Quizzes based on Nancy carolines paramedic book. Updated with every chapter ( slowly but surely) and quizzes from my class.
Demonstrating the proper use of a bicycle helmet
Instruction a person on how to wear a seatbelt properly
Informing a patient of a loose rug at the top of the stairs
Teaching rescue breathing and CPR to a group of citizens
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Can be sued for negligence
Is help to a higher professional standard
Can function independently of a physician
Performs a variety of invasive procedures
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Obtain your permission to give simple medical directions to the caller
Instruct the caller on how to perform CPR until you arrive at the scene
Advise you of the patients medical history so you can be better prepared
Tell the called to place the patient in the recovery position and then reassess
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Continuously educate him or herself
Require maximum supervision at work
Possess an internal drive for excellence
Be able to accept constructive feedback
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Act in the patients best interest and remain respectful of his or her wishes and beliefs
Allow your personal feelings to affect the quality of care that you provide to your patients
Treat all patients the same, regardless of differences in lifestyle, culture, and personal values
Keep suspicions of abuse or neglect to yourself if the patient fears retribution from the abuser
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Reassure the patient of your competence
Know exactly how the patient feels
Acknowledge the patients feelings
Feel a sense of sorrow for the patient
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Affords the paramedic better protection against a lawsuit
Provides an immediate and specific patient care resource
Allows the physician and paramedic to develop a rapport
Facilitates a faster transport to the emergency department
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Modifying protocols as needed
Improving patient care delivery
Identifying incompetent medics
Reviewing all patient care reports
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Always transport to the closest medical facility
Start an IV line in case medications are needed
Remembering to to use basic life support interventions
Formulate a field impression as soon as possible
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Mental
Physical
Financial
Emotional
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Be evaluated by a physician
Thoroughly document the exposure
Obtain the proper immunization boosters
Wash the affected area with soap and water
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Decreased physical coordination
Enhanced social functioning
Persistent difficulty with sleep
Impairment of higher thought function
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Limit water intake to less than 16 ounces per day
Ear a large meal at the beginning of his/her shift
Carry numerous small snacks that can be eaten slowly
Drink fewer than 4 caffeinated beverages before work.
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Continually garner addictional medical knowledge, even when you are at home and not on duty
Remain dedicated as a paramedic and explain the uniqueness of your job to your friends and family
Make a deliberate effort to create a healthy balance between your life and work and your life away from work
Place as much energy into EMS as possible so less energy will be required to deal with the stress involved with it.
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Projection
Regression
Digression
Redirection
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Typically takes about 1 hour and is usually conducted with the workplace with the EMS providers supervisor and medical director present.
Is designed to accelerate the normal recovery process and to help EMS personnel realize that their reaction to a stressful even are normal.
Is usually a brief defusing session that is typically conducted at the scene of a major incident and facilitates the normal process of grieving
Is a one-on-one session in which a psychitrist or psychologist meets with each person who was directly involved in an incident that causes stress.
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Anger
Denial
Depression
Bargaining
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Not overlook the need for rest
Vary his or her sleep schedule
Only consume minimal caffeine
Eat at different times of the day
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Spread your legs approximately 6 inches apart whenever you lift
Maintain a slight curvature of your back whenever you lift a patient
Use the powerful muscles of your lower back to help support weight
Keep your back in a straight, upright position and lift without twisting
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Rare, nonfatal and difficult to prevent.
Common, severe, and readily preventable
Common,nonfatal, and difficult to prevent
Uncommon, serious and easily preventable
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Common injury locations
Current EMS call volumes
Typical injury mechanisms
The mean age of the patient
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Stroke
Cancer
Heart disease
Unintentional injury
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Increasing taxes to install guardrails
Decreased insurance rates for safe drivers
Offering free bike helmets to encourage use
A lawsuit threat against product manufacturers
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Failure to wear a seatbelt is not punishable by law
Airbags are more effective than seatbelts during a crash
Airbags do not require conscious effort on a persons part
Automobile manufacturers are required to install airbags
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A link between the paramedics improper action and the patients injury
An action on the part of the paramedic that improved the patients conditions
A direct relationship between the mechanism of injury and the patients injury
An act of ordinary or gross negligence that resulted in further harm to the patient.
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Must prove that the paramedic broke an established law
Is the paramedic and is generally represented by a lawyer
Usually seeks compensation for the jury he or she sustained
Must convince 6 or 12 jurors to agree with his or her position
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Not attempt any form of resuscitation and ask the charge nurse to notify the patients family immediately.
Remain at the scene, begin artificial ventilations, but discontinue if the family arrives and presents a valid DNR order.
Contact medical control and request authorization to provide palliative care only and transport the patient to the hospital.
Maintain the patients airway, begin artificial ventilations, and transport the patient to the closet appropriate medical facility.
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The physician is not the paramedics medical director
The physician is not a licensed emergency physician
It is documented why the order was not carried out
Carrying out the order will cause harm to the patient
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Implied
Informed
Rational
Expressed
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The philosophy of right and wrong, or moral duties, and of ideal professional behavior.
The professional behavior that a person's peers as well as the general public expect.
Behavior that is consistent with the law and an attitude that society in general expects.
A code of conduct that can be defined by society, religion, or a person, affecting character, conduct, and conscience.
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Written order designed to tell health care providers when resuscitation is or is not appropriate.
Legal document that is executed by the patient while he or she still has decision-making capacity.
Written or oral directive that stipulates the care that a patient should receive at the end of his or her life
Legal document signed by at least two physicians that prohibits resuscitative efforts in terminally ill patients.
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Blunt trauma arrest
Witnessed cardiac arrest
An extensive cardiac history
Hypothermic cardiac arrest
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Do no harm
Provide medical care
Maintain a sympathetic attitude
Recognize critically ill patients
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Hypnotic until it is introduced into the body
Capable of carrying oxygen when it is infused
Of minimal value in expanding the vascular space
Also called normal saline and is an isotonic solution
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Locate the largest vein
Wear two pairs of gloves
Keep the IV equipment sterile
Prepare all supplies ahead of time
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Is the patients condition critical?
Will the patient need medications?
Has the patient had IV therapy before?
Will the patient need fluid replacement?
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Allows 10 or 15 drops per mililiter
Delivers 1 mililiter for every 60 drops.
Should be used when patients need fluid replacement
Does not contain a needlelike orifice in its drip chamber
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Invert the bag if the drip chamber contains too much fluid
Run IV fluid through the administration set to flush air out
Fill the drip chamber of the administration set half-way with IV fluid
Cleanse the piercing spike before inserting it into the IV bag
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Are straight
Pass over joints
Are firm and springy
Appear to be straight
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Always use the antecubital vein
Look at the anterior forearm first
Start proximally and work distally
Start distally and work proximally
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16 gauge, 1 1/4
14 gauge, 1 1/4
18 gauge, 2 1/4
14 gauge, 2 1/4
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14, antecubital vein
16, metacarpal vein
14, metacarpal vein
18, external jugular vein
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Apply a tight constricting band proximal to the selected vein for approximately 5 minutes
Use an over-the-needle catheter that features an automatic needle retraction system for added safety
Obtain blood samples for emergency department staff by attaching a syringe to the hub of the IV catheter
Keep the beveled side of the catheter up during insertion and maintain adequate traction on the vein during cannulation
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Remove the proximal constricting band and then slide the catheter off the needle and into the vein
Carefully raise the angle of the catheter to approximately 45 degrees and thread the catheter off the needle
Apply pressure to the vein just proximal to the end of the indwelling catheter and remove the needle
Immediately drop the angle of the catheter to about 15 degrees and advance the catheter a few more centimeters
Set the IV flow rate to keep the vein open KVO
Open the IV line and observe for swelling or infiltration
Apply a sterile gauze pad directly over the venipuncture site
Secure the catheter and tubing in place with a commercial device
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Ensure that fluid remains in the drip chamber
Attach a new fluid administration set to the bag
Ensure that the tubing is completely depleted of fluid
Allow the bag to become completely depleted of fluid
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Check the height of the IV bag
Reapply the constricting band
Discontinue the IV infusion
Pull back on the IV catheter
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Phlebitis
Infection
Infiltration
Thrombophlebitis
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