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What is EMS? ANS - Emergency Medical Services, treatment and transport of people in crisis health
situations that may be life threatening.
EMS Certificate ANS - -Notice of class completion
-Looks cool but otherwise useless
EMS License ANS - -Allows you to practice medicine in the state on NM as an EMT
Difference between certification and licensure ANS - A certification was when you know the material
and a licensure is when you can perform medicine.
Requirements for NM EMT licensure ANS - BLS/CPR course
State-approval EMT course
State-recognized written certification exam
State-recognized practical certification
Practice skill testing exam
Requirements for NM EMT and relicensure ANS - 24 hr contact hours of bureau approved CE activity
24 hr EMT-B refresher
Approved CPR certification
Levels of EMS personnel ANS - EMR ( first responder)
EMT
Advanced EMT (EMT-Intermediate)
Paramedic
,EMS system components ANS - Incident Recognition
Access 911
Dispatch
First Responder
Basic Life Support(BLS)
Advanced Life Support(ALS)
Transport Ground/Air
Emergency Department/Facilities
Specialty Care
Patient Rehabilitation
Prevention Awareness
Public Education
MCEP ANS - Is a group of physicians that decide what you can and cannot not do as a EMT-B.
medical director ANS - Authorizes EMT's to provide medical care in field the one that hires you.
Medical facility choices in the metro area ANS - UNM Hospital
Pres Hospital
Womens Hospital
Acute stress and the EMT ANS - This is a type of stress reaction that occurs during or in the moment of
a stressful situation, for example, the EMT feels nervous/excited.
Healthy habits of EMS personnel (EMT wellbeing) ANS - Eat Healthy, good sleeping habits, hydration,
keeping fit, balancing work, family, take time off, share your thoughts
unhealthy habits of EMS personnel (EMT wellbeing) ANS - Long Shifts, Substance Abuse, not enough
sleep
, How to have work life balance ANS - Minimize or eliminate stressors
Change work hours
Cut back on overtime
Talk about your feelings
Sustain friends and interests outside emergency services
Infectious disease ANS - -Caused by organisms within the body
-From person to person
-From one species to another
Routes of transmission of disease ANS - Direct contact(blood)
-Indirect contact(needle stick)
-Airborne(sneezing)
-Foodborne(Contaminated food)
Prevention of disease ANS - Hand hygiene
-Gloves
-Gown
-Mask,eye protection
PPE: needs and proper use ANS - Eye Protection
Knee Protection
Body Armor
Seat Belts
Gloves
Infection control and post exposure requirements ANS - Daily routine
Clean the ambulance after each run and on daily basis
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