EMT Readiness Exam (TCC) (Answered)
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scope of practice
The range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by EMS provider
standard of care
care that should be provided for any level of training, what is expected of you
Duty to Act
EMR have duty to provide care while on duty
Negligence
failure to provide expected standard of care
4 things of negligence
duty of care
breach of duty
causation
damages
Good Samaritan Law
series of state laws designed to protect care providers if they deliver care in good faith,
to their level of training, and best of abilities
Battery
unlawful physical contact
Assault
verbal threat of harm, no physical contact
Types of consent
Expressed, implied, informed
expressed consent
competent patient decision to accept care
Implied consent
assumes patient who lacks capacity/competency to provide his own consent
informed consent
consent given by patients after informed of care being suggested
prone
face down
supine
face up
Fowler's position
a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and 60 degrees
Semi-Fowler's Position
client lies supine with head of bed elevated approx 30 degrees and knees may be
slightly elevated (about 15 degrees)
left lateral recumbent position
laying on left side
Right lateral recumbent position
laying on right side
tripod position
, person sitting forward with hands on knees
Superior
above or over top of
Inferior
Below or toward feet
Lateral
Side of body/away from the midline of the body
Medial
toward the midline
Anterior
front of the body
Posterior
back of body
Transfer of Care
only release the patient to personnel with equal or higher medical training than yourself.
Document all steps of this process
body language
Communication of information through body positions and gestures.
nonverbal communication
body language, eye contact, and gestures
Lifting techniques
extremity lift- 1 lifts arms/1lifts legs
log roll- move from prone to supine
direct carry- move from bed to stretcher
power lift- lift patient on cot
direct-ground lift- 3 rescuers move from ground to stretcher
body mechanics
-Feet position properly, left with legs not back, bend at knees, keep weight as close to
you as possible (powerlift)
-Clothing drag, blanket drag, shoulder drag, strap drag used for emergent moves
most common cause of airway obstruction
the tongue; foreign objects or other way
How to open patients airway?
head tilt-chin lift, modified jaw thrust(trauma)
Choking (Airway Obstruction) for ADULT/pediatric(child)
abdominal thrusts; if unresponsive call 911, CPR, check airway and perform 2 rescue
breaths
Choking (Airway Obstruction) for INFANT
face down on forearm(head lower than trunk), deliver 5 back blows; if it doesn't work
turn over on back with head lower than the trunk and deliver 5 chest thrusts with 2 or 3
fingers;
Unresponsive: chess compressions, after each set open airway and check for any
objects, perform 2 rescue breaths
Muscularskeletal system
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