EMS Wellness, Nutrition, Sleep, and Fatigue Management

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from lecture notes on wellness, nutrition, sleep requirements, fatigue risk management, and stress control.

Wellness

A dynamic interaction between physical, mental, and emotional connections.

Healthy Eating

An approach to nutrition that includes regular, well-balanced meals and nutrient-dense forms of food and beverages across food groups.

Regular Exercise

Physical activity that enhances the benefits of good nutrition and hydration.

Minimum Adult Sleep Requirement

The recommended minimum amount of sleep required by adults per night, which is $7\text{ hours}$.

EMS Personnel Sleep Duration

The average sleep duration for most EMS personnel, which is less than $6\text{ hours}$ per night and can lead to burnouts and errors.

Optimal Sleep Environment

An environment that is kept dark, quiet, and cool to promote better quality sleep.

Sleep Improvement Strategies

Practices to enhance sleep quality, including prioritizing sleep, developing a sleep schedule, avoiding heavy pre-sleep meals, keeping the room dark, quiet, and cool, avoiding overhydration, using napping as a tool, and planning transitions to days off.

EMS Shift Length Limit

Evidence-based fatigue risk management guidelines recommending that EMS personnel work shifts shorter than $24\text{ hours}$.

Stress Management

The practice of controlling stress, which is crucial for maintaining a good work balance.