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EMT EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION CHAPTERS 1-10 VOCAB QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
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EMT EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITIONCHAPTERS 1-10 VOCAB QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
Evidence-based techniques - ANSWER Techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence
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of their safety and efficacy rather than merely by supposition and tradition.
Medical direction - ANSWER Oversight of the patient care aspects of an ems system by the medical
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director. Direction can be either off or online
Medical director - ANSWER a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects
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of the EMS system
911 system - ANSWER a system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the
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information and alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed. Enhanced 911 has the
additional capability of automatically identifying the caller's phone number and location.
Off-line medical direction - ANSWER Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to
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give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or
another physician.
Patient Outcomes - ANSWER the long-term survival of patients
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Peer Reviewed - ANSWER submitted to a professional journal and reviewed by several of the researchers
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peers
Protocols - ANSWER lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different
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situations. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system
Quality Improvement - ANSWER a process of continual self-review with the purpose of identifying and
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correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
,Standing Orders - ANSWER policies or protocols issued by a medical director that authorize emts and
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others to preform particular skills in certain situations.
Contamination - ANSWER The introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials.
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CISM or Critical incident stress management - ANSWER A comprehensive system that includes education
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and resources to both prevent stress and deal with stress appropriately when it occurs.
decontamination - ANSWER The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or
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infectious materials.
hazardous material incident - ANSWER the release of a harmful substance into the enviroment
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Multiple-casualty incident (MCI) - ANSWER an emergency involving multiple patients
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pathogens - ANSWER the organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - ANSWER Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection
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and/or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations.
Standard Precautions - ANSWER A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that
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all blood and other body fluids are infectious.
stress - ANSWER a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
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resilience - ANSWER toughness, an ability to recover quickly from difficult situations
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bariatric - ANSWER having to do with patients who are significantly overweight or obese
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body mechanics - ANSWER the proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and prevent injury
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, direct carry - ANSWER a method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher, during which two or
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more rescuers curl the patient to their chests, then reverse the process to lower the patient to the
stretcher
direct ground lift - ANSWER A method of lifting and carrying a patient from ground level to a stretcher in
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which two or more rescuers kneel, curl the patient to their chests, stand, then reverse the process to
lower the patient to the stretcher
draw-sheet method - ANSWER a method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and
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pulling the loosened bottom sheet of the bed
extremity lift - ANSWER A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescuer slips hands
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under the patient's armpits and grasps the wrists, while another rescuer grasps the patient's knees.
power grip - ANSWER gripping with as much hand surface as possible in contact with the object being
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lifted, all fingers bent at the same angle, and hands at least 10 inches apart
power lift - ANSWER A lift from a squatting position with weight to be lifted close to the body, feet apart
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and flat on the ground, body weight on or just behind the balls of the feet, and back locked in. The upper
body is raised before the hips. Also called the squat-lift position.
Abandonment - ANSWER Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been
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transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
advance directive - ANSWER A legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes regarding care in
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case of a terminal illness or during the dying process ( a DNR order)
assault - ANSWER placing a person in fear of bodily harm
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battery - ANSWER causing bodily harm to or restraining a person
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