 100%.
EMS system - network of trained professionals equipment and resources for providing
Emergency Care
4 T's of emergency care - Triage
Treatment
Transport
Transfer
Brain Resus is not effective after X length time - 4 mins to BLS CPR and 8 Mins to ALS / Defib
Fixed wing transport Distance - Greater than 320 km
Tertiary Trauma Centre - Provincially Funded with Regional Referral, 24 hour available trauma
response team
Distract Trauma Centre - Functions in smaller communities, with 24hour trauma response team
Primary trauma Centre - Smaller rural medical centre that performs initial triage.
QA and CQI - Quality Assurance and Continued Quality Improvement
Professionalism - The conduct or qualities that optimally characterize a practitioner in a
particular field or occupation
Professional Attributes - Attitudes, leadership, Integrity, Empathy ,Self- Motivation,
Appearance, Self- Confidence, Communication, Time management, Teamwork, respect, Patient
Advocacy, Careful Delivery or service and Continued professional Development.
Well Being of Paramedic - Essential to top Notch performance. Take care of physical, mental
and emotional health
Infectious disease - Caused by pathogen (bacteria or virus) which may be spread person to
person
Incubation period - the time between contact with a disease organism and the appearance of the
first symptoms.
Min BSI available on-car - Gloves, masks + eyewear, HEPA and N95 Respirators, Gowns,
disposable resusc equip for ventilation
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) - Transmission: aids or HIV effected blood,
semen or vaginal fluids, blood transfusions, mothers may pass to unborn children. Incubation
months to years
, Hep BC, - transmission: Blood, stool or other body fluids + contaminated objects. Incubation: 2-
6 weeks
Tuberculosis - Respiratory Secretions, airborne or on contaminated objects - transmission 2-6
weeks
Meningitis, bacterial - oral, nasal secretions. incubation = 2-10 days
Pneumonia - bacterial and viral - oral and nasal secretions, incubation several days
Influenza - airborne droplets or direct contact with body fluids. incubation 1-3 days
staphylococcal skin infections - contact with open wounds or sores or objects, incubation =
several days
chicken pox (varicella) - airborne droplets or open sores, incubation = days
German Measles (Rubella) - airborne droplets. mothers may disease to unborn children.
incubation = 10-12 days
whooping cough (pertussis) - respiratory secretions or airborne droplets. incubation = 6-20 days
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) - body fluids or droplets, incubation = 3-7 days
Most important infection control mechanism - Hand washing
Stages of Loss - Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression - Acceptance
protocols - lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different
situations. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system
standing orders - a policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs and
others to perform particular skills in certain situations
directives - documentation that provides guidance as to scope of treatment for patients in
particular situations (ie. MOST form)
Treatment Guidelines - Common protocols for treatment or therapy that are developed using data
provided by healthcare providers. ie. BCAS particular TG's
What to say when someone dies - - directly state "x has died" (3 times), "there is nothing more
that anyone could have done", EMS is available to help family / survivors, and any info about
local procedures
What not to say when someone dies - It was God's will, gone to a better place, Relief of
Suffering or any other subjective interpretation.
EMS system - network of trained professionals equipment and resources for providing
Emergency Care
4 T's of emergency care - Triage
Treatment
Transport
Transfer
Brain Resus is not effective after X length time - 4 mins to BLS CPR and 8 Mins to ALS / Defib
Fixed wing transport Distance - Greater than 320 km
Tertiary Trauma Centre - Provincially Funded with Regional Referral, 24 hour available trauma
response team
Distract Trauma Centre - Functions in smaller communities, with 24hour trauma response team
Primary trauma Centre - Smaller rural medical centre that performs initial triage.
QA and CQI - Quality Assurance and Continued Quality Improvement
Professionalism - The conduct or qualities that optimally characterize a practitioner in a
particular field or occupation
Professional Attributes - Attitudes, leadership, Integrity, Empathy ,Self- Motivation,
Appearance, Self- Confidence, Communication, Time management, Teamwork, respect, Patient
Advocacy, Careful Delivery or service and Continued professional Development.
Well Being of Paramedic - Essential to top Notch performance. Take care of physical, mental
and emotional health
Infectious disease - Caused by pathogen (bacteria or virus) which may be spread person to
person
Incubation period - the time between contact with a disease organism and the appearance of the
first symptoms.
Min BSI available on-car - Gloves, masks + eyewear, HEPA and N95 Respirators, Gowns,
disposable resusc equip for ventilation
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) - Transmission: aids or HIV effected blood,
semen or vaginal fluids, blood transfusions, mothers may pass to unborn children. Incubation
months to years
, Hep BC, - transmission: Blood, stool or other body fluids + contaminated objects. Incubation: 2-
6 weeks
Tuberculosis - Respiratory Secretions, airborne or on contaminated objects - transmission 2-6
weeks
Meningitis, bacterial - oral, nasal secretions. incubation = 2-10 days
Pneumonia - bacterial and viral - oral and nasal secretions, incubation several days
Influenza - airborne droplets or direct contact with body fluids. incubation 1-3 days
staphylococcal skin infections - contact with open wounds or sores or objects, incubation =
several days
chicken pox (varicella) - airborne droplets or open sores, incubation = days
German Measles (Rubella) - airborne droplets. mothers may disease to unborn children.
incubation = 10-12 days
whooping cough (pertussis) - respiratory secretions or airborne droplets. incubation = 6-20 days
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) - body fluids or droplets, incubation = 3-7 days
Most important infection control mechanism - Hand washing
Stages of Loss - Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression - Acceptance
protocols - lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different
situations. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system
standing orders - a policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs and
others to perform particular skills in certain situations
directives - documentation that provides guidance as to scope of treatment for patients in
particular situations (ie. MOST form)
Treatment Guidelines - Common protocols for treatment or therapy that are developed using data
provided by healthcare providers. ie. BCAS particular TG's
What to say when someone dies - - directly state "x has died" (3 times), "there is nothing more
that anyone could have done", EMS is available to help family / survivors, and any info about
local procedures
What not to say when someone dies - It was God's will, gone to a better place, Relief of
Suffering or any other subjective interpretation.
