EMT
Assault - ANS unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm
battery - ANS touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent
kidnapping - ANS the seizing, confining, abducting, or carrying away of a person by force, including
transporting a competent adult for medical treatment without his or her consent
defamation - ANS the communication of false information about a person that is damaging to that
persons reputation or standing in the community
gross negligence - ANS conduct that constitutes a willful or reckless disregard for a duty or standard
of care
ethics - ANS the philosophy of right and wrong, of moral duties, and of ideal professional behavior
factors and strategies for communication - ANS age, body language, clothing, culture, educational
background, environment, eye contact, facial expression, gender, posture, voice tempo, volume
Ten golden rules - ANS 1. Make and keep eye contact with your patient at all times
2. Provide your name and use the patients proper name
3. Tell the patient the truth
4. Use language that the patient can understand
5. Be careful what you say about the patient to others
6. Be aware of your body language
7. Always speak slowly, clearly, and distinctly
8. If hearing impaired, face the patient so they can read your lips
9. Allow time for the patient to answer or respond to your questions
10. Act and speak in a calm, confident manner while caring for the patient
Include in Oral Report - ANS 1. Opening info; name, chief complaint, NOI or MOI
,2. Detailed information; not provided in radio report
3. Any important history; not already provided
4. Patients response to treatment
5. Vital signs; during transport and after radio report
6. Other information
Patient care report - ANS legal document used to record all aspects of the care your patient received
Information collected on PCR - ANS Patients name, gender, date of birth, and address
Dispatched as? (time and what was said)
Chief complaint
Location of patient (what did you see when you arrived)
Rescue and treatment before your arrival
Signs and symptoms during patient assessment
Care and treatment given by you at site and during transport
Vital signs (any changes in vitals and condition)
SAMPLE history
Date, time, location of call
Time of dispatch, arrival at scene, leaving of scene and arrival at hospital
Patient's insurance info
Names and/or certification #'s of responding EMT's
Name of base hospital
Emergency or routine run
standing orders - ANS written documents, signed by the EMS system's medical director, that outline
specific directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding patient care; also called
protocols
six functions of PCR - ANS 1. continuity of care
2. legal documentation
3. education
4. administrative information
,5. essential research record
6. evaluation and continuous quality improvement
thorax - ANS enclosed the heart, lungs, and great vessels
arm - ANS humerus- upper arm
radius- lateral, thumb side
ulna- medial
Function of Skeletal System - ANS Shape, protection of organs, movement, storage of calcium, helps
create bloodcellls
Function of Musculoskeletal System - ANS form, upright posture, movement (byproduct is heat)
Types of Muscle - ANS Cardiac muscle- found in heart
Smooth muscle- found in intestines
Skeletal muscles- actual muscles for movement
Function of Respiratory System - ANS Provide body with oxygen, remove carbon dioxide
alveoli - ANS functional unit of lungs, oxygen and CO2 exchange takes place
ventilation - ANS movement of air between the lungs and the environment; regulated by pH of CSF
respiration - ANS process of gas exchange
Characteristics of normal breathing - ANS -normal rate and depth
- regular rhythm or pattern
- good audible breath sounds on both sides
- regular rise and fall movement on both sides
- movement of the abdomen
, labored breathing - ANS the use of muscles of the chest, back, and abdomen to assist in expanding
the chest; occurs when air movement is impacted
Indication of NOT normal breathing - ANS -muscle retractions above the clavicles, between the ribs
and below rib cage
-pale or cyanotic (blue) skin
-cool, damp (clammy) skin
- tripod position (leaning forward onto two arms)
agonal gasps - ANS respiratory center in the brain continues to send signals to the breathing muscles
even though the heart has stopped
Normal respiratory rate ranges - ANS Adults: 12 to 20 breaths/min
Children: 15 to 30 breaths/min
Infants: 25 to 50 breaths/min
Components of Blood - ANS Plasma (liquid), platelets (clotting), RBC (O2 transport), WBC (immune
system)
Systole - ANS left ventricle contracting
Diastole - ANS left ventricle relaxes
perfusion - ANS the circulation of oxygenated blood within an organ or tissue in adequate amounts
to meet the cells' current needs
Spleen - ANS filters blood, located in Left upper quadrant
3 parts of brain - ANS cerebrum (main part), cerebellum (coordination), brain stem (life vital
functions)
central nervous system - ANS brain and spinal cord
Assault - ANS unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm
battery - ANS touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent
kidnapping - ANS the seizing, confining, abducting, or carrying away of a person by force, including
transporting a competent adult for medical treatment without his or her consent
defamation - ANS the communication of false information about a person that is damaging to that
persons reputation or standing in the community
gross negligence - ANS conduct that constitutes a willful or reckless disregard for a duty or standard
of care
ethics - ANS the philosophy of right and wrong, of moral duties, and of ideal professional behavior
factors and strategies for communication - ANS age, body language, clothing, culture, educational
background, environment, eye contact, facial expression, gender, posture, voice tempo, volume
Ten golden rules - ANS 1. Make and keep eye contact with your patient at all times
2. Provide your name and use the patients proper name
3. Tell the patient the truth
4. Use language that the patient can understand
5. Be careful what you say about the patient to others
6. Be aware of your body language
7. Always speak slowly, clearly, and distinctly
8. If hearing impaired, face the patient so they can read your lips
9. Allow time for the patient to answer or respond to your questions
10. Act and speak in a calm, confident manner while caring for the patient
Include in Oral Report - ANS 1. Opening info; name, chief complaint, NOI or MOI
,2. Detailed information; not provided in radio report
3. Any important history; not already provided
4. Patients response to treatment
5. Vital signs; during transport and after radio report
6. Other information
Patient care report - ANS legal document used to record all aspects of the care your patient received
Information collected on PCR - ANS Patients name, gender, date of birth, and address
Dispatched as? (time and what was said)
Chief complaint
Location of patient (what did you see when you arrived)
Rescue and treatment before your arrival
Signs and symptoms during patient assessment
Care and treatment given by you at site and during transport
Vital signs (any changes in vitals and condition)
SAMPLE history
Date, time, location of call
Time of dispatch, arrival at scene, leaving of scene and arrival at hospital
Patient's insurance info
Names and/or certification #'s of responding EMT's
Name of base hospital
Emergency or routine run
standing orders - ANS written documents, signed by the EMS system's medical director, that outline
specific directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding patient care; also called
protocols
six functions of PCR - ANS 1. continuity of care
2. legal documentation
3. education
4. administrative information
,5. essential research record
6. evaluation and continuous quality improvement
thorax - ANS enclosed the heart, lungs, and great vessels
arm - ANS humerus- upper arm
radius- lateral, thumb side
ulna- medial
Function of Skeletal System - ANS Shape, protection of organs, movement, storage of calcium, helps
create bloodcellls
Function of Musculoskeletal System - ANS form, upright posture, movement (byproduct is heat)
Types of Muscle - ANS Cardiac muscle- found in heart
Smooth muscle- found in intestines
Skeletal muscles- actual muscles for movement
Function of Respiratory System - ANS Provide body with oxygen, remove carbon dioxide
alveoli - ANS functional unit of lungs, oxygen and CO2 exchange takes place
ventilation - ANS movement of air between the lungs and the environment; regulated by pH of CSF
respiration - ANS process of gas exchange
Characteristics of normal breathing - ANS -normal rate and depth
- regular rhythm or pattern
- good audible breath sounds on both sides
- regular rise and fall movement on both sides
- movement of the abdomen
, labored breathing - ANS the use of muscles of the chest, back, and abdomen to assist in expanding
the chest; occurs when air movement is impacted
Indication of NOT normal breathing - ANS -muscle retractions above the clavicles, between the ribs
and below rib cage
-pale or cyanotic (blue) skin
-cool, damp (clammy) skin
- tripod position (leaning forward onto two arms)
agonal gasps - ANS respiratory center in the brain continues to send signals to the breathing muscles
even though the heart has stopped
Normal respiratory rate ranges - ANS Adults: 12 to 20 breaths/min
Children: 15 to 30 breaths/min
Infants: 25 to 50 breaths/min
Components of Blood - ANS Plasma (liquid), platelets (clotting), RBC (O2 transport), WBC (immune
system)
Systole - ANS left ventricle contracting
Diastole - ANS left ventricle relaxes
perfusion - ANS the circulation of oxygenated blood within an organ or tissue in adequate amounts
to meet the cells' current needs
Spleen - ANS filters blood, located in Left upper quadrant
3 parts of brain - ANS cerebrum (main part), cerebellum (coordination), brain stem (life vital
functions)
central nervous system - ANS brain and spinal cord
