EMD Flashcards
(41 cards)
Are callers to upset to provide accurate and useful responses to the EMD
False
Callers will not be able to provide EMB with enough information to effectively dispatch EMS
False
The medical expertise of the EMD is not important
False
In most cases, licensed siren responses are not necessary
True
The EMD is too busy to provide instruction to callers who ar reporting life-threatening emgerncys
False
The preapproved medical information provided to the caller is safe and may help the patient
True
EMd protocol will greatly increase ht call taking time
False(it decreases)
Phase One
Call Receiving
Phase Two
Response
Phase Three
Pre-arrival
EMS
Emergency medical services
ALS
Advanced life support but the answer has the word paramedics in it
BLS
Basic Life Support Answer: EMT CARE
Select the legal term which means you are responsible for your own actions
Liability
Select the term that best describes how you are protected when acting in good faith without financial compensation while in emergency situations.
Good Samaritan
Select the legal term which best describes failure to perform in a particular situation as any other reasonable EMD under the same or similar circumstances.
Neglincane
How many components of negligence must be proved in a civil negligence case?
Four
The duty relationship begins for the EMD when prearrival
When the EMD answers the call
In Order to prove negligence, the court must be able to prove that
Breach of duty
Select the term which best describes the different relationship between the actions taken by the EMD and the injury of the patient
Causeation
Intent to harm ___ required to prove negligence
is not
Circle four components of negligence
Duty
Breach of duty
Damages
Causation
Select the legal term that best describes when you leave a patient in a life-threatening condition after starting treatment.
Abandonment
Select the legal term that best describes reliance on information you get from the caller.
Foreseeability