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33 Cards in this Set
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True or False EMTs and EMTPs are mandatory child abuse reporters under New York law. |
True |
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True or False CFRs are mandatory child abuse reporters under New York law. |
False (EMTs and EMTPs are) |
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EMTs and Paramedics are mandatory ______ reporters under New York law. |
child abuse |
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Failure to report _____ to ______ may subject EMTs and Paramedics to civil and criminal penalties. |
child abuse
NYS Child Abuse and Maltreatment Register (Central Register) |
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Suspected child, spouse and elder abuse must be reported in writing on the _____ and verbally in the _____. |
PCR
ER |
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Do not delay _____ to gather information about child abuse. |
transport |
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NYS Law states that infants that are _____ or younger may be abandoned by their parents in a suitable safe location, such as a hospital, ambulance, police station or fire station. |
30 days of age
(formerly 5 days; law amended in 2010) |
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Parents who abandon their children in safe places may wish to remain _____. |
anonymous |
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If a parent who lawfully abandons a child offers their name and address... |
...record it on the PCR. |
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True or False It is unnecessary for providers to report cases of lawful child abandonment to the NYS Child Abuse and Maltreatment Register. |
False (such cases must be reported) |
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Parent or caretakers who lawfully abandon infants should be informed of _____ and told _____. |
the hospital destination
that they may contact the hospital if they wish |
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The law that provides a defense against prosecution for child abandonment is _____. |
The Abandoned Infant Protection Act |
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For the purpose of the REMAC treatment protocols, any patient _____ years of age shall be considered an adult patient. |
15 |
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For the purpose of the REMAC treatment protocols, patients less than _____ years of age shall be considered pediatric patients. |
15 |
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To further define pediatric patients, the following four age separations shall be used: |
(1) Premature (2) Neonate (3) Infant (4) Child |
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The term ______ refers to a pediatric patient born prior to the eight month of gestation. |
Premature |
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The term ______ refers to a pediatric patient immediately following birth. |
Neonate |
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The term ______ refers to a pediatric patient from birth to 1 year. |
Infant |
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The term ______ refers to a pediatric patient from 1 year to less than 15 years of age. |
Child |
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Obtaining a blood pressure in a pediatric patient is not necessary when.... |
...it agitates the patient or delays transport. |
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When available, pediatric AED-capable pads and cables shall be used for all pediatric patients under the age of _____. |
9 |
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Every attempt should be made to keep pediatric patients _____ during transport. |
warm |
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Use infant or child CPR techniques for patients under the age of ______. |
9 |
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True or False Automated external defibrillation should not be delayed or withheld for any reason in patients under the age of 9 with non traumatic cardiac arrest. |
True |
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A person under the age of ______ is a minor. |
18 |
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Any minor with a life threatening condition should be... |
...treated and transported right away. |
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Under certain conditions, a minor may request or refuse treatment without parental consent under the Laws of ______. |
Emancipation |
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A minor is emancipated if one of the following five conditions presently exist: |
If the minor: (1) is a mother (2) is married (3) has left home; is self supporting (4) is in the Armed Forces (5) is requesting treatment for STD, drug abuse or child abuse
(mother, married, manager, marine, malcontent) |
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Minors who are _____ years of age or older shall be treated under the adult protocols. |
15 |
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The term "premature" refers to a pediatric patient born prior to the ____ month of gestation. |
8th |
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The term "neonate" refers to a pediatric patient... |
...immediately following birth. |
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The term "infant" refers to a pediatric patient from ____ to ____. |
birth 1 year |
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The term "child" refers to a pediatric patient from ___ year(s) to less than ____ year(s) of age. |
1 15 |