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Chapter 14
Paramedic: Critical Thinking and Clinical Decision Making
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10/23/2012

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Blindly following a protocol or algorithm without thinking about what you are doing and whether or not it is working.
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Cookbook Medicine 695
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What is the first cornerstone of paramedic practice?
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Gathering, Evaluating, and Sythesizing information 695
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What is the second cornerstone?
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Development and Implementation of a Patient Care Plan 696
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What is the third cornerstone?
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Using Judgement and Independent Decision Making 697
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What is the fourth and final cornerstone?
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Think and Work Under Pressure 697
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Pattern of understanding based on initially obtained information.
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Concept Formation 698
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What is the first stage of the thought process in prehospital care?
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Gathering Information 698
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During the second stage of the critical thinking process, you must evaluate all the information you have gathered.
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Data Interpretation 699
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The third stage or the critical thinking process comes when your initial field impression becomes your ______.
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Working Diagnosis 699
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What is involved in the last stage of critical thinking?
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Run Review or Run Critiques 700
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What is the uncertaninty regarding the specific cause of the patient's condition?
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Medical Ambiguity 701
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Mental check list for all calls.
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1. Scan the situation 702
2. Stop and Think
3. Move forward and make decisons
4. Stay Calm and Maintain Metal Control
5. Reevaluate your patient
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What are the 6 R's of critical thinking?
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1. Read the scene 702-704
2. Read the patient
3. React
4. Reevaluate
5. Revise the plan
6. Review your performance
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What are the 6 R's of critical thinking?
Definition
1. Read the scene 702-704
2. Read the patient
3. React
4. Reevaluate
5. Revise the plan
6. Review your performance
Term
What will your treatment plan be determined by after you have a established working diagnosis?
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Patient Care Protocols or Standing Orders 696
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What is low levels of oxygen in the blood?
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Hypoxia 696
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What is high levels of carbon dioxide in the blood?
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Hypercarbia 696
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What is one of the key elements to avoid in critical thinking?
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Tunnel Vision 700
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What becomes unavailable the moment you initiate transport to hospital?
Definition
Scene information 702
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