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    EMR Final Exam Review Five Roles / Responsibilities of the EMR (ANS- 1. Personal Health and Safety 2. Caring Attitude, Maintaining Composure 3. Neat, Clean, and Professional Appearance 4. Keep Up to Date knowledge and skills 5. Put Patients needs as a priority Four Types of Body Substance Isolation (ANS- Hand washing Proper disposal of medical equipment use of personal protective equipment S cene Safety Scene Safety (ANS - Assessment of scene (surroundings) that will provide information to the first responder and will help ensure their well - being Scope of Practice (ANS - The legal duties to the patient, medical director, and public Standard of Care (ANS - care expected based on training and experience taking into account the conditions under which the care is rendered

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    Competence (ANS - The ability to understand questions and to the implication of decisions made ( do you know who / where / what you are? ) Expressed Consent (ANS - The patient must be told in an easy to understand nature and the extent of the procedure to be preformed as well as the possible risks involved Implied Consent (ANS - Consent based on the assumption that the unrespo nsive patient would consent to life saving interventions Advanced Directives (ANS - Written documentation that specifies what medical treatment a patient wishes to have and what to withhold should the patient become unable to make a decision Assault and Battery (ANS - Unlawfully touching a patient without consent providing emergency medical care when a competent patient does not consent to the emergency medical care

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    Abandonment (ANS - Terminating care of the patient without insuring that care will continue at the same level or higher Four Components of Negligence (ANS- 1 . Duty to act (legal obligation) 2. Breach of Duty (failure to act) 3. Injury where Inflicted (some injury occurred) 4. Proximate Cause (the actions of the EMR caused injury) Negligence (ANS - Deviating from the accepted standard of care resulting in further injury of the patient Good Samaritan Law (ANS - State Laws intended to protect care providers from liability if they deliver the standard care in good faith to the level of their training and to the best of their ability. Don't protect from Wanton, Gross, or Willful Negligence Circulatory (ANS - Delivers oxgen and nutrients to the tissues and removes waste products from the tissues Central Nervous System (ANS - Brain and Spin al Cord

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    Skin (ANS - Protects the body from the environment, bacteria and other organisms regulates temperature and prevents dehydration Senses heat/cold touch pressure and pain transmits to the brain and spinal cord Rules of Body Mechanics to prevent Injury (ANS - weight of patient and need for help know your physical ability and limitations lift without twisting and feet properly communicate clearly with partner Reasons for using an Emergency Move (ANS - immediate danger to the patient if not moved life s aving care cant be given further injury is potential Lifting techniques (ANS- The Firefighter's Carry Blanket Lift Drag Direct Ground Lift Chair Lift (Extremity Lift) Recovery Position (ANS - Left Side Unresponsive without trauma Right Side Unresponsive without drama

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    Allow the patient to assume a position of comfort Injuries which require spinal immobilization (ANS- Spine Neck Head Brain Damage begins (ANS - within 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen Using a Nasal Airway (ANS - measur e nose to corner of mouth insert longer side down right nostril one breath every 5 seconds (adult) Using an Oral Airway (ANS - measure earlobe to corner of mouth insert curved part up until tension is felt then rotate and insert rest of the way One breat h every 5 seconds (adult) Maintain an Open Airway (ANS - Nasal Airway Oral Airway

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    Open a patient's Airway (ANS- Head Tilt / Chin Lift Jaw Thrust Clearing an Airway (ANS- The Recovery Position Finger Sweeps Suctioning Max Suction Time (ANS- adult 15 sec child 10 sec infant 5 sec Normal Resp. Rate (ANS- adult 12 - 20 breaths pm child 15 - 30 breath pm infant 25 - 50 breath pm Five Methods for Ventilating a Patient (ANS- mouth to mask two person valve mask

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