HERE IS A SAMPLE: Medical Control
HIPPAA
Routes of
transmission
• Direct contact (bloodborne pathogens)
• Indirect contact (needlesticks)
• Airborne transmission (sneezing)
• Foodborne transmission (contaminated f
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HERE IS A SAMPLE: Medical Control
HIPPAA
Routes of
transmission
• Direct contact (bloodborne pathogens)
• Indirect contact (needlesticks)
• Airborne transmission (sneezing)
• Foodborne transmission (contaminated food)
• Vector-borne transmission (fleas)
5 Stages of Grief 1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
OSHA
Consents
DNR Do Not Resuscitate
Definitive signs of
Death
No breathing.
No heartbeat.
Loss of control of bowel or bladder.
No response to attempts to awaken; shaking or shouting.
Eyelids slightly open.
Eyes fixed on certain spot.
Jaw relaxed and mouth slightly open.
Scope of Practice
Standard of Care regulations are required that all health care workers wear protective equipment to
prevent possible exposure to blood and certain body fluids
BSI = Body Substance Isolation
PPE = Personal Protective Equipment
4 Factors to
determine
Negligence
1. Duty
2. Breach of duty
3. Damages
4. Causation
Abandonment • Unilateral termination of care by EMT without:
– Patient’s consent
– Making provisions for continuing care
• Abandonment may take place:
– At the scene
– In the emergency department
• Always obtain a signature on your patient care record
Tort civil wrongs—for example, defamation of character and invasion of privacy.
Assault unlawfully placing person in fear of immediate bodily harm
Example: restraint
Battery unlawfully touching a person
Example: providing care without consentKidnapping seizing, confining, abducting, or carrying away by force
Libel written
Slander Speaking
Gross Negligence conduct that constitutes willful or reckless disregard
PCR Patient care report (PCR)
– Also known as prehospital care report
– Legal document
– Records all care from dispatch to hospital arrival
There are two types of PCRs: written and electronic.
Base Station A base station contains a transmitter and a receiver in a fixed place.
Channel The dispatcher monitors and assigns appropriate, clear medical control channels
Repeater A device that receives a low-frequency signal and then transmits it at a relatively
higher frequency
Scanner A scanner is a device that searches or scans across several frequencies until a message
is completed.
FCC The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates all radio operations in the
United States
Standing Orders written documents signed by the EMS systems medical director outlining specific
directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding patient care.
Understand
Directional Terms
– Right and left
– Superior and inferior
– Lateral and medial
– Proximal and distal
– Superficial and deep
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Table 5-1
Table 5-2
Table 5-3
Anatomical
Positions: Prone
position when a patient is lying on his or her stomach.
Anatomical
Positions: Supine
lying face up
Anatomical
Positions: Fowlers
Semi-reclining with head elevated
Anatomical
Positions: Recovery
Ligament Fibrous tissues that connect bones to each other
Tendons Ropelike structures that connect muscles to bonesSpinal Column Composed of 33 bones
(vertebrae)
Divided into 5 sections:
• Cervical
• Thoracic
• Lumbar
• Sacrum
• Coccyx
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