Where sdoes sthe smodern sEMS ssystem shave sits sorigin? s s s s s s s s s s s✔ s- sThe smodern
sEMS ssystem shas sits sorigins sin sfuneral shomes, swhich soften soperated
What sis sconsidered sthe s"birth" sof sEMS? s s s s s s s s s s s✔ s- sIn s1966, sa spaper stitled
s"Accidental sDeath sand sDisability: sThe sNeglected sDisease sof sModern sSociety" sis
spublished sby sthe sNational sAcademy sof sSciences. sThis spaper sis swidely sknown sin
sthe sbirth sof smodern sEMS. sIt sspotlighted sinadequacies sof sprehospital scare sin
sthe sUnited sStates, sparticularly srelated sto strauma.
Who sdeveloped sthe sfirst sEMT sNational sStandard sCurriculum? s s s s s s s s s s s✔ s- sEarly
sin sthe s1970s, sthe sUS sDepartment sof sTransportation sdeveloped sthe sfirst sEMT
sNational sStandard sCurriculum.
,What sare sthe slevels sof sEMS straining? s s s s s s s s s s s✔ s- sEmergency sMedical
sResponder s(EMR): sprovides sbasic, simmediate scare sincluding sbleeding scontrol,
What sis sthe srole sof sthe smedical sdirector? s s s s s s s s s s s✔ s- sThe smedical sdirector sis
sa sphysician sresponsible sfor sproviding smedical soversight. sThe smedical sdirector
soversees squality simprovement.
What sare sthe stwo stypes sof smedical sdirection? s s s s s s s s s s s✔ s- sOnline smedical
sdirection: sdirect scontact sbetween sthe sphysician sand sEMT svia sor sradio. s
What sis san sEMT's sfirst spriority? s s s s s s s s s s s✔ s- sThe sEMT's sfirst spriority sis salways
shis sor sher sown ssafety. sScene ssafety sis salways sthe stop spriority! s
The sEMT's ssafety spriorities safter spersonal ssafety sare sfor shis/her spartner(s),
spatients sand sbystanders.
What sare sthe stypes sof sstress? s s s s s s s s s s s✔ s- sAcute sstress: san simmediate
sphysiological sand spsychological sreaction sto sa sspecific sevent. s
, Delayed sstress: sa sstress sreaction sthat sdevelops safter sthe sstressful sevent. sIt sdoes
snot sinterfere swith sthe sEMT's sability sto sperform sduring sthe sstressful sevent.
sPTSD sis san sexample sof sdelayed sstress. s
Cumulative sstress: sthe sresult sof sexposure sto sstressful ssituations sover sa
sprolonged speriod sof stime.
What sare sthe sstages sof sgrief? s s s s s s s s s s s✔ s- sDenial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
How scan syou sprevent sthe srisk sof sinfection? s s s s s s s s s s s✔ s- sImmediately sreport
sexposures sto sthe sdesignated sinfection scontrol sofficer. s
What sare sthe stwo stypes sof sPPE? s s s s s s s s s s s✔ s- sMinimum sPPE: sgloves sand seye
sprotection sshould sbe sused sduring sany spatient scontact ssituation. s
Expanded sPPE: suse sdisposable sgown sand smask sfor ssignificant scontact swith sany
sbody sfluid--for sexample, sduring schildbirth. sUse sa shigh-efficiency sparticulate sair
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