First Responder- Professional Resonder Flashcards
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Abandonent
Ending care of a patient without that patients consent or without ensuring that someone with equal or greater training will continue that care
Confidentiality
Protecting a patients privacy by not revealing any personal info you learn about the patient except to law enforcement personnel or more advanced medical care
Consent
Permission to provide care given by a patient to a responder
Critical incident stress management
Techniques or interventions designed to help an individual cope with psychological stress
Duty to act
A legal responsibility of some individuals to provide a reasonable standard of emergency care may be required by case law statute or job description
Emergency medical responder
Responders who has successfully completed a recognized training program in the care and transportation of a patient
Emergency medical services
A network of community resources and medical personnel that provides emergency care to patients who are injured or suddenly ill
First responder
A person trained in emergency care who may be called on to provide such care as a routine part of his job often the first train professional to respond to emergencies
Good Samaritan laws
Laws that protect people who willingly give emergency care while acting in good faith without Negligence and with the scope of their training
Interpersonal communication
The process of speaking and listening to other people at an emergency scene can be verbal or nonverbal
Medical control
The process that allows a position to direct care given to a patient by prehospital professionals
Medical terminology
Terms used to describe medically related concepts such as parts of the body locations of those parts or medical conditions uses common language to clarify meaning including parts of words such as prefixes and suffixes that have their own meaning for example Endo meaning within or cardio meaning pertaining to the heart
Negligence
The failure to provide the level of care a person of similar training would provide thereby causing injury or damage to another
Refusal of care
The declining of care by a competent patient
Standard of care
The minimal standards and quality of care expected of an emergency care provider
List six signs and symptoms of critical incident stress
Confusion lowered attention span poor concentration denial guilt depression anger change and interactions with others increased or decreased eating unusual behaviour
Emergency move
Moving a patient before completing care done only in certain necessary circumstances
Hazardous materials
Substances that are harmful or toxic to the body can be liquid solid or gas
List three situations in which you might park in the road way to block traffic
To protect a patient
to protect any responders
to warn oncoming traffic
List the five key elements a responder should pay attention to when approaching an emergency scene
Location of Emergency extent of Emergency Aparent dangers aparent number of patients behaviour of patients bystanders at the scene
Fire scene percausions
Check the doors before opening them stay close to the floor avoid using elevators
Crime scene precautions
Ensure the scene is safe avoid touching anything unless it hinders care document everything
Traffice scene
DPut up reflectors flares or lights well back from the scene for visibility
Hazardous material scene
Look for play cards on transportation vehicles clue such as spilled substances we can containers or usual odors