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Florida BRT Corrections - SOCE
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EMS system - ✔✔a network of trained professionals linked to provide advanced, out-of-hospital care for
victims of sudden traumatic injury or illness
negligence occurs if all these conditions are present: - ✔✔• duty to act - you had a legal duty to the
patient
• breach of standard of care - you had a legal duty to act or you failed to act in a certain way
• causation - your action or inaction actually caused the patient's injury
• damages - the patient was harmed as a result of your actions and the court is able to compensate the
patient (usually monetarily) for their injuries
exercise - ✔✔a great stress reliever; benefits include a release of pent-up emotions
stages of grief - ✔✔• denial
• anger
• bargaining
• depression
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• acceptance
CDC - ✔✔Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
universal precautions - ✔✔a set of procedures designed to prevent transmission of HIV, hepatitis B, and
other bloodborne pathogens to first aid or health care providers
Body Substance Isolation (BSI) - ✔✔the standard requires using a form of infection control with all
patients
gloves - ✔✔minimizes skin contact with blood or other body fluids. always use if you expect to have
physical contact with a patient or a prisoner; if you have skin contact with people who are bleeding or
have open sores, rashes, blisters, burns, or other broken skin conditions; and if you have open cuts, sores,
burns, rashes, or other broken skin conditions on your hands. universal precautions apply in any
situation where you can clean and decontaminate spilled blood or other body fluids, handle body fluids
or blood-contaminated equipment, or handle containers labeled biohazardous or biomedical waste.
hand washing - ✔✔if visibly dirty or soiled with blood or other body fluids, wash with plain or
antimicrobial soap and water. if not visibly soiled, use an alcohol-based hand rub to decontaminate. if no
contact with blood or other body fluids, consider using sanitizing wipes or towelettes as alternative to
washing with plain soap and water.
methicilin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - ✔✔a type of bacteria that is highly contagious and
resistant to certain antibiotics; causes a skin infection that is red, swollen, or painful, or an area that is
warm to the touch or is draining pus; may look like a spider bite, pimple, or boil, and the person may
have a fever
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precautions to avoid contracting MRSA - ✔✔• shower with soap and water as soon as possible after
direct contact with an open sore and use a clean, dry towel
• don't share equipment, towels, soap, or any personal care items
• don't share drinking containers
• don't share ointments, creams, or antibiotics
• keep hands away from your nose, mouth, and eyes
• keep all skin wounds completely covered with a bandage
• wash towels, equipment, uniforms, and any other laundry in hot water in detergent daily
stages of HIV - ✔✔• asymptomatic
• symptomatic
• AIDS
airborne infection - ✔✔any infection spread from person to person through the air
respiratory system - ✔✔delivers oxygen to and removes carbon dioxide from the blood; the nose, mouth,
throat, voice box, and windpipe makes up the airway that brings oxygen to the lungs
circulatory system - ✔✔pumps blood throughout the body; functions to deliver oxygen and nutrients to
and remove waster from the body's tissues; basic parts are the heart, veins, capillaries, arteries, and blood
the heart - ✔✔consists of two sides, each having an upper and lower chamber; right side pumps blood to
the lungs, picks up oxygen, returns oxygenated blood to the left side and the left side delivers oxygenated
blood throughout the body and returns blood to the right side
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blood vessels - ✔✔a system of tubes through which blood flows
• arteries carry blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
• veins carry blood back to the heart
• capillaries connect arteries to veins
major types of arteries - ✔✔• carotid - found in the neck, felt on either side
• femoral - found in the thigh, felt in the groin area
• radial - found in the lower arm, felt on the thumb side of the wrist
• brachial - found in the upper arm, felt on the inside of the upper arm
elements of blood - ✔✔• plasma - a clear, straw-colored fluid
• red blood cells - carry oxygen from the lungs to the body and bring carbon dioxide back to the lungs
• white blood cells - fight infections and destroy bacteria and other disease organisms
• platelets - initiate the blood-clotting process
scene size-up - ✔✔• scene safety
• mechanism of injury or nature of illness
• number of victims
• need for additional rescuers or special equipment
pulse rates - ✔✔• adult: 60-100
• child: 100-120
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