Chapters 1-4 and Potpourri

So you want So you want to be an to be an

EMTEMT

Who’s got Who’s got stress?stress?

Issues? Issues? What What

issues?issues?

Which way Which way is up in the is up in the

body?body?

Potpourri

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The agency responsible for the EMT curriculum

Who is the US Department of Transportation

The first component in an EMS system

What is 911

Don’t have this person and you can’t work as an EMT

What is a medical director

The EMT’s role in this

What is the second phase in the Continuum of Care

The greatest responsibility of an EMT

What is ensuring your own safety

Getting over grief using DABDA

What is the grieving process

Your blood pressure increases and your pupils dialate

What is stress

In order to be effective this must happen with in 24-72 hours

What is a critical incident stress debriefing

Use these to keep the nastiness away

What is BSI

The Daily Double

This nasty virus can stay virulent for up to 2 weeks outside the

bodyWhat is Hep B

What every EMT has while working

A duty to act

When a patient tells you they want help

What is expressed consent

A document that spells out medical care

What is an advanced directive

Don’t report any of these and you could end up on the hot seat

What is child/elder/spousal abuseInjuries during a crimeDrug related injuries

Child birth Communicable disease and restraints used on a patient

You are definitely dead with any of these

Obvious mortal injuryDependent lividity

Rigor MortisPutrefaction

Nearest to the head

What is superior

Where you could find some people on a Friday night after

workWhat is the prone position

The large opening at the base of the skull

What is the foramen magnum

The first stop for oxygenated blood after leaving the heart

What are the coronary arteries

This system regulates activities over which there is voluntary

control What is the somatic nervous

system

This all-girl group had 80s No 1s with Walk Like An Egyptian and

Eternal Flame Who are the Bangles

This island was the home of Bob Marley

What is Jamaica

Surgeons remove 200,00 pounds of this from Americans per year

What is fat

This Chicago Bears star was known as "the Enforcer," "the

Animal" and "Paddles Who is Dick Butkus

This TV cop badgered unwitting suspects with the line, "Just one

more thing..." Who is Columbo