Quiz 1 Study Guide

EMS Systems, Medical/Legal, Anatomy & Body Positions | Emergency Care, 15th Edition — Limmer

Department of Transportation (DOT)

The 1966 National Highway Safety Act charged which agency with EMS standards:

Standing Order

Applying O2 per written protocol without calling a physician:

Medical Director

physician who provides oversight and standing orders for EMT practice

Implied Consent

unconscious/unresponsive patient assumed to want care

Informed Consent

patient must be told what you plan to do and agree to it

EMR (Emergency Medical Responder)

activates EMS + immediate care for life-threatening problems

EMT

higher training than EMR, handles broader assessment and interventions

EMT Training Program

Training taken at regular intervals to supplement EMT education

QI Role of EMT

writing complete patient care reports

DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)

legal order instructing EMS not to initiate resuscitation

Advanced Directive

legal document stating patient's wishes for end-of-life care

Abandonment

Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.

Scope of Practice

what you are legally allowed to do as an EMT

Good Samaritan Laws

protect off-duty providers acting in good faith

Battery

touching without consent

Assault

threatening without touching

Confidentiality

patient info is protected; may share with treating providers (HIPAA)

child/elder abuse; dog bites; gunshot wounds; sexual assault

Which situations must EMTs report?

Radial

wrist

Brachial

upper arm

Carotid

neck

Femoral

groin

Fowler position

sitting position

supine

lying on the back

Prone

lying face down

Recovery/lateral recumbent

lying on the side

Lateral

to the side, away from the midline of the body

Medial

toward the midline of the body

Superior

toward the head

• e.g., the chest is _______ to the abdomen

Inferior

away from the head, usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head

• e.g., the lips are ______ to the nose

Anterior

the front of the body or a body part

Posterior

the back of the body or a body part

Proximal

closer to the torso

Distal

farther away from the torso

Midaxillary line

a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle