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| Legal responsibility / authority to provide medical care in the field is allowed / authorized by who? |
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| our physician medical director |
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T/F
Medical director is responsible for writing protocols / medical care we use in the field. |
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| Online medical control consists of : |
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direction given over the phone or radio directly from the director or designated physician at the receiving facility.
...OFF LINE medical control refers to patient care guidelines authorized by our medical director |
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| Continuous quality improvement |
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| a system of ongoing internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system |
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| physician instructions given over telephone / radio (online) or indirectly by protocols / guidelines (off line), as authorized by med. dir. |
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| our guidelines / written protocols |
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| direct verbal communication by radio or telephone |
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| the responsibility of the medical director to ensure appropriate medical care standards for each medical call |
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body substance isolation -
assume that all body fluids are vectors for disease |
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an animal or person infected with a disease that may transmit it to others; need not display symptoms.
Also called a VECTOR |
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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
... the part where John Rambo cries with his Colonel after heaping piles of dead foreigners in Viet Nam. |
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if you have to think about this, you're screwed.
Concealment = HIDE
Cover = you're behind an object that can save you from bullets. |
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| the dude in our dept responsible for managing our exposures / infection control issues |
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| Direct Contact (relating to exposure) |
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| physical touch that transmits disease |
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| Exposure (to disease, etc) |
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| when we come in contact with bodily fluids / chunks of dudes / or they cough on us - in any manner that suggests disease transmission could have occured |
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| comprehensive plan that helps us reduce risk of exposure / acquiring nasty diseases |
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General Adapdation Syndrome
(stress) |
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The body's three stage response to stress
... Alarm Response
... Reaction / Resistance
... Recovery - if stress over. / Exhaustion - if stress doesn't stop |
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hazardous material
Anything toxic, poisonous, radioactive, flammable, explosive, etc that can cause injury or death with exposure. See: CHUCK NORRIS. |
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"inflammation of the liver"
Comes in three identifiable types, and several as of yet unidentified (yippee).
...Viral infection
...Fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, diminished liver function
... B&C can live in blood for a week or more
... Ruuuuuuun... |
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| Exposure to disease from one person to another by contact with a CONTAMINATED OBJECT |
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procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients and health care workers.
Use gloves,
Wash hands,
all those pesky signs in fast food places reminding the tarded employees to wash their hands and not give all of us Hep A. |
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an inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord; can be caused by virus or bacteria.
...stay away from horses |
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a chronic bacterial disease caused by MYOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS that usually infects the lungs but can also harm brain / kidneys.
... watch out for cough. airborne vector |
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| protective measures developed by the CDC for use in dealing with objects / blood / fluids or other items associated with risk of spreading disease |
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| the strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease |
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| written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient, should that patient become unable to make decisions; also called a LIVING WILL |
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| granting permission to someone so they can render medical care |
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DO NOT RESUSCITATE orders;
written documentation giving permission to medical personnel NOT to attempt CPR in the event of cardiac arrest |
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| someone saying "yes, you can help me" |
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| when a patient is unable to give consent, i.e. unconscious or ALOC, we are allowed (legally) to assume they'd give EXPRESSED CONSENT if they were able to do so |
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| when the patient gives permission after potential risks / benefits / alternatives to treatment have been explained and are understood |
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| carrying a pt with one EMT at the head, one at the foot, and one at each side, all facing the same direction / direction of movement |
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| dragging or pulling the pt from a dangerous scene before initial assessment and care are provided |
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| grip backboard under handle, palm facing up, supporting handle with fingers and thumb. |
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Back upright / straight
legs bent, arms straight
lift with legs, not back |
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| Rapid Extrication Technique |
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| move a pt from a sitting position (like inside a wrecked car) to a supine position on a backboard in less than ONE MINUTE |
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used to carry a conscious, seated person up or down stairs.
... of course the heaviest ones never fit. Get the tarp... |
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