Terms in this set (288)
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Medical Direction -
Answer✓✓
Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director.
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Protocols -
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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
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Offline Direction -
Answer✓✓
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,consists of standing orders issued by the medical director that allows EMTs to give certain
medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or
another physician.
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Online Direction -
Answer✓✓
consists of orders from the on-duty physician given directly to an EMT-B in the field by radio or
telephone.
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Standing Orders -
Answer✓✓
A policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMT-Bs and others to
perform particular skills in certain situations.
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HEPA Mask -
Answer✓✓
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,High Efficiency Particulate Air respirator; used for patients with suspected TB; worn by the
EMT provider to prevent airborne transmission
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Hepatitis B -
Answer✓✓
infectious inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that is transmitted
sexually or by exposure to contaminated blood or body fluid
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Hepatitis C -
Answer✓✓
inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus, transmitted by exposure to infected
blood (rarely contracted sexually)
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Tuberculosis -
Answer✓✓
Infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most commonly
affects the respiratory system and causes inflammation and calcification of the system.
3
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Acute Stress -
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short term ; fight or flight response ; effects disappear quickly after it is over
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Scope of Practice -
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What we are allowed to do or trained to do
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Standard Care -
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the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person should exercise under the same or similar
circumstances
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Duty to Act -
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Quiz____?
Medical Direction -
Answer✓✓
Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director.
Quiz____?
Protocols -
Answer✓✓
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
Quiz____?
Offline Direction -
Answer✓✓
1
,consists of standing orders issued by the medical director that allows EMTs to give certain
medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or
another physician.
Quiz____?
Online Direction -
Answer✓✓
consists of orders from the on-duty physician given directly to an EMT-B in the field by radio or
telephone.
Quiz____?
Standing Orders -
Answer✓✓
A policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMT-Bs and others to
perform particular skills in certain situations.
Quiz____?
HEPA Mask -
Answer✓✓
2
,High Efficiency Particulate Air respirator; used for patients with suspected TB; worn by the
EMT provider to prevent airborne transmission
Quiz____?
Hepatitis B -
Answer✓✓
infectious inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that is transmitted
sexually or by exposure to contaminated blood or body fluid
Quiz____?
Hepatitis C -
Answer✓✓
inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus, transmitted by exposure to infected
blood (rarely contracted sexually)
Quiz____?
Tuberculosis -
Answer✓✓
Infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most commonly
affects the respiratory system and causes inflammation and calcification of the system.
3
, Quiz____?
Acute Stress -
Answer✓✓
short term ; fight or flight response ; effects disappear quickly after it is over
Quiz____?
Scope of Practice -
Answer✓✓
What we are allowed to do or trained to do
Quiz____?
Standard Care -
Answer✓✓
the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person should exercise under the same or similar
circumstances
Quiz____?
Duty to Act -
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