EMR Final

Question 1

EMS System

Answer 1

A network of resources to provide emergency care and transport victims of sudden illness and injury

Question 2

Enhanced 911 System

Answer 2

Allows caller to be identified by the dispatch system by providing the callers phone numbers and address from which they are calling

Question 3

7 levels of EMS training

Answer 3

1. Emergency Medical Responder (DOTrans, Basic, Advanced)
2. EMT Basic
3. AEMT (Advanced EMT)
4. Intermediate 85,99
5. EMT Paramedic
6. Critical Care Paramedic
7. TEMS (Tactical EMS)

Question 4

Five Roles / Responsibilities of the EMR

Answer 4

1. Personal Health and Safety
2. Caring Attitude, Maintaining Composure
3. Neat, Clean, and Professional Appearance
4. Keep Up to Date knowledge and skills
5. Put Patients needs as a priority

Question 5

Five Common Causes of Stress

Answer 5

mass casualty
violence
amputations
death
Pediatric patients

Question 6

Five Stages of the Grieving Process

Answer 6

1. Denial (Disbelief)
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

Question 7

Five Signs of Stress

Answer 7

irritability
can’t concentrate
difficulty sleeping
anxiety (guilt)
loss of appetite

Question 8

Four Lifestyle Changes to Deal with Stress

Answer 8

1. Eat healthier
2. Exercise (Meditation)
3. Balance Work
4. Listening to Family and friends

Question 10

Scene Safety

Answer 10

Assessment of scene (surroundings) that will provide information to the first responder and will help ensure their well-being

Question 11

Scope of Practice

Answer 11

The legal duties to the patient, medical director, and public

Question 12

Standard of Care

Answer 12

Care expected based on training and experience taking into account the conditions under which the care is rendered

Question 13

Competence

Answer 13

The Ability to understand questions and the implication of decisions made (Do you know who/ where/ what you are?)

Question 14

Expressed Consent

Answer 14

The patient must be told in an easy to understand nature and the extent of the procedure to be preformed as well as the possible risks involved

Question 15

Implied consent

Answer 15

Consent based on the assumption that the unresponsive patient would consent to life saving interventions

Question 16

Advance Directives

Answer 16

Written documentation that specifies what medical treatment a patient wishes to have and what to withhold should the patient become unable to make a decision

Question 17

Assault and Battery

Answer 17

Unlawfully touching a patient without consent providing emergency medical care when a competent patient does not consent to the emergency medical care

Question 18

Abandonment

Answer 18

Terminating care of the patient without insuring that care will continue at the same level or higher

Question 19

Four Components of Negligence

Answer 19

1. Duty to act (legal obligation)
2. Breach of Duty (failure to act)
3. Injury where Inflicted (some injury occurred)
4. Proximate Cause (the actions of the EMR caused injury)

Question 20

Negligence

Answer 20

Deviating from the accepted standard of care resulting in further injury of the patient

Question 21

Good Samaritan Law

Answer 21

State Laws intended to protect care providers from liability if they deliver the standard care in good faith to the level of their training and to the best of their ability. Don’t protect from Wanton, Gross, or Willful Negligence