Intro to EMS Wellbeing of the EMT Lifting and Moving Patients Medical Legal and Ethical Considerations Med Term
100
What is the French
The group credited with the first recorded EMS System
100
What is Eustress
A normal type of stress that allows us to carry out daily function
100
What is Knowing your limitations
The primary consideration for any incident involving lifting and moving patients
100
What is expressed consent
This refers to the permissions given for treatment of a mentally competent adult
100
What is the anatomic position
Position in which a person is standing upright, facing forward with arms at their sides and palms facing forward
200
What is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The organization who is responsible for creating National Standard for EMS
200
What is a pathogen
An organism which carries disease and poses risk to an EMS provider at every call
200
What is team lifting
This means of moving patients involves using two providers to load and unload patients from the ambulance with a partner
200
What are Safe Haven Laws
This law identifies Police, Fire and EMS Stations as a place where abandoned children can be left and further care will be found for them
200
What is the midaxillary line
This is the plane which dissects the body in half at the armpit
300
What is an EMR
The lowest level EMS provider necessary to render care
300
What are standard precautions
The necessary PPE for any type of call
300
What is a scoop stretcher
This device is contraindicated for the movement of patients with suspected spinal injury
300
What is Failure to Act
This occurs when a provider does not render care to a patient in distress whether physical, mental or emotional
300
What are abdominal quadrants
These are divisions of the abdomen which allow us to pinpoint a location of pain or injury
400
Who is the Medical Director
The individual who provides protocols or guidelines to an EMS Agency
400
What is a Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
An event to take place after any Critical call takes place to ensure the mental health and wellbeing of first responder providers
400
What is the draw sheet method
A patient who has no suspected spinal injury may be moved from their bed using this method
400
What is a Physicians Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
This is an order by a physician which States a patients wishes in reference to resuscitation attempts, artificial feeding, antibiotics and other life sustaining treatments when they are unable to state these wishes on their own
400
What is the Semi Fowler Position
In this position, patients are seated with their legs in front of them and their head is leaned back at an angle
500
What is Offline Medical Direction
The ability to act on your protocols without contacting Medical Direction
500
Who is Dr. Hans Selye
The person credited with discovering GAS or the General Adaptation Syndrome, stages of stress
500
What is an emergency move
This is the type of move involved when removing a patient from a scene that may become harmful or cause more harm to the patient or providers
500
What is res ipsa loquitur
A concept used in tort law for negligence when there is no specific evidence of a negligent act
500
What is the Left lateral Recumbent or Recovery position
This position lays the unconscious patient on their left side to avoid aspiration






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