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1. Evidence-based Techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety
techniques and efficacy rather than merely by supposition and tradition.
2. Medical direction Oversight of the patient care aspects of an ems system by the medical director.
Direction can be either off or online
3. Medical director a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of
the EMS system
4. 911 system a system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the in-
formation and alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed. Enhanced
911 has the additional capability of automatically identifying the caller's phone
number and location.
5. Off-line medical Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain
direction medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical
Director or another physician.
6. Patient Out- the long-term survival of patients
comes
7. Peer Reviewed submitted to a professional journal and reviewed by several of the researchers
peers
8. 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
9. Quality Improve- a process of continual self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting
ment aspects of the system that require improvement
10. Standing Orders policies or protocols issued by a medical director that authorize emts and others
to preform particular skills in certain situations.
11. Contamination The introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials.
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12. CISM or Critical A comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent
incident stress stress and deal with stress appropriately when it occurs.
management
13. decontamination The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infec-
tious materials.
14. hazardous mate- the release of a harmful substance into the enviroment
rial incident
15. Multiple-casual- an emergency involving multiple patients
ty incident (MCI)
16. pathogens the organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria
17. Personal Protec- Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the
tive Equipment dangers of rescue operations.
(PPE)
18. Standard Precau- A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and
tions other body fluids are infectious.
19. stress a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
20. resilience toughness, an ability to recover quickly from difficult situations
21. bariatric having to do with patients who are significantly overweight or obese
22. body mechanics the proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and prevent injury
23. direct carry a method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher, during which two or
more rescuers curl the patient to their chests, then reverse the process to lower
the patient to the stretcher
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24. direct ground lift A method of lifting and carrying a patient from ground level to a stretcher in which
two or more rescuers kneel, curl the patient to their chests, stand, then reverse
the process to lower the patient to the stretcher
25. draw-sheet a method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling
method the loosened bottom sheet of the bed
26. extremity lift A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescuer slips hands
under the patient's armpits and grasps the wrists, while another rescuer grasps
the patient's knees.
27. power grip gripping with as much hand surface as possible in contact with the object being
lifted, all fingers bent at the same angle, and hands at least 10 inches apart
28. power lift A lift from a squatting position with weight to be lifted close to the body, feet apart
and flat on the ground, body weight on or just behind the balls of the feet, and
back locked in. The upper body is raised before the hips. Also called the squat-lift
position.
29. abdominal quad- four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury:
rants right upper , left upper, right lower, left lower
30. anatomical posi- standard reference position used for describing locations and directions on the
tion human body In this position the body is standing erect, facing the observer, with
arms down at the sides and the palms of the hands forward
31. anatomy the study of body structure
32. anterior the front of the body or body part
33. bilateral both sides
34. combining form A word root with an added vowel that can be joined with other words, roots, or
suffixes to form a new word.
1. Evidence-based Techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety
techniques and efficacy rather than merely by supposition and tradition.
2. Medical direction Oversight of the patient care aspects of an ems system by the medical director.
Direction can be either off or online
3. Medical director a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of
the EMS system
4. 911 system a system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the in-
formation and alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed. Enhanced
911 has the additional capability of automatically identifying the caller's phone
number and location.
5. Off-line medical Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain
direction medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical
Director or another physician.
6. Patient Out- the long-term survival of patients
comes
7. Peer Reviewed submitted to a professional journal and reviewed by several of the researchers
peers
8. 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
9. Quality Improve- a process of continual self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting
ment aspects of the system that require improvement
10. Standing Orders policies or protocols issued by a medical director that authorize emts and others
to preform particular skills in certain situations.
11. Contamination The introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials.
, EMT Emergency Care 14th Edition Chapters 1-8 68W
12. CISM or Critical A comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent
incident stress stress and deal with stress appropriately when it occurs.
management
13. decontamination The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infec-
tious materials.
14. hazardous mate- the release of a harmful substance into the enviroment
rial incident
15. Multiple-casual- an emergency involving multiple patients
ty incident (MCI)
16. pathogens the organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria
17. Personal Protec- Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the
tive Equipment dangers of rescue operations.
(PPE)
18. Standard Precau- A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and
tions other body fluids are infectious.
19. stress a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
20. resilience toughness, an ability to recover quickly from difficult situations
21. bariatric having to do with patients who are significantly overweight or obese
22. body mechanics the proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and prevent injury
23. direct carry a method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher, during which two or
more rescuers curl the patient to their chests, then reverse the process to lower
the patient to the stretcher
, EMT Emergency Care 14th Edition Chapters 1-8 68W
24. direct ground lift A method of lifting and carrying a patient from ground level to a stretcher in which
two or more rescuers kneel, curl the patient to their chests, stand, then reverse
the process to lower the patient to the stretcher
25. draw-sheet a method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling
method the loosened bottom sheet of the bed
26. extremity lift A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescuer slips hands
under the patient's armpits and grasps the wrists, while another rescuer grasps
the patient's knees.
27. power grip gripping with as much hand surface as possible in contact with the object being
lifted, all fingers bent at the same angle, and hands at least 10 inches apart
28. power lift A lift from a squatting position with weight to be lifted close to the body, feet apart
and flat on the ground, body weight on or just behind the balls of the feet, and
back locked in. The upper body is raised before the hips. Also called the squat-lift
position.
29. abdominal quad- four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury:
rants right upper , left upper, right lower, left lower
30. anatomical posi- standard reference position used for describing locations and directions on the
tion human body In this position the body is standing erect, facing the observer, with
arms down at the sides and the palms of the hands forward
31. anatomy the study of body structure
32. anterior the front of the body or body part
33. bilateral both sides
34. combining form A word root with an added vowel that can be joined with other words, roots, or
suffixes to form a new word.
