NC BLET First Responder questions with correct answers.
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NC BLET First Responder questions with correct answers.
Components of EMS Systems
1. Reporting
2. Dispatch
3. First Response
4. EMS Response
5. Hospital Care
Unauthorized Practice of Medicine is a______________________.
Misdemeanor
T or F-Law Enforcement officers are qualified to practic...
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NC BLET First Responder questions
with correct answers.
Components of EMS Systems
1. Reporting
2. Dispatch
3. First Response
4. EMS Response
5. Hospital Care
Unauthorized Practice of Medicine is a______________________.
Misdemeanor
T or F-Law Enforcement officers are qualified to practice medicine.
F
FALSE-Law Enforcement officers are not authorized to practice medicine.
Good Samaritan Law
Protects any person who renders first aid to a person -without the reasonable
expectation of compensation-when there is reasonable expectation of prompt decisions
and actions in medical car, AND there is the necessity of immediate medical care.
Person shall not be liable for any injuries alleged to have been sustained by the person
or death of the person alleged to have occurred by an act or omission in the rendering
of the treatment, unless it is established that the injuries or death was caused by gross
negligence, wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing on the part of the person
rendering the treatment.
Types of Consent
Actual Consent(Expressed Consent)
Implied consent
Actual Consent (Expressed Consent)
Consent for treatment given by the patient directly.
Example-Yes, you can treat me.
Implied Consent
If an individual is unconscious or the individuals judgement and ability to respond is
impaired, medical care should not be delayed for lack of consent because the law
presumes that the individual consents to be treated in those circumstances.
Abandonment
Leaving a patient before a person of equal or greater training has taken over care of the
patient.
Liabilty
Legal responsibility
Privacy
HIPAA- Protects patient Confidentiality.
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Exceptions to HIPAA
, - treatment
- payment
- operations
- abuse, public health, imminent danger, and law enforcement
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Bloodborne Pathogens
Infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans.
Examples-Hepatitis B(HBV), Hepatitis C(HCV), and Human Immunodeficiency
Virus(HIV)
OPIMs
Other Potentially Infectious Materials
Semen, vaginal secretions, saliva, amniotic fluid, cerebral-spinal fluid, and any other
body fluid or matter which may contain blood.
Exposure Control
Administrative Controls-Vaccinations, preventive procedures, and training.
Engineering Controls-Physical barriers to exposure such as sharp-safe evidence
containers and biohazard labels, as well as hand and eye washing stations.
Work Practice Control-Use of PPE, proper protective habits.
Hepatitis B-HBV
Causes swelling of the liver.
It is not transmitted by casual contact, HBV directly relates to someone having contact
with infected blood or other potentially infectious materials.
Symptoms-
Jaundice-Yellowing of the skin and/or eyes
Fatigue
Mild Fever
Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
Abdominal and/or joint pain
There is an effective vaccine to prevent HBV
Hepatitis C-HCV
Most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States.
Symptoms are similar to HBV, but not all infected people will exhibit signs or symptoms
of the disease.
80% of people infected with HCV have no signs or symptoms even though they are
carriers and transmit the disease to others.
There is currently no vaccine to protect against becoming infected with HCV.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus-HIV
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