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Primary responsibilities of an EMR - ANS Ensure safety of self/others, gain access to patient,
check for life-threatening conditions, summon/assist more advanced medical personnel, provide
care for the patient.
Indirect medical control - ANS Standing orders, procedures performed according to normal
protocol
Advance directive - ANS Written instructions that documents the patient's wishes if they are
unable to communicate. Example: DNR
Trip sheet - ANS Another name for a prehospital care report.
Pinch the glove near the wrist on the palm side of the hand - ANS The first step in removing
disposable gloves.
Standard precautions - ANS "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it"
Ensure scene safety (of self and others) - ANS First step when arriving on the scene of an
emergency.
360-degree assessment - ANS Looking in all directions for possible dangers
Where to park your ambulance - ANS 50 feet away to help re-direct traffic, 100 feet away if
there is a fire, 2000 feet away for a HAZMAT incident
Do not disturb items in a crime scene. - ANS When taking care of a victim in a possible crime
scene, be sure to remember this.
Biohazard container - ANS An engineering control used to collect contaminated items
How diseases are spread (and example) - ANS Direct contact (HIV), indirect contact
(Hepatitis), respiratory droplet (TB), vector-borne (Malaria)
Skin - ANS The body's largest organ and best defense against pathogens.
Identify yourself - ANS Before providing care to a patient, you must obtain consent. This is
the first step to that.
, Good Samaritan Law - ANS Law which protects people helping in an emergency if they act
in good faith (not compensated) and according to their level of training.
Scope of practice - ANS The duties and skills that are expected to be performed for a certain
job.
Standard of Care - ANS The extent and quality of care expected from your level of training.
Levels of EMS training - ANS From least to most: EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
Competence - ANS The patient's ability to understand the EMR's questions and the
implications of decisions made.
Dispatch - ANS Where the public contacts to activate the EMS system
Proper lifting/moving techniques - ANS Reach no more than 20 inches from your body, push
rather than pull, use the power grip, lift with your legs (power/squat lift)
Situations where you SHOULD move a patient - ANS Immediate danger, gaining access to
other patients, providing proper care
Frontal Plane - ANS Divides the body into front and back portions. Also known as the
Coronal Plane.
Sagittal Plane - ANS Divides the body into right and left portions
Transverse Plane - ANS Divides the body into top and bottom portions. Also known as the
Axial or Horizontal Plane.
Superior - ANS Higher or closer to the head
Inferior - ANS Lower or closer to the feet
Lateral - ANS Further away from the midline of the body
Medial - ANS Closer to the midline of the body
Tachy- - ANS Suffix meaning fast
Brady- - ANS Suffix meaning slow
Hypo- - ANS Suffix meaning low or insufficient
Hyper- - ANS Suffix meaning high or excessive
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