abandonment - ✅✅-deliberately and inappropriately stopping patient
care without handing off care to another provider of equal to higher
status
acceptance - ✅✅-accepting the situation and possible death
anger - ✅✅-projecting bad news onto the environment, lashing out
assault - ✅✅-unlawfully placing a person in fear of immediate bodily
harm
at what ages is the body functioning at its optimal level? - ✅✅-19-25
bargaining - ✅✅ -attempting to secure a prize for good behavior,
promising to change
✅✅-unlawfully touching a person
battery -
breach of duty - ✅✅-not acting within standard of care
causation - ✅✅-cause and effect relationship between breach of duty
and damages
damages - ✅✅-physical or psychological harm to a patient
denial - ✅✅-refusing to accept the situation
,depression - ✅✅-internalizing anger, expressed via withdrawl
duty -✅✅-standard of care
expressed consent - ✅✅-patient gives verbal or nonverbal authorized
for care or transport
false imprisonment - ✅✅-unlawful containment of an individual
HIV - ✅✅ -causes AIDS
damages body's ability to fight off infections and disease
blood borne
sexually transmitted
PPE and proper discarding of sharps are essential precautions
how are hormones released in the body? - ✅✅-from endocrine glands
directly into the bloodstream
✅✅-by the skeleton
how are your major organs protected? -
how can we prevent a tension pneumothorax? - ✅✅-needle chest
decompression (ALS)
rapid transport
high-flow oxygen
keep patient warm
how do we place pregnant patients on the gurney? - ✅✅ -Patients in
late stages of pregnancy should be positioned and transported on their
left side if they are uncomfortable or hypotensive when supine
✅✅
how do you describe something close to the midline of the body? -
-medial
how do you properly ventilate a stoma? - ✅✅-pediatric mask
seal nose and lips
tracheostomy mask if available
, through tracheostomy tube
how do you remove a patient from a vehicle? - ✅✅-clear feet of pedals
arm-to-arm drag
immobilize C-spine if necessary
how is glucose absorbed in the body? - ✅✅
-through mucous
membranes between the cheek and tongue in the mouth
how is urine transported in the body? - ✅✅ -ureters take filtrate from
kidneys to urinary bladder via peristalsis
bladder empties to the outside of the body via the urethra
how many hours of training does it take to become an EMT? - ✅✅-150
how would you know if a patient is an organ donor? - ✅✅-organ donor
wallet card
driver's license
implied consent - ✅✅-occurs when patient is unable to give consent
(unconscious, minor, psych, etc.) given under the legal assumption that
he or she would want treatment
informed consent - ✅✅-permission to treat given by a competent
patient who understands potential risks, benefits, and alternative
treatments
inhalation -✅✅ -inhaled into lungs
fast
lots of capillaries
intramuscular (M) - ✅✅
-into the muscle
fairly quick
can be unreliable
muscle damage possible
intranasal (IN) - ✅✅-liquid is aerosolized and pushed up nose
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