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Initial medical evaluation/treatment provided to employees and others who become ill or are injured |
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) |
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Training emergency services personnel to function in more than one capacity. Occurs most often when personnel are trained as firefighters and EMT's or paramedics |
Cross-Training |
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Professional level provider of basic life support emergency medical care. Requires certification by some authority |
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) |
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Professional level of certification for emergency medical personnel who are trained in advanced life support procedures |
Paramedic |
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Information of a patient that includes personal data (name, birth date, social security number, address) medical history, and condition |
Protected Medical Information (PMI) |
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Disease that is transmissible from one person to another |
Communicable Disease |
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The practice of taking proactive, protective measures to isolate body substances in order to prevent the spread of infectious disease |
Body Substance Isolation (BSI) |
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Process or procedure by which a subject (animal, person, or plant) is rendered immune or resistant to a specific disease |
Immunization This term is often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation, although the act of inoculation does not always result in immunity |
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Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
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Pathogens |
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A passage for carrying air from the nose or mouth to the lungs |
Airway |
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Rhythmic throbbing caused by expansion and contraction of arterial walls as blood passes through them |
Pulse |
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Sudden cessation of heartbeat |
Cardiac Arrest |
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Term that refers to the lack of signs of life, where there is no pulse and no blood pressure; occurs immediately after the onset of cardiac arrest |
Clinical Death |
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Condition present when irreversible brain damage has occurred, usually 4-10 minutes after cardiac arrest |
Biological Death |
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The delivery of a measured dose of electrical current by a special machine in order to regain normal function of the heart |
Defibrillation |
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Cardiac defibrillator designed for layperson use that analyzes the cardiac rhythm and determines if defibrillation is warranted |
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) |
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Application of rescue breathing and external cardiac compression used on patients in cardiac arrest to provide adequate circulation and oxygen to support life |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) |
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The act of forcefully compressing the heart in a rhythmic manner in order to circulate blood throughout the body |
Chest Compression |
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A sign of death in a deceased individual in which the muscles cause the body to be stiff and difficult to move. Begins within a few hours of death and recedes within a few days |
Rigor Mortis |
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A colored area of the corpse that is noticeably contrasted from the rest of the body caused by the pooling of blood |
Line of Lividity |
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Blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart |
Artery |
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Any blood vessel that carries blood from the tissues to the heart |
Vein |
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Tiny blood vessels in the body's tissues in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place |
Capillaries |
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Clean or sterile covering applied directly to a wound; used to stop bleeding and prevent contamination of the wound |
Dressing |
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Failure of the circulatory system to produce sufficient blood to all parts of the body; results in depression of bodily functions, and eventually death if not controlled |
Shock |
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Shock caused by loss of blood |
Hypovolemic Shock |
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Shock caused by poor cardiac output |
Cardiogenic Shock |
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Shock caused by the overexpansion of blood vessels due to damage to the brain, spinal cord, or other nerves |
Neurogenic Shock |
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Shock caused by a sever allergic reaction |
Anaphylactic Shock |
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Shock caused by a severe infection in the body |
Septic Shock |
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Ambulance service is provided as a function of the fire department. In some instances, the ambulance service is provided by the fire department but staffing is provided by EMT's and paramedics who do not have firefighting responsibilities |
Fire-based EMS |
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Ambulance service is provided by an organization that is separate from the fire and police services and has its own administration and personnel |
Third-service EMS |
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Ambulance service is contracted to a hospital by the local government |
Hospital-based EMS |
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Patient confidentiality is safeguarded under what law |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) |
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When was HIPPA established |
1996 |
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Typically caused by consuming food or water that has been contaminated, particularly by fecal matter. Can be transmitted by close contact with infected individuals. Generally a short term disease. |
Hepatitis A The least serious form of viral hepatitis |
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Typically transmitted through blood and other body fluids. Can either be short term or long term and can potentially cause serious scarring and injury to the liver. Can eventually progress to liver failure. A serious and potentially life long infection |
Hepatitis B |
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Typically transmitted through blood and other bodily fluids. Infected individuals can often go years without exhibiting symptoms. Can be long term or permanent. Can cause liver failure |
Hepatitis C |
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Uncommon rare strain and only occurs in individuals who are also infected by Hepatitis B. Makes the effects of Hepatitis B much worse |
Hepatitis D |
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Bacterial infection that primarily affects the respiratory system. Contagious and is spread through droplets in the air produced by the breathing and coughing of an infected person. |
Tuberculosis |
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In patients that are unresponsive and not breathing, or breathing with irregular gasping breaths what assessment sequence should be used |
Circulation, Airway, then Breathing (CAB) |
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In patients where a pulse is present what assessment sequence should be used |
Airway, Breathing, then Circulation (ABC) |
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In patients where no pulse is found what assessment sequence should be used |
Circulation, Airway, then Breathing (CAB) |
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Carotid- throat Brachial- armpit Radial- wrist Femoral- groin Dorsal Pedis- feet |
Pulse Points |
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Fire-based Third-service Hospital-based |
The three ways that ambulance services are provided |
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Name Birth date Social security number Address Medical history Medical condition |
Information considered protected medical information |
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Hepatitis B Measles, mumps, and rubella Varicella Tetanus/diptheria Influenza |
Immunizations required or recommended for first responders |
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Hand washing Proper use of PPE Proper disposal and/or cleaning of soiled items |
Procedures included in body substance isolation |
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The patient begins to move and/or regains consciousness The patient has a pulse You are unable to continue due to exhaustion You hand over care to a rescuer with higher training You are instructed to stop CPR by a medical control physician |
Conditions that call for CPR to be ceased after initiated |
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Bleeding from openings in the body such as the mouth, nose, or rectum Bloody stool or urine Vomiting of a substance that looks like coffee grounds |
Symptoms of internal bleeding |