Earliest documented emergency medical service. -Answer- In 1790 the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the battlefield. Who developed the first emergency medical standards? -Answer- U.S. Department of Transportation What is enhanced 911? -Answer- Dispatchers are able to determine location of the caller. Minimum level of certification to run on an ambulance crew. -Answer- EMT Evaluation of patient's condition is done by doing a ___. -Answer- Patient Assessment Who is responsible for scene safety? -Answer- All crew members A person who speaks on behalf of the patient. -Answer- The Advocate Assumes responsibility for all EMTs. -Answer- The Medical Director Any agent that causes disease is called a ______. -Answer- Pathogen How is Hepatitis A transmitted? -Answer- Fecal-oral route What part of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response? - Answer- Sympathetic Nervous System Levels of EMS -Answer- EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to: -Answer- Know your own limitations Preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair. -Answer- 3 Set of limitations that defines the legal actions and limitations placed on the EMT. - Answer- Scope of Practice Consent given by a school principal to treat a minor on behalf of the parents. -AnswerIn loco parentis (in place of the parent) An EMT's legal and ethical obligation to provide care to a patient. -Answer- Duty to Act Act that governs patient confidentiality. -Answer- HIPAA EMTs role at a crime scene. -Answer- Care of the patient What is anatomy? -Answer- The structures of the human body. What is physiology? -Answer- The function of the human body. Sharing information about a patient's history or condition. -Answer- Breach of confidentiality Medial -Answer- Middle Lateral -Answer- Outside Standing erect, facing the observer, with arms down and the palms of the hands facing forward. -Answer- Anatomical Position Prone -Answer- Face down Supine -Answer- Face up Proximal -Answer- Near to Distal -Answer- Away from Patient is sitting straight up. -Answer- Fowler's position Shock is also called _____. -Answer- Hypoperfusion The two areas of the spine most easily injured. -Answer- Cervical and Lumbar Arteries always carry blood ______ from the heart. -Answer- away Veins always care blood _____ the heart. -Answer- towards The clotting components of blood. -Answer- Platelets The arteries the feed blood to the heart. -Answer- Coronary arteries The pressure created by the contraction of the left ventricle -Answer- Systolic The pressure remaining in the arteries when the left ventricle relaxes. -Answer- Diastolic The system of the body that produces chemicals and hormones that regulate most of the body's activities and functions. -Answer- Endocrine System