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EMT Exam Review: Key Terms and Definitions for Emergency Medical Technicians, Exams of Nursing

National Polytechnic CollegeNursing

A comprehensive review of essential terms and concepts for emt (emergency medical technician) students. It covers a wide range of topics, including advanced life support, legal aspects such as the americans with disabilities act and hipaa, and medical terminology related to emergency medical services. The document also addresses key areas such as infection control, stress management, and ethical considerations in patient care, offering a foundational understanding for those entering the field of emergency medicine. It is designed to help students prepare for exams and gain a solid grasp of the fundamental principles of ems practice. Useful for university and high school students.

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EMT Section 1 Exam Review Questions and Answers 100% Correct
1. advancedlEMTl(AEMT):lAnlindividuallwholhasltraininglinlspecificlaspectslofladvancedllifelsup
port,lsuchlaslintravenousltherapy,landltheladministrationloflcertainlemergencylmedications.
2. advancedllifelsupportl(ALS):lAdvancedllifesavinglprocedures.
3. AmericanlwithlDisabilitieslActl(ADA):lComprehensivellegislationlthatlislde-
lsignedltolprotectlindividualslwithldisabilitieslagainstldiscrimination.
4. automatedlexternalldefibrillatorl(AED):lAldevicelthatldetectsltreatable
life-
threateninglcardiaclarrhythmialandldeliverslthelappropriatelelectricallshockltolthelpatient.
5. certification:lAlprocesslinlwhichlalperson,lanlinstitution,lorlalprogramlisleval-
luatedlandlrecognizedlaslmeetinglcertainlpredeterminedlstandardsltolprovidelsafelandlethicall
care.
6. continuouslqualitylimprovementl(CQI):lAlsystemloflinternallandlexternallre-
lviewslandlauditsloflalllaspectsloflanlEMSlsystem.
7. emergencylmedicalldispatchl(EMD):lAlsystemlthatlassistsldispatcherslinlse-
llectinglappropriatelunitsltolrespondltolalparticularlcalllforlassistancelandlinlprovidinglcallerslwithlv
itallinstructionsluntillthelarrivalloflEMSlcrews.
8. emergencylmedicallresponderl(EMR):lThelfirstltrainedlindividual,lsuchlaslalpolicelofficer,
lfirelfighter,llifeguard,lorlotherlrescuer,ltolarrivelatlthelsceneloflanlemergencyltolprovidelinitiall
medicallassistance.
9. emergencylmedicallservicesl(EMS):lAlmultidisciplinarylsystemlthatlrepresentslthelcombine
dleffortsloflseverallprofessionalslandlagenciesltolprovidelprehosptiallemergencylcareltolthelsic
klandlinjured.
10. emergencylmedicalltechnicianl(EMT):lAnlindividuallwholhasltraininglinlbasicllifelsupport,li
ncludinglautomatedlexternalldefibrillation,luseloflaldefinitivelairwayladjunct,landlassistinglpati
entslwithlcertainlmedications.
11. HealthlInsurancelPortabilitylandlAccountabilitylActl(HIPAA):lFederalllegis-
llationlpassedlinl1996.lItslmainleffectlinlEMSlislinllimitinglavailabilityloflpatients'lhealthlcarelinfo
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  1. advancedlEMTl(AEMT):l Anlindividuallwholhasltraininglinlspecificlaspectslofladvancedllifelsup port,lsuchlaslintravenousltherapy,landltheladministrationloflcertainlemergencylmedications.
  2. advancedllifelsupportl(ALS):l Advancedllifesavinglprocedures.
  3. AmericanlwithlDisabilitieslActl(ADA):l Comprehensivellegislationlthatlislde- lsignedltolprotectlindividualslwithldisabilitieslagainstldiscrimination.
  4. automatedlexternalldefibrillatorl(AED):l Aldevicelthatldetectsltreatable life- threateninglcardiaclarrhythmialandldeliverslthelappropriatelelectricallshockltolthelpatient.
  5. certification:l Alprocesslinlwhichlalperson,lanlinstitution,lorlalprogramlisleval- luatedlandlrecognizedlaslmeetinglcertainlpredeterminedlstandardsltolprovidelsafelandlethicall care.
  6. continuouslqualitylimprovementl(CQI):l Alsystemloflinternallandlexternallre- lviewslandlauditsloflalllaspectsloflanlEMSlsystem.
  7. emergencylmedicalldispatchl(EMD):l Alsystemlthatlassistsldispatcherslinlse- llectinglappropriatelunitsltolrespondltolalparticularlcalllforlassistancelandlinlprovidinglcallerslwithlv itallinstructionsluntillthelarrivalloflEMSlcrews.
  8. emergencylmedicallresponderl(EMR):l Thelfirstltrainedlindividual,lsuchlaslalpolicelofficer, lfirelfighter,llifeguard,lorlotherlrescuer,ltolarrivelatlthelsceneloflanlemergencyltolprovidelinitiall medicallassistance.
  9. emergencylmedicallservicesl(EMS):l Almultidisciplinarylsystemlthatlrepresentslthelcombine dleffortsloflseverallprofessionalslandlagenciesltolprovidelprehosptiallemergencylcareltolthelsic klandlinjured.
  10. emergencylmedicalltechnicianl(EMT):l Anlindividuallwholhasltraininglinlbasicllifelsupport,li ncludinglautomatedlexternalldefibrillation,luseloflaldefinitivelairwayladjunct,landlassistinglpati entslwithlcertainlmedications.
  11. HealthlInsurancelPortabilitylandlAccountabilitylActl(HIPAA):l Federalllegis- llationlpassedlinl1996.lItslmainleffectlinlEMSlislinllimitinglavailabilityloflpatients'lhealthlcarelinfo

rmationlandlpenalizinglviolationsloflpatientlprivacy.

  1. intravenousl(IV)ltherapy:l Theldeliveryloflmedicationldirectlylintolalvein.
  2. licensure:l Thelprocesslwherebylalstatelallowslindividualsltolperformlalregulat-ledlact.
  3. medicallcontrol:l Physicianlinstructionslthatlarelgivenldirectlylbylradiolorlcelllphonel(onlin e/direct)lorlindirectlylbylprotocol/guidelinesl(off-lines/indirect),laslau- lthorizedlbylthelmedicalldirectorloflthelservicelprogram.
  4. medicalldirector:l ThelphysicianlwholauthorizeslorldelegatesltolthelEMTlthelauthorityltolpr ovidelmedicallcarelinlthelfield.

other.

  1. Concealment:l Theluseloflobjectsltollimitlalperson'slvisibilityloflyou.
  1. Contamination:l Thelpresenceloflinfectiouslorganismslonlorlinlobjectslsuchlasldressings,lw ater,lfood,lneedles,lwounds,lorlalpatient'slbody.
  2. Cover:l Theltacticalluseloflanlimpenetrablelbarrierlforlprotection.
  3. CriticallIncidentlStresslManagementl(lCISM):l Alprocesslthatlconfrontslthelresponsesltolc riticallincidentslandldiffuseslthem,ldirectinglthelemergencylserviceslpersonnelltowardslphysic allandlemotionallequilibrium.
  4. CumulativelStresslReactions:l Prolongedlorlexcessivelstress.
  5. DelayedlStresslReactions:l Reactionsltolstresslthatloccurlafterlalstressfullsituation
  6. DesignatedlOfficer:l Thelindividuallinltheldepartmentlwholislchargedlwithlthelresponsibilit yloflmanaginglexposureslandlinfectionlcontrollissues.
  7. DirectlContact:l Exposurelorltransmissionloflalcommunicableldiseaselfromlonelpersonltolan otherlbylphysicallcontact.
  8. Exposure:l Alsituationlinlwhichlalpersonlhaslhadlcontactlwithlblood,lbodylfluids,tissues,lorl airbornelparticleslinlalmannerlthatlsuggestsldiseaseltransmissionlmightloccur.
  9. FoodbornelTransmission:l Thelcontaminationloflfoodlorlwaterlwithlanlorgan- lismlthatlcanlcauseldisease.
  10. GenerallAdaptationlSyndrome:l Thelbody'slresponseltolstresslthatlbeginslwithlanlalarmlresp onse,lfollowedlbylalstageloflreactionlandlresistancelandlthenlrecoverylor,liflthelstresslislprolonged ,lexhaustion.
  11. Hepatitis:l Inflammationloflthelliver,lusuallylcausedlbylalvirallinfection,lthatlcauseslfev er,llossloflappetite,jaundice,lfatigue,landlalteredlliverlfunction.
  12. Host:l Thelorganismlorlindividuallthatlislattackedlbylthelinfectinglagent.
  13. HumanlImmunodeficiencylVirusl(HIV):l Acquiredlimmunodeficiencylsyndromel(lAIDS)lislca usedlbylHIV,lwhichldamageslthelcellslinlthelbody'slimmunelsystemlsolthatlthelbodylislunableltolfi ghtlinfectionlorlcertainlcancers.
  14. Immune:l Thelbody'slabilityltolprotectlitselflfromlacquiringlaldisease.
  15. IndirectlContact:l Exposurelorltransmissionlofldiseaselfromlonelpersonltolanotherlbylc ontactlwithlalcontaminatedlobject.
  16. Infection:l Thelabnormallinvasionloflalhostlorlhostltissueslbylorganismslsuchlaslbacteria,lvi ruses,lorlparasites,lwithlorlwithoutlsignslorlsymptomslofldisease.
  17. Infectionlcontrol:l Proceduresltolreduceltransmissionsloflinfectionlamonglpa-
  1. Pathogen:l Almicroorganismlthatlislcapableloflcausingldiseaselinlalsusceptiblelhost.
  2. PersonallProtectivelEquipmentl(PPE):l Protectivelequipmentlthatlblockslexpo- lsureltolalpathogenlorlalhazardouslmaterial.
  3. PosttraumaticlStresslDisorderl(PTSD):l Aldelayedlstresslreactionltolalpriorlincident.lOftenl thelresultloflonelorlmorelunresolvedlissueslconcerninglthelincidentlthatlinvolvedlphysicallharml orlthelthreatloflphysicallharm.
  4. Transmission:l Thelwaylinlwhichlanlinfectiousldiseaselislspread:lcontact,lair- lborne,lbylvehicles,lorlbylvectors.
  5. StandardlPrecautions:l ProtectivelMeasureslthatlhaveltraditionallylbeenlde- lvelopedlbylthelCDClforluselinldealinglwithlobjects,lblood,lbodylfluids,landlotherlpotentiallexp osurelrisksloflcommunicableldisease.
  6. Vector- lborneltransmission:l Theluseloflanlanimalltolspreadlanlorganismlfromlonelpersonlorlplaceltolanot her.
  7. Abandonment:l UnilaterallterminationloflcarelbylthelEMTlwithoutlthelpatient'slconsentlandl withoutlmakinglprovisionslforltransferringlcareltolanotherlmedicallprofessionallwithlthelskillsla ndltraininglnecessaryltolmeetlthelneedsloflthelpatient.
  8. AdvancelDirective:l Writtenldocumentationlthatlspecifieslmedicalltreatmentlforlalcompete ntlpatientlshouldlthelpatientlbecomelunableltolmakeldecisions;lalsolcalledlallivinglwilllorlhealthca reldirective.
  9. AppliedlEthics:l Thelmannerlinlwhichlprinciplesloflethicslarelincorporatedlintolprofessionall conduct.
  10. Assault:l Unlawfullylplacinglalpatientlinlfearloflbodilylharm.
  11. Battery:l Unlawfullyltouchinglalpatientlorlprovidinglemergencylcarelwithoutlconsent.
  12. Bioethics:l Thelstudyloflethicslrelatedltolissueslthatlariselinlhealthlcare.
  13. BreachloflConfidentiality:l Disclosureloflinformationlwithoutlproperlauthoriza-ltion.
  14. Certification:l Alprocesslinlwhichlalperson,lanlinstitution,lorlalprogramlislevaluatedlandlre cognizedlaslmeetinglcertainlpredeterminedlstandardsltolprovidelsafelandlethicallpatientlcare.
  15. CompensatorylDamages:l Damageslawardedlinlalcivilllawsuitlthatlarelintendedltolrestorelthel plaintiffltolthelsamelconditionlthatlhelorlshelwaslinlpriorltolthelincident.
  16. Competent:l Ableltolmakelrationalldecisionslaboutlpersonallwell-being.
  1. Consent:l Permissionltolrenderlcare.
  2. ContributorylNegligence:l Allegalldefenselthatlmaylbelraisedlwhenltheldefen- ldantlfeelslthatlthelconductloflthelplaintifflsomehowlcontributedltolanylinjurieslorldamageslthatl werelsustainedlbylthelplaintiff.
  1. Ethics:l Thelphilosophyloflrightlandlwrong,loflmorallduties,landloflideallprofes- lsionallbehavior.
  2. ExpressedlConsent:l Altypeloflconsentlinlwhichlalpatientlgiveslalverballorlnonverballaut horizationlforlprovisionloflcarelorltransport.
  3. FalselImprisonment:l Thelconfinementloflalpersonlwithoutllegallauthoritylorlthelperson'slcon sent.
  1. ForciblelRestraint:l Thelactloflphysicallylpreventinglanlindividuallfromlinitiatinglanylphysicall action.
  2. GoodlSamaritanlLaws:l Statutorylprovisionslenactedlbylmanylstatesltolprotectlcitizenslfromll iabilitylforlerrorslandlomissionslinlgivinglgoodlfaithlemergencylmedicallcare,lunlessltherelislalwant on,lgross,lorlwillfullnegligence.
  3. GovernmentallImmunity:l LegalldoctrinelthatlcanlprotectlanlEMSlproviderlfromlbeinglsuedlorl whichlmayllimitlthelamountloflthelmonetaryljudgementlthatlthelplaintifflmaylrecover;lgenerallyl applieslonlyltolEMSlsystemslthatlareloperatedlbylmunicipalitieslorlotherlgovernmentallentities.
  4. GrosslNegligence:l Conductlthatlconstituteslalwillfullorlrecklessldisregardlforlaldutylorlstand ardloflcare.
  5. HealthlcarelDirective:l Alwrittenldocumentlthatlspecifieslmedicalltreatmentlforlalcompetentl patient,lshouldlhelorlshelbecomelunableltolmakeldecisions.lAlsolknownlaslanladvancedldirectiv elorllivinglwill.
  6. HealthlcarelProxies:l Altypelofladvanceldirectivelexecutedlbylalcompetentladultlthatlappointsl anotherlindividualltolmakelmedicalltreatmentldecisionslonlhislorlherlbehalflinltheleventlthatlthel personlmakinglthelappointmentllosesldecisionlmakinglcapacity.lAlsolknownlaslaldurablelpowe rloflattorneylforlhealthcare.
  7. Impliedlconsent:l Typeloflconsentlinlwhichlalpatientlwholislunableltolgivelconsentlislgivenl treatmentlunderlthellegallassumptionlthatlhelorlshelwouldlwantltreatment.
  8. InformedlConsent:l Permissionlforltreatmentlgivenlbylalcompetentlpatientlafterlthelpotential lrisks,lbenefits,landlalternativesltoltreatmentlhavelbeenlexplained.
  9. InlLocolParentis:l Refersltolthellegallresponsibilityloflalpersonlorlorganizationltoltakelonlso meloflthelfunctionslandlresponsibilitiesloflalparent.
  10. Interrogatories:l Writtenlquestionslthatltheldefenselandlplaintifflsendltolonelanother.
  11. Kidnapping:l Thelseizing,lconfining,labducting,lorlcarryinglawayloflalpersonlbylforce,lincludin gltransportinglalcompetentladultlforlmedicalltreatmentlwithoutlhislorlherlconsent.
  12. Libel:l Falselandldamaginglinformationlaboutlalpersonlthatlislcommunicatedlinlwriting.
  13. Licensure:l Thelprocesslwherebylalcompetentlauthority,lusuallylthelstate,lal- llowslpeopleltolperformlalregulatedlact.
  14. Medicolegal:l Altermlrelatingltolmedicalljurisprudencel(llaw)lorlforensiclmedi-lcine.
  15. Morality:l Alcodeloflconductlthatlcanlbeldefinedlbylsocietyl,lreligion,lorlalperson,laffectinglchar
  1. Negligence:l Failureltolprovidelthelsamelcarelthatlalpersonlwithlsimilarltraininglwouldlprovid e
  2. Negligencelperlse:l Altheorylthatlmaylbelusedlwhenlthelconductloflthelpersonlbeinglsuedlisla llegedltolhaveloccurredlinlclearlviolationloflalstatute.
  3. PatientlAutonomy:l Thelrightloflalpatientltolmakelinformedlchoiceslregardinglhislorlherlheal thlcare.
  4. ProtectedlHealthlInformationl(PHI):l Anylinformationlaboutlhealthlstatus,lprovisionloflhe althlcare,lorlpaymentlforlhealthlcarelthatlcanlbellinkedltolanlindividual.lThislislinterpretedlratherlbro adlylandlincludeslanylpartloflalpatient'slmedicallrecordlorlpaymentlhistory.
  5. ProximatelCausation:l Whenlalpersonlwholhaslaldutylabuseslit,landlcauseslharmltolanoth erlindividuall,lthelEMT,lthelagency,land/lorlthelmedicalldirectorlmaylbelsuedlforlnegligence.
  6. PunitivelDamages:l Damageslthatlarelsometimeslawardedlinlalcivilllawsuitlwhenlthelcon ductlofltheldefendantlwaslintentionallorlconstitutedlalrecklessldisre- lgardlforlthelsafetyloflthelpublic.
  7. Putrefaction:l Decompositionloflbodyltissuesl;laldefinitivelsignlofldeath.
  8. ReslIpsalloquitor:l WhenlthelEMTlorlanlEMSlsystemlislheldlliablelevenlwhenlthelplaintifflislu nableltolclearlyldemonstratelhowlanlinjuryloccurred.
  9. RigorlMortis:l Stiffeningloflthelbodylmuscles;laldefinitivelsignlofldeath.
  10. ScopeloflPractice:l Mostlcommonlyldefinedlbylstatellaw;loutlineslthelcarelthatlthelEMTlislab leltolprovidelforlthelpatient.
  11. Slander:l Falselandldamaginglinformationlaboutlalpersonlthatlislcommunicat- ledlbylthelspokenlword.
  12. StandardloflCare:l Written,lacceptedllevelsloflemergencylcarelexpectedlbylreasonlofltrai ninglandlprofession;lwrittenlbyllegallorlprofessionallorganizationslsolthatlpatientslarelnotlexpo sedltolunreasonablelrisklorlharm.
  13. StatuteloflLimitations:l Theltimelwithinlwhichlalcaselmustlbelcommenced.
  14. Tort:l Alwrongfullactlthatlgiveslriseltolalcivilllawsuit.
  15. BaselStation:l anylradiolhardwarelcontaininglaltransmitterlandlreceiverlthatlisllocatedlinlalfi xedlplace
  16. CellularlTelephone:l allowlpowerlportablelradiolthatlcommunicateslthroughlanlinterconne ctedlseriesloflrepeaterlstationslcalledlcells
  1. Channel:l anlassignelfrequencylorlfrequencieslthatlarelusedltolcarrylvoiceland/orldatal communications
  2. Closed- endedlquestions:l questionslthatlcanlbelansweredlinlshortlorlsinglelwordlresponses
  3. Communication:l theltransmissionloflinformationltolanotherlpersonlverballylorlthroughlbo dyllanguage

cylandlthenlautomaticallylretransmitslthemlonlalsecondlfrequency

  1. scanner:l alradiolreceiverlthatlsearcheslorlscanslacrosslseverallfrequenciesluntillthelmes sagelislcompletedlthelprocesslislthenlrepeated
  2. Simplex:l singlelfrequencylradio,ltransmissionslcanloccurlinleitherldirectionlbutlnotlsimulta neouslylinlboth;lonelpartyltransmitslthelotherlcanlonlylreceivelandlthelpartyltransmittinglislunab leltolreceive
  1. standinglorders:l writtenldocumentslsignedlbylthelEMSlsystem'slmedicalldirectorlthatlo utlinelspecificldirectionsl,lpermissions,landlsometimeslprohibitionslregardinglpatientlcare...l alsolcalledlprotocols
  2. telemetry:l alprocesslinlwhichlelectroniclsignalslarelconvertedlintolcodedlaudiblelsignals, ltheselsignalslcanlbeltransmittedlbylradiolorltelephoneltolalreceiverlwithlaldecoderlatlthelhospital
  3. therapeuticlcommunication:l verballandlnonverballcommunicationltech- lniqueslthatlencouragelpatientsltolexpressltheirlfeelingslandltolachievelalpositivelrelationship
  4. trunking:l telecomunnicationlsystemslthatlallowlalcomputerltolmaximizeluti- llizationloflalgrouploflfrequencies
  5. UHFl(ultralhighlfrequency):l radiolfrequencieslbetweenl 300 landl3,000lMHz
  6. VHFl(verylhighlfrequency):l radiolfrequencieslbetweenl 30 landl 300 lMHz;lVHFlspectrumlislfu rtherldividedlintolhighlandllowlfrequencies
  7. Abduction:l Motionlofllimblawaylfromlthelmidline.
  8. Adduction:l Motionlofllimbltowardlthelmidline.
  9. Anterior:l Thelfrontlsurfaceloflthelbody;lthelsidelfacinglyoulinlthelstandardlanatomiclpos ition.
  10. Apexl(plurallapices):l Thelpointedlextremityloflalconicallstructure.
  11. Bilateral:l Albodylpartlorlconditionlthatlappearslonlbothlsidesloflthelmidline
  12. CombininglVowel:l Thelvowellusedltolcombineltwolwordlrootslorlalwordlrootlandlsuffix.
  13. Deep:l Fartherlinsidelthelbodylandlawaylfromlthelskin.
  14. Distal:l Furtherlfromltheltrunklorlnearerltolthelfreelendloflthelextremity.
  15. Dorsal:l Thelposteriorlsurfaceloflthelbody,lincludinglthelbackloflthelhand.
  16. Extension:l Thelstraighteningloflaljoint
  17. Flexion:l Thelbendingloflaljoint
  18. FowlerlPosition:l Anlinclinedlpositionlinlwhichlthelheadloflthelbedlislraised.
  19. Inferior:l Belowlalbodylpartlorlnearerltolthelfeet.
  20. Lateral:l Partsloflthelbodylthatllielfurtherlfromlthelmidline;lalsolcalledlouterlstructures.
  21. Medial:l Partsloflthelbodylthatllielcloserltolthelmidline;lalsolcalledlinnerlstructures.
  22. Palmar:l ThelforwardlFacinglpartloflthelhandlinlthelanatomiclposition.
  23. Plantar:l Thelbottomlsurfaceloflthelfoot.
  24. Posterior:l Thelbacklsurfaceloflthelbody;lthelsidelawaylfromlyoulinlthelstandardlanatomiclposi
  1. Prone:l Lyinglfaceldown
  2. Proximal:l Closerltoltrunk
  3. Quadrants:l Describeslthelsectionsloflthelabdominallcavity,linlwhichltwolimag- linaryllineslintersectlatlthelumbilicus,dividinglthelabdomenlintolfourlequallareas.
  4. Suffix:l Thelpartloflaltermlthatlcomeslafterlthelrootlword,latlthelendloflalterm.
  5. Superficial:l Closerltolorlonlthelskin
  6. Superior:l Abovelalbodylpartlorlnearerltolthelhead.
  7. Supine:l Lyinglfacelup.
  8. Ventral:l Thelanteriorlsurfaceloflthelbody.
  9. WordlRoot:l Thelmainlpartloflaltermlthatlcontainslthelprimarylmeaning.