pe midterm Flashcards

(130 cards)

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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:

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angina pectoris

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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:

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myocardial infarction

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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:

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tripod position

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What is a chronic respiratory condition often caused by breathing smoke or other pollutants which damages the lungs and causes difficulty in breathing?

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COPD

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highest level of training

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paramedic

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chain of human resources and services linked together to provide continuous emergency care

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emergency medical services system

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clearly defined written guidance that describe care for common condition

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protocol

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know the situation what to do an duses protocols set in place

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offline

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online

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dont know what ot do or the protocol to take

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emrs are trained to

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access and assess the patients
provide emergency care
move patients without causing further injury

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primary cncern in emergency situation

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personal safety

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moral or legal obligation to provide care

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duty

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did you give correct care based on your level or training

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standard of care

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what is legally presmitited to sedom by individual trained or

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scope of practice

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study of principles that defined behavior right good an dproper

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ethic

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legal term for giving formal permission for something to open
must receive permission from patient before legally providing care

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consent

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legal right an dability to give consent

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capacity

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being adequately or wel qualification to make decisions both physical and intellectually

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competance

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patient may nto have capacity ro competence to make medicalal decision

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being a minor
intoxication
drug ingections
seriosu injury
mental ilness

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compent adult inform decisions to accept emergency care provide by EMR

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express consent

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advice patient of

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your level of trainng
why you think current may be necessary
what care you plane to provie

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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

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implied consent

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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

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refusal of care

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when care is refused

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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

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document that allowed a patient to define advance what an individual wishes are int eh case be incaupated due to medical illness or severe injury
adviance directives
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written legal documen signed by patien an dphysicial states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolog like tarous resusiate effect does not mean do not care
do not resuscitate (DNR)
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minimize exposure to liability encourage by standards provide emergency care co compensation remain with in scope fo practice ver yform state to state
good samaritan law
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failure to provide expected standard of care
negligence
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four elemtn ot determin negligance
duty to act breach of duty damages causation
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to elave sick o injured patient before equal or more highly trained personnel can susme
abandoment
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protect the patients right oprivately information noly released if patient authorization not require for you to pass on patient information to the health care provider heath insurance eportabilit and accoutnabilyt madite reporte
confidentiality
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ensure scene safety for yoursel fpatine tadn by standards
scene safety
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steps taken to redces teh risk of disease transmission gudilines recommended by CDC apply same basic precausti and to all mus follow for your own safety
standard precaustion
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routes of exposure
ingestion injection absorption inhalation
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specific steps to minimze exposure to vicimizeblode boidly fluids
body sobstance isolation (bSI)
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study of body structure
antomy
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front of th ebody
anterior
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back side of teh body
postierior
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half up to donw
midline
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toward the midline
medial
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away from teh midline
laterial
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higher ont eh body (head)
superior
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lower on the body
interior
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closer to point of attachmetn
proximal
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furthest to point attachmetn
distal
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face u p
supine
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face down
prone
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put the on theier sides
reovery position
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function fo body and its many system
physiously
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body cavity
crainial thoracic cavity (chest abdominal pelvic
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brain
crancial
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hear and lung
theorecic (ches county)
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stomach liver gallbladder pancrease spleem small intestines most of large intestne
abnominal
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bladder and reproductive organs
pelvic
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muscles used in breath in separe chest cavity form abdominal cavity
diaphram
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primary structure of respitory structure
lungs
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purpose of respitroy system
providing body wiht oxygen getting rid of carbon dioxide
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primary structre of the cardivascular system
heart and arteries caopillaries veins
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purpose of cardivascular system
transporting nuture
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primary strucyt of musculoskeletal system
muscles bones
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purpose of the musculoskeletal sytem
support protection moment
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part s of the musculoskeletal system
axial skeletal and appendicular sckelal
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skulls vertebrael rib cage sternum
axial skeltal
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upper and lower extermites should er pelvic gridle
appendicular skelteal
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primary structure of nervous system
central peripheral sensory and moter berves autonomic
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purpose of nervous system
control function of body
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structure of digestive system
stomach lier pancrease as intensting
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reproduction urinary system
kidney reproductive organs funciton waste
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integomery system structure
skin
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largest organ
skin
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3 layes of skin
epidermis dermis substoneous
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purpose of integomery system
protect outside
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primary structre o fedocrine stystem
glands
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purpose of endocrine system
keeps body in balance
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glands
thyroid pitutary adrech
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the study of how debase process affect teh body
pathophysiclose
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cardiopulmonary sytem
cardiovascular and respitatery system were together
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respitary stem dysfunction
disruptin of respitory contran disruption fo pressure disruptionfo lung tissue
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cardiovascular systems
blood blood vesses veins artires capillaries blood pressure heart
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pathway
blood vessels
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carries oxygen hated blood away from teh heart
arteries
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caries oxygen blood toward the heart
veins
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feeds oxygen blood to the capillaries
arteries
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offloads oxygen and picks up carbon dioxide
cappillaries
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created by teh beating heart to move blood around the body
blood pressure
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4 chambers pump designated to more blood
heart
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perfusion
delivery of oxygen removal of wate ot every cell and organ all comment ofth cardivpulmanary system mustbe funcion
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hypertension accuse when perfusion fails
shock
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sympathetic nervous system compassion for hyperfusiton
compensation
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only move patient when absolute necessary
principel moving patience
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any emergency move must justified and carried out as quickly as possible
emergency move
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preferred choice in none emrgent situations n utilize assistance father train personal or by standard s
standard move
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what is comuncitaino
teh activity of converying informatin
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types of communication
verbal non verbal written visual
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words and sound that make up language we speak
verbal
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body language eye contact and gester
nonverbal
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use letters and words to express language we speak
written
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signs symbols and design
visual
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soem barriers to communication
physical emotional language adn culture
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documentation is a percent record of provide care reports mauve written or electronic and recognized by different title
care repords
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method of documentation
paper forms
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why is documentation important
liability accountability imprve care
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the act of breathing exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place in lung body use oxygen to provide energy
respiration
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increase work of breathing repertory compromise inadequate breathing
respitory distress
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insufficient level of oxygen blood and tissue respiratory arrest
hypoxia
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absence fo breathing apena
respitory arrest
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absent of heart beat clinical death biological death
cardiac arrest
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teh moment heart beat nd respitration stop
clincial deaht
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too may brain cells die ireereversible death
biological death
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nose mouth thorat epiglottis larynx
upper ariwar
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tracheal bronchial tree lung alveoli
lower arway
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how long breath
1 second
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annually providing betiltation for your patient
rescue breathing
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adults breath every
5-6 seconds
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child breath
every 3-5 second
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chain of survival
recognize of cardiac arrest early CPR rapid defileration ingrated on chest
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common cause of cardia arrest
a heart attack
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signs oaf cardiac arrest
un responsviness no breathing no pulce
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30:2
adults
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15:2
child
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reservation should continue until patient can be rewarne d
hyperthermia
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AED
automatic external defiberlation
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deliver an eclectic shock hat stimulate hear to begin beaitn g
AED
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wehr to attach aED
upper right lower left
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something patient t feel or may complain about cane obvious or subtle
symptoms
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abcs
airwary breathign ciruclation sever bleedng
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sample
signs and simplies allergies meidcatin post pex medical high last oralintable event lack to illness
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swelling and thickening of honcho and bronchialdse over production of must in air posses
broctitis
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lung disease causing permanent damage auto avert
emphysema
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rapid deep cuncontroable result in exercise climate or carbon dioxide
hyperventiation syndrom