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[Show more]Advanced Emergency Medical Technician 
-Provides both basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation to patients in the per-hospital environment. 
-Does everything an EMT does plus also uses advanced airway devices, monitors blood glucose levels, administers a select number of ...
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-Provides both basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation to patients in the per-hospital environment. 
-Does everything an EMT does plus also uses advanced airway devices, monitors blood glucose levels, administers a select number of ...
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) 
the level of EMS practitioner who performs the responsibilities of an EMT with the addition of the use of advanced airway devices, monitoring of blood glucose levels, initiation of intravenous and intraosseous (in the bone marrow) infusions, and administ...
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Add to cartAdvanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) 
the level of EMS practitioner who performs the responsibilities of an EMT with the addition of the use of advanced airway devices, monitoring of blood glucose levels, initiation of intravenous and intraosseous (in the bone marrow) infusions, and administ...
To be a medical director of an ambulance service, which requirement must the interested individual satisfy? 
Licensed physician 
 
 
 
Preincident stress education, one-on-one support, and disaster support services are all part of: 
A comprehensive CISM program 
 
 
 
 
You have been called for a 96...
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Add to cartTo be a medical director of an ambulance service, which requirement must the interested individual satisfy? 
Licensed physician 
 
 
 
Preincident stress education, one-on-one support, and disaster support services are all part of: 
A comprehensive CISM program 
 
 
 
 
You have been called for a 96...
Trauma 
MOI (injured) 
 
 
 
Medical 
NOI, nature of illness (ill) 
 
 
 
primary assessment 
idnetify and manage any life threatening conditions to ABC 
 
 
 
Penetrating Trauma 
a force that peirces the skin and tissues 
 
 
 
blunt trauma 
force applied to body that is not sharp enough to penetra...
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Add to cartTrauma 
MOI (injured) 
 
 
 
Medical 
NOI, nature of illness (ill) 
 
 
 
primary assessment 
idnetify and manage any life threatening conditions to ABC 
 
 
 
Penetrating Trauma 
a force that peirces the skin and tissues 
 
 
 
blunt trauma 
force applied to body that is not sharp enough to penetra...
EMS System 
The emergency medical services system 
 
 
 
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) 
The level of EMS practitioner who is likely to be the first person on the scene with emergency care training. 
 
 
 
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 
The level of EMS practitioner who provides basic emerge...
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Add to cartEMS System 
The emergency medical services system 
 
 
 
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) 
The level of EMS practitioner who is likely to be the first person on the scene with emergency care training. 
 
 
 
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 
The level of EMS practitioner who provides basic emerge...
Respiration (general term) 
The process of gas exchange that occurs between the alveoli and the pulmonary capillaries and between the body's cells and their adjacent capillaries as well as the use of glucose and oxygen during normal metabolism within the cells (as opposed to ventilation/breathing, ...
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Add to cartRespiration (general term) 
The process of gas exchange that occurs between the alveoli and the pulmonary capillaries and between the body's cells and their adjacent capillaries as well as the use of glucose and oxygen during normal metabolism within the cells (as opposed to ventilation/breathing, ...
Medication 
A drug or other substance that is used as a remedy for illness 
 
 
 
Drug 
A chemical substance that is used to treat or prevent a disease or condition 
 
 
 
Pharmacology 
Study of drugs 
 
 
 
Medications carried on the ambulance (4): 
1. Oxygen 
2. Oral glucose 
3. Activated charcoal...
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Add to cartMedication 
A drug or other substance that is used as a remedy for illness 
 
 
 
Drug 
A chemical substance that is used to treat or prevent a disease or condition 
 
 
 
Pharmacology 
Study of drugs 
 
 
 
Medications carried on the ambulance (4): 
1. Oxygen 
2. Oral glucose 
3. Activated charcoal...
The process in which, normally, the body cells break down molecules of glucose to produce energy for the body 
Cellular Metabolism also known as Cellular Respirations 
 
 
 
Two types of Cellular Metabolism 
Aerobic, and Anaerobic 
 
 
 
The primary fuel 
Glucose 
 
 
 
The primary catalyst for meta...
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Add to cartThe process in which, normally, the body cells break down molecules of glucose to produce energy for the body 
Cellular Metabolism also known as Cellular Respirations 
 
 
 
Two types of Cellular Metabolism 
Aerobic, and Anaerobic 
 
 
 
The primary fuel 
Glucose 
 
 
 
The primary catalyst for meta...
Anatomy 
The structure of the body 
 
 
 
Physiology 
How Body Works 
 
 
 
Supine 
The patient is lying on his back 
 
 
 
Prone 
The patient is lying down on his stomach 
 
 
 
Lateral recumbent (recovery) position 
The patient is lying on his left or right side 
 
 
 
Fowlers 
The patient is lyin...
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Add to cartAnatomy 
The structure of the body 
 
 
 
Physiology 
How Body Works 
 
 
 
Supine 
The patient is lying on his back 
 
 
 
Prone 
The patient is lying down on his stomach 
 
 
 
Lateral recumbent (recovery) position 
The patient is lying on his left or right side 
 
 
 
Fowlers 
The patient is lyin...
Anatomy 
the study of the structure of the body and the relationship of its parts to each other. 
 
 
 
anatomical position 
a position in which the patient is standing erect, facing forward, with arms down at the sides and palms forward. 
 
 
 
abdominal cavity 
the space located below the diaphrag...
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the study of the structure of the body and the relationship of its parts to each other. 
 
 
 
anatomical position 
a position in which the patient is standing erect, facing forward, with arms down at the sides and palms forward. 
 
 
 
abdominal cavity 
the space located below the diaphrag...
1) Immediately following the onset of cardiac arrest, brain cells begin to die after: 
A) 1 minute 
B) 5 minutes 
C) 10 minutes 
D) 15 minutes 
B) 5 minutes 
 
 
 
2) Resuscitation, when started during which phase of cardiac arrest, provides the patient with the best chance of survival? 
A) Circulat...
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Add to cart1) Immediately following the onset of cardiac arrest, brain cells begin to die after: 
A) 1 minute 
B) 5 minutes 
C) 10 minutes 
D) 15 minutes 
B) 5 minutes 
 
 
 
2) Resuscitation, when started during which phase of cardiac arrest, provides the patient with the best chance of survival? 
A) Circulat...
anaphylactic shock 
A severe reaction that occurs when an allergen is introduced to the bloodstream of an allergic individual. Characterized by bronchoconstriction, labored breathing, widespread vasodilation, circulatory shock, and sometimes sudden death. 
 
 
 
Asystole 
The absence Of electrical a...
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A severe reaction that occurs when an allergen is introduced to the bloodstream of an allergic individual. Characterized by bronchoconstriction, labored breathing, widespread vasodilation, circulatory shock, and sometimes sudden death. 
 
 
 
Asystole 
The absence Of electrical a...
minimum data set 
the minimum information the U.S. Department of Transportation has determined should be included on all prehospital care reports 
 
 
 
pertinent negatives 
signs or symptoms that might be expected in certain circumstances, based on the chief complaint or physical exam, but are deni...
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the minimum information the U.S. Department of Transportation has determined should be included on all prehospital care reports 
 
 
 
pertinent negatives 
signs or symptoms that might be expected in certain circumstances, based on the chief complaint or physical exam, but are deni...
The first priority of the EMT at an emergency scene is to: 
ensure personal safety 
 
 
 
An EMT operates as a designated agent of the 
medical director 
 
 
 
Clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system are the responsibility of the 
medical director 
 
 
 
The first concern of the EMT must ...
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Add to cartThe first priority of the EMT at an emergency scene is to: 
ensure personal safety 
 
 
 
An EMT operates as a designated agent of the 
medical director 
 
 
 
Clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system are the responsibility of the 
medical director 
 
 
 
The first concern of the EMT must ...
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