Ch, 1-5 vocab

whats an AEMT

individual who has specific training in aspects of advanced life support such as intravenous treatment, airway management, and distribution of medication

what is als

advanced life support such as intravenous access, advanced airway management, and medication administration

what is ada

Americans with disabilities - protects those with disabilities from discrimination

what is an AED

and an automated external defibrillator, which offers an electric shock in case of treatable life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias

what is BSL

basic life support - EMR’s and EMT’s know this - airway obstruction, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest

what is medical director

individual that designates what EMT’s can do in the field

What is medical oversight

supervision of the EMS system, directions given over phone or radio or protocols/guidlines to follow on scene

what is MHI

Methods of delivering healthcare outside of a hospital setting

what is secondary prevention

acts to ensure no further injury from an injury that has already occurred

what is a designated officer

individual in the department who is charged with managing exposures and infectious control issues

what is algor mortis

cooling of the body after death - until it matches ambient temperature

what uis assault

unlawfully placing a patient in fear or bodily harm- verbally

what is battery

unlawfully touching someone or providing care without consent

what is bioethics

study of ethics-related issues in the healthcare field

whta is dependent lividity

blood setting in the lowest part of the body

what is deposition

oral questions asked to partiea nd witnesses under oath

What is emergency doctrine

law that permits healthcare professionals to treat a patient in an emergency situation when the patient is unable to give consent

what is expresed consent

When a patient agrees to treatment either verbally or nonverbally

What is governmental immunity

legal doctrine that protects all of EMS from being sued or lessen the monetary judgment that the plaintiff may recover

What is gross negligence

conduct that constitutes willful or reckless disregard for duty or standard of care

What is abandonment

The abandonment of care by an EMS professional without patient consent, either by handing off to someone of a lower level or by leaving the patient in middle care

what is health care directive

written document that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the individual not be able to make decisions

what is health care proxy

a type of advanced directive executed by a competent adult that appoints another individual to make medical decisions for them

what is implied consent

consent, if the patient ho is unable to give consent, given to someone under the assumption that if they could make a decision, they would want the treatment

what is informed consent

consent given by a competent patient after they have been informed of all the risks and benefits of treatment and alternative treatments

what is negligence

failure to provide the same level of care as someone else in your scope of practice

what is pallitive care

intense pain management care, comfort living( hospice)

what is PHI

protected health information

What is proximate causation

proof that negligence or lack of action caused an injury or worsened one

what is punitive damages

damages that are sometimes awarded in a civil lawsuit when the conduct of the defendant was intentional or put the public in harm

what is putrification

decomposition of the body tissues

what is rigor mortis

stiffening of the body muscles after death

What is a surrogate decision maker

a person authorized to make decisions on behalf of the patient when they cannot make decisions

what is a cheif complaint

reason patient called

What is a chief concern

condition requiring the most urgent intervention determined by the clinician’s assessment

what is MDT

small computer terminal in the ambulance

rapport

trusting relationships that clinicians build with patients

what are theraputic communications

verbal and nonverbal communication technique that encouraged patients to express how they really feel

what is abduction

motion of a the limb away from the midline

What is adduction

motion of a limb toward the midline

what is anterior

the front surface of the body

what is apex

the pointed extremity of a conical structure

what is bilateral

a body part or condition that appears on both sides fo midline

What is a combining vowel

The vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and a suffix

what is deep

father inside the body and away from skin

what is distal

farthest from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity

what is dorsal

the posterior surface - including back of hand

what is extension

the strengthening of a joint or backward bending of the spine

what is flexion

the bending of a joint, forward bending of the spine

What is fowler position

the inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised

what is inferior

lowest part of the body near the feet

what is lateral

parts of the body that lie farther from the midline, also called outer structures

what is medial

part of the body that lie closet to the midline, also called inner structures

what is palmer

the anterior position of the palm

what is plantar

the bottom surface of the foot

what is posterior

the back surface of the body

what is prefix

The part of the term that appears before a root word, changing the meaning of the term

what is prone

lying face down

what is proximal

closer to trunk

what is trunk

the central part of the body

what is quadrants

the sections of the abdominal cavity

what is suffix

part of the term that comes after the word root- the end of the term

what is superficial

closer to the skin

superior

above a body part or near the head

what is supine

lying faceup

what is ventral

the anterior surface of the body

what is word root

the main part of a term that contains the primary meaning