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EMERGENCY CARE 13TH EDITION CHAPTERS 1-39 GLOSSARY TERMS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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EMERGENCY CARE 13TH EDITIONCHAPTERS 1-39 GLOSSARY TERMS
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
DesignatedTAgentT-TcorrectTanswer-
AnTEMTTorTotherTpersonTauthorizedTbyTaTMedicalTDirectorTtoTgiveTmedicationsTandTprovideTemergencyTcar
e.TTheTtransferTofTsuchTauthorizationTtoTaTdesignatedTagentTisTanTextensionTofTtheTMedicalTDirector'sTlicen
seTtoTpracticeTmedicine
Evidence-BasedT-TcorrectTanswer-
DescriptionTofTmedicalTtechniquesTorTpracticesTthatTareTsupportedTbyTscientificTevidenceTofTtheirTsafetyTan
dTefficacy,TratherTthanTmerelyTbyTsuppositionTandTtradition
MedicalTDirectionT-TcorrectTanswer-
OversightTofTtheTpatientTcareTaspectsTofTanTEMSTsystemTbyTtheTMedicalTDirector
911TSystemT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATsystemTforTtelephoneTaccessTtoTreportTemergencies.TATdispatcherTtakesTtheTinformationTandTalertsTEMST
orTtheTfireTorTpoliceTdepartmentsTasTneeded.TEnhancedT911ThasTtheTadditionalTcapabilityTofTautomaticallTi
dentifyingTtheTcaller'sTphoneTnumberTandTlocation
Off-LineTMedicalTDirectionT-TcorrectTanswer-
StandingTordersTissuedTbyTtheTMedicalTDirectorTthatTallowTEMTsTtoTgiveTcertainTmedicationsTorTperformTce
rtainTproceduresTwithoutTspeakingTtoTtheTMedicalTDirectorTorTanotherTphysician
On-LineTMedicalTDirectionT-TcorrectTanswer-OrdersTfromTtheTon-
dutyTphysicianTgivenTdirectlyTtoTanTEMTTinTtheTfieldTbyTradioTorTtelephone
PatientTOutcomesT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTlong-termTsurvivalTofTpatients
ProtocolsT-TcorrectTanswer-
listTofTsteps,TsuchTasTassessmentsTandTinterventions,TtoTbeTtakenTinTdifferentTsituations.TProtocolsTareTdeve
lopedTbyTtheTMedicalTDirectorTofTanTEMSTsystem
,QualityTImprovementT-TcorrectTanswer-ATprocessTofTcontinuousTself-
reviewTwithTtheTpurposeTofTidentifyingTandTcorrectingTaspectsTofTtheTsystemTthatTrequireTimprovement
StandingTOrdersT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATpolicyTorTprotocolTissuedTbyTaTMedicalTDirectorTthatTauthorizesTEMTsTandTothersTtoTperformTparticularTs
killsTinTcertainTsituations
ContaminationT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTintroductionTofTdangerousTchemicals,TdiseaseTorTinfectiousTmaterials
CriticalTIncidentTStressTManagementT(CISM)T-TcorrectTanswer-
ATcomprehensiveTsystemTthatTincludesTeducationTandTresourcesTtoTbothTpreventTstressTandTtoTdealTwithTst
ressTappropriatelyTwhenTitToccurs
DecontaminationT-TcorrectTanswer-
TheTremovalTorTcleaningTofTdangerousTchemicalsTandTotherTdangerousTorTinfectiousTmaterials
HazardousTMaterialTIncidentT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTreleaseTofTaTharmfulTsubstanceTintoTtheTenvironment
Multiple-CasualtyTIncidentT(MCI)T-TcorrectTanswer-AnTemergencyTinvolvingTmultipleTpatients
PathogensT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTorganismsTthatTcauseTinfection,TsuchTasTvirusesTandTbacteria
PersonalTProtectiveTEquipmentT(PPE)T-TcorrectTanswer-
EquipmentTthatTprotectsTtheTEMSTworkerTfromTinfectionTand/orTexposureTtoTtheTdangersTofTrescueToperat
ions
StandardTPrecautionsT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATstrictTformTofTinfectionTcontrolTthatTisTbasedTonTtheTassumptionTthatTallTbloodTandTotherTbodyTfluidsTareT
infectious
StressT-TcorrectTanswer-ATstateTofTphysicalTand/orTpsychologicalTarousalTtoTaTstimulus
,BariatricT-TcorrectTanswer-HavingTtoTdoTwithTpatientsTwhoTareTsignificantlyToverweightTorTobese
BodyTMechanicsT-TcorrectTanswer-
TheTproperTuseTofTtheTbodyTtoTfacilitateTliftingTandTmovingTandTpreventTinjury
DirectTCarryT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATmethodTofTtransferringTaTpatientTfromTbedTtoTstretcher,TduringTwhichTtwoTorTmoreTrescuersTcurlTtheTpati
entTtoTtheirTchestsTthenTreverseTtheTprocessTtoTlowerTtheTpatientTtoTtheTstretcher
DirectTGroundTLiftT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATmethodTofTliftingTandTcarryingTaTpatientTfromTgroundTlevelTtoTaTstretcherTinTwhichTtwoTorTmoreTrescuersT
kneel,TcurlTtheTpatientTtoTtheirTchests,Tstand,TthenTreverseTtheTprocessTtoTlowerTtheTpatientTtoTaTstretcher
Draw-SheetTMethodT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATmethodTofTtransferringTaTpatientTfromTbedTtoTaTstretcherTbyTgraspingTandTpullingTtheTloosenedTbottomTs
heetTofTtheTbed
ExtremityTLiftT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATmethodTofTliftingTandTcarryingTaTpatientTduringTwhichToneTrescuerTslipsThandsTunderTtheTarmpitsTandTgr
aspsTtheTpatientsTknees
PowerTGripT-TcorrectTanswer-
GrippingTwithTasTmuchThasndTsurfaceTasTpossibleTinTcontactTwithTtheTobjectTbeingTlifted,TallTfigersTbentTatTt
heTsameTangleTandThandsTatTleastT10TinchesTapartT(palmsTup)
PowerTLiftT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATliftTfromTaTsquattingTpositionTwithTweightTtoTbeTliftedTcloseTtoTtheTbody,TfeetTapartTandTflatTonTtheTgroun
d,TbodyweightTonTorTjustTbehindTtheTballsTofTtheTfeet,TandTbackTlockedTin.TTheTupperTbodyTisTraisedTbeforeT
theThips.TAlsoTcalledTtheTsquat-liftTposition.
AbandonmentT-TcorrectTanswer-
LeavingTtheTpatientTafterTcareThasTbeenTinitiatedTandTbeforeTtheTpatientThasTbeenTtransferredTtoTsomeone
TwithTequalTorTgreaterTmedicalTtraining
, AdvanceTDirectiveT-TcorrectTanswer-ATDNRTorder,TinstructionsTwrittenTinTadvanceTofTanTevent
AssaultT-TcorrectTanswer-PlacingTaTpersonTinTfearTofTbodilyTharm
BatteryT-TcorrectTanswer-CausingTbodilyTharmTtoTorTrestrainingTaTperson
ConfidentialityT-TcorrectTanswer-
TheTobligationTnotTtoTrevealTinformationTobtainedTaboutTaTpatientTexceptTtoTotherThealthTcareTprofession
alsTinvolvedTinTtheTpatient'sTcareTorTunderTsubpoenaTorTinTaTcourtTofTlawTorTwhenTtheTpatientThasTsignedTaT
releaseTofTconfidentiality
ConsentT-TcorrectTanswer-PermissionTfromTtheTpatientTforTcareTforTotherTactionTbyTtheTEMT
AbdominalTQuadrantsT-TcorrectTanswer-
FourTdivisionsTofTtheTabdomenTusedTtoTpinpointTtheTlocationTofTaTpainTorTinjury.TTheTrightTupperTquadrantT
(RUQ),TtheTleftTupperTquadrantT(LUQ)TtheTrightTlowerTquadrantT(RLQ)TandTleftTlowerTquadrantT(LLQ)
AnatomicTPositionT-TcorrectTanswer-
TheTstandardTreferenceTpositionTforTtheTbodyTinTtheTstudyTofTanatomy.TInTthisTposition,TtheTbodyTisTstandin
gTerect,TfacingTtheTobserver,TwithTarmsTdownTatTtheTsidesTandTtehTpalmsTofTtheThandsTforward
AnatomyT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTstudyTofTbodyTstructure
AnteriorT-TcorrectTanswer-TheTfrontTofTtheTbodyTorTbodyTpart
BilateralT-TcorrectTanswer-onTbothTsides
CombiningTFormT-TcorrectTanswer-
ATwordTrootTwithTanTaddedTvowelTthatTcanTbeTjoinedTwithTotherTwords,TrootsTorTsuffixesTtoTformTaTnewTwo
rd.TForTexample,TtheTcombiningTformTtherm/oTtoTmeterTmakesTthermometer
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