to the head or above POR ( point of reference)

*Clavicle is superior to the naval*

toward the feet or below POR (point of reference)

*Clavicle is inferior to the head*

toward midline or center of body

*Heart is medial*

left or right of midline

*Left Lateral, Right Lateral*

left lateral recumbent

patient laying on his left side

*for unresponsive patients, increases breathing, pregant women should be placed in this position to increase breathing for the baby.

Frontal Plane

or

Coronal Plane

Transversal Plane

or

Horizontal Plane

aka

Axial Plane

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)

Paramedic

Denial- "this can't be happening to me"

Anger- "why me?"

Bargaining- "Okay, but first let me..."

Depression- "Okay, but I haven't..."

Acceptance- "I'm going to die"

Maintain patients dignity

show respect

communicate

allow free expression

don't give a false hope or reassurance

empathy

Acute Stress- instantaneous reaction

Delayed Stress- after the fact reaction

Cumulative Stress- piled up delayed reactions

microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses that cause disease

Spread through blood and other body fluids or throught the air

a method of preventing infection based on the concept that all blood and body fluids are infectious.

personal protective equipment; equipment worm to protect against injury and against spreading infectious disease, includes gloves, masks, gowns, eye protection.

Informed

Implied

Minor

Involuntary

You must inform the patient that you would like to perform an assessment to determine what his condition is, provide emergency care, and transport him to a medical facility.

must get a conscious individual's permission before starting treatment

aka emergency doctrine, when you assume a patient who is unresponisve or not competent or unable to make a rational decision.

Applies to individuals who intially refuse care but then becomes unresponsive, incapacitated, or irrational because of illness or injury.

Do Not Resuscitate order; states which, if any, life-sustaining measures to take when vital functions cease

*must see actual DNR order, hearsay unacceptable

delineates the signer's wishes about health care issues

*do not recongnize

Power of Attorney

empowers someone to make health care decisions for the signer

*must have proper paper work in hand to honor

Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment

(POLST)

wrongful act, injury, or damage

discontiuning care without trasferring care to a health care professional with equivalent or better training.

releasing patient to lower level

False Imprisonment
or
Criminal Confinement

Health Insurance Portability and Accountablility Act

(HIPAA)

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)

Chief Complaint

level of responsiveness

BP, skin color, Temp, Condition

Pulse Rate

Resperations

SOAP, CHART, CHEATED,

*Keep the weight of the object as close to the body as possible

*To move a heavy object use the leg, hip, and gluteal (buttocks) muscles plus contacted abdominal muscles

*"Stack" shoulders on top of hips on top of feet

*Reduce the height or distance through which the object must be moved

Armpit-Forearm Drag

Shirt Drag

Blanket Drag

Direct Ground Lift

Extremity Lift

Draw Sheet Method

Direct Carry Method

Spinal Column

7-12-5-5-4

C1-C7

neck

T1 - T12

upper to mid back

L1 - L5

lower back

Thigh

mettatarsals

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

Skeletal Muscle

or

Voluntary Muscle

contracted and relaxed by will of the individual

usually attached to bone by tendons

Smooth Muscle

or

Involuntary Muscle