EMT Flashcards
(10 cards)
Direct contact (bloodborne pathogens)
Indirect contact (needlesticks)
Airborne transmission (sneezing)
Foodborne transmission (contaminated food)
Vector borne transmission (fleas)
Routes of disease administration
Offline (indirect): standing orders, training, supervision
Online (direct): physician directions given over the phone or radio
Two routes of communication from Medical Control
Denial
Anger, hostility
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
Stages of the grieving process
Advance directive specifies treatment should the PT become unconscious or unable to make decisions whereas DNR orders give permission not to resuscitate.
Advanced directives V.S DNR orders
legal document that tells doctors how you want to be treated if you cannot make your own decisions about emergency treatment
Living will-
a written document that specifies medical treatment for a competent PT, should they become unable to make decisions
Health care directive
written defamation
Libel
spoken defamation
slander
The certification level of hospital professional that may receive a PT from EMS
emergency department (ED)
Have a thorough documentation done
Document any assessment findings and care given
Have the PT sign a refusal of care form
Have a bystander, family member, or police officer sign off as a witness
Components of a successful transfer of care:
