Primary responsibilities of an EMR Correct Answer: 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
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Primary responsibilities of an EMR Correct Answer: 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 Correct Answer: Standing orders, procedures performed according to normal protocol
Advance directive Correct Answer: Written instructions that documents the patient's wishes if they are unable to communicate. Example: DNR
Trip sheet Correct Answer: Another name for a prehospital care report.
Pinch the glove near the wrist on the palm side of the hand Correct Answer: The first step in removing disposable gloves.
Standard precautions Correct Answer: "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it"
Ensure scene safety (of self and others) Correct Answer: First step when arriving on the scene of an emergency.
360-degree assessment Correct Answer: Looking in all directions for possible dangers
Where to park your ambulance Correct Answer: 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. Correct Answer: When taking care of a victim in a possible crime scene, be sure to remember this.
Biohazard container Correct Answer: An engineering control used to collect contaminated items
How diseases are spread (and example) Correct Answer: Direct contact (HIV), indirect contact (Hepatitis), respiratory droplet (TB), vector-borne (Malaria)
Skin Correct Answer: The body's largest organ and best defense against pathogens.
Identify yourself Correct Answer: Before providing care to a patient, you must obtain consent. This is the first step to that.
Good Samaritan Law Correct Answer: Law which protects people helping in an emergency if they act in good faith (not compensated) and according to their level of training.
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