pe midterm Flashcards
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A partial blockage or spasm of the coronary arteries that limits the supply of oxygenated blood to the heart muscle but does not cause permanent damage is known as:
angina pectoris
You are treating a 54-year-old male complaining of crushing chest pressure. He states that the pain started about 45 minutes ago and has gotten worse in the last 20 minutes. He also complains of nausea and is pale and sweaty. These signs and symptoms are consistent with:
myocardial infarction
People experiencing dyspnea will sit or stand with their hands on their knees, shoulders arched upward, and their head forward. This position is known as the:
tripod position
What is a chronic respiratory condition often caused by breathing smoke or other pollutants which damages the lungs and causes difficulty in breathing?
COPD
highest level of training
paramedic
chain of human resources and services linked together to provide continuous emergency care
emergency medical services system
clearly defined written guidance that describe care for common condition
protocol
know the situation what to do an duses protocols set in place
offline
online
dont know what ot do or the protocol to take
emrs are trained to
access and assess the patients
provide emergency care
move patients without causing further injury
primary cncern in emergency situation
personal safety
moral or legal obligation to provide care
duty
did you give correct care based on your level or training
standard of care
what is legally presmitited to sedom by individual trained or
scope of practice
study of principles that defined behavior right good an dproper
ethic
legal term for giving formal permission for something to open
must receive permission from patient before legally providing care
consent
legal right an dability to give consent
capacity
being adequately or wel qualification to make decisions both physical and intellectually
competance
patient may nto have capacity ro competence to make medicalal decision
being a minor
intoxication
drug ingections
seriosu injury
mental ilness
compent adult inform decisions to accept emergency care provide by EMR
express consent
advice patient of
your level of trainng
why you think current may be necessary
what care you plane to provie
legal positon assumes than un repsonsible or incompetent adult patient would consent ot receiving emergency care if she could
lae assumes parents want care to be provided for their chidl
implied consent
alert and competent adult hae the right to refuse care
restracing or threating the restrain patient against his or her wishes could result in violation fo criminalalw
paraentalelgal guardian can refuse to let you car for a child
refusal of care
when care is refused
stay calm
inform patien of patentilal dangers if refuse care
use aid of cumeang the patient trust
carefully dcoment refusla of care
contact additions authorities if necessare