Test Review Flashcards
(63 cards)
Raccoon eyes
Brushing around the orbits of the eyes
Empathy
Identification with an understanding of another’s situation, feelings and motives
Quality improvement
Program designed to improve the level of care; commonly driven by quality assurance.
Quality improvement unit
Trained and certified quality specialist who have the knowledge and skill to measure dispatch performance against established standards accurately and consistently.
Rattles (Rhonchi)
Attributable to inflammation and mucous or fluid in the larger airway passages; descriptive of airway congestion heard on inspiration. Rhonchi are commonly associated with bronchitis or pneumonia.
Reflection
Echoing the pt message using your own words
S1
The sound of the tricuspid and bicuspid valves closing.
“Lubb”
S2
The sound of the closing on the pulmonary and aortic valves.
Simplex
A system that allows only one at a time communication.
Singular command
Command type involving one agency.
Social distance
4-12 feet
Specific gravity
The ratio of a liquid compared to water. < than water floats. > than water sinks.
Stereotyping
The attribution of some trait or characteristic one person on the basis of the interview’s preconceived notions about a general class of people of the same characteristic.
Sympathy
Sharing the pt feelings or emotional state in relation to an illness.
Type 1 ambulance
Truck cab and frame with a modulate ambulance box.
Benefit: truck chassis and ambulance box can be replaced individually.
Drawback: communication and view compromised with medic in back.
Type 2 ambulance
Van which are narrower and have less space to work in the back.
Benefits: better gas consumption than 1 and 3. Open passage to back compartment.
Drawback: not much space in the back.
Type 3 ambulance
Combination if 1-2. Van chassis with modified modular back.
Benefits: ample room and passage to the back.
Drawback: heavier and uses more fuel.
Emergency vehicle fluid checks.
Oil, transmission fluid, tire pressure and radiator fluid.
Guideline for ambulance are regulated under?
Specification KKK-A-1822E prepared by General Service Administration.
System status management (SSM)
Is a more dynamic method of positioning ambulances.
Unit hour utilization (UhU)
Mathematic calculation used to determine the effectiveness of an ambulance one call per hour= 1 UhU
Why is SSM used?
More cost effective.
Most servicing using system status management strive for a UhU of at least?
0.4 to 0.5, be chile in service run 1 call per hour
Due regard
Principle used when driving a emergency vehicle of insuring that all other vehicle and citizens in the area see and grant the emergency vehicle the right if way.
