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Brady Prehospital care... chp. 1 -25

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show Sublingual, Oral, Inhalation, Intramuscular(Injection)  
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Aspirin Physiological Actions   show
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Aspirin Therapeutic Effects   show
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Aspirin Indications   show
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show Bleeding Disorders, Active gastric/peptic ulcer, Hypersensitivity  
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Aspirin Dosage   show
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show Oral  
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Aspirin Special Notes   show
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Aspirin Side Effects   show
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show A Severe form of an allergic reaction with systemic alterations in the patients airway, breathing, and circulatory status.  
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show a Foreign substance that enters the body and triggers an immune response.  
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Anti-Bodies   show
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show Oxygen, Oral Glucose, Activated Charcoal, and Aspirin.  
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Sublingual Route   show
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Oral Route   show
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show The Medication is prepared as a gas or aerosol and is inhaled by the patient. (ex. Oxygen, Meter-dose inhaler, liquid/vaporized fixed-dose nebulizer.  
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Injection (intramuscular)   show
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show Compressed powder or tablet, liquid for injection, Gel, and Suspension, Fine Powder for inhalation, gas, spray, liquid/vaporized fixed-dose nebulizer.  
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Essential Medication Information   show
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show Most common uses of the drug in treating a specific condition. (geared toward the relief of signs, symptoms, or specific conditions)  
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show Situations in which the drug should not be administered because of the potential harm that could be caused to the patient.  
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show Indicates how much of the drug should be given to the patient.  
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Administration   show
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Actions   show
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show The Undesired effects of a Medication(ex. Epinephrine side effects are increased heart rate and anxiety.)  
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Allergen   show
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Toxicology   show
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show contact with a poison  
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Overdose   show
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show Swallowing of a poison. (the most common route of poisoning)  
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show Indications for Child that ingested Poison:___Salvation, Lacrimation(tearing), Urination, Defecation, Gastrointestinal Distress, Emesis.  
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Ways Antigens Enter The Body   show
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Drug and Alcohol Emergency (high Priority) Indicators   show
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show is an emergency that involves poisoning by drugs or alcohol  
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show any unexpected or dangerous reaction to a drug  
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CNS Stimulants   show
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show depress the central nervous system  
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show are CNS depressants that are derived from opium(opiates) or synthetic opium(opioids)  
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show cause hallucinations  
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Volatile Inhalants   show
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Signs and Symptoms of Delirium Tremens(DT's)   show
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Stages of Alcohol Withdrawl Syndrome   show
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show Body heat is lost to surrounding air, which becomes warmer, rises, and is replaced with cooler air.  
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show Body heat is lost to nearby objects without physically touching them  
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Evaporation   show
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Conduction   show
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Hyperthermia   show
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show Low body temperature  
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Anxiety   show
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Phobias   show
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show Condition characterized by deep feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and discouragement, feelings that often do not seem connected to the actual circumstances of the patients life.  
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show (AKA: Manic-depressive disorder)causes a patient to swing to opposite sides of the mood spectrum  
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show highly exaggerated or unwarranted mistrust or suspiciousness.  
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Schizophrenia   show
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show any willful act desighned to end ones own life.  
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Activated Charcoal Doses   show
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show 1)Altered mental status (not fully conscious), 2)Swallowed acids or alkalis, 3)Unable to swallow.  
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The Highway Safety Act of 1966   show
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show provided access to millions of dollars of funding geared to EMS system planning and implementation, personnel availability, and training  
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Two General Systems by which the public can access emergency medical services:   show
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Special Facilities to which some patients may need to be transported include:   show
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show own safety, safety of crew, the patient, and bystanders at the scene, patient assessment, emergency care, safe lifting and moving, proving oral and written reports, safe transport of the patient, transfer of patient care, record keeping and data collectio  
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Medical Director   show
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show Comprise a full set of guidelines that define the entire scope of medical care  
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show direction provided through a set of predetermined, written guidelines that allow the EMT to use his or her judgement to administer emergency care  
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show the EMT acquires permission from a physician via cell phones, telephone, or radio communication prior to administering specific emergency care  
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show a subset of protocols that do not require real-time physician input  
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Quality Improvement (QI)   show
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show Document carefully, Perform reviews and audits, Obtain feedback, Maintain equipment, Participate in continuing education, Maintain skills  
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show a federal law passed in 1990 that protects individuals with a documented disability from being denied initial or continued employment based on their disability  
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Medical Direction   show
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Death and Dying Five Emotional Stages   show
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show 1) Irritability with coworkers, family, and friends (2)Inability to concentrate (3) Difficulty sleeping and nightmares (4) Anxiety (5) Indecisiveness (6) Guilt (7) Loss of appetite (8) Loss of sexual desire or interest (9) Isolation (10) loss of interest  
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Most Important way you can prevent the spread of infection   show
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show Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), West Nile Virus, Multidrug- Resistant Organisms  
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Burnout   show
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show a session usually held within 24 to 72 hours of a critical incident, where a team of peer counselors and mental health professionals help emergency service personnel work through the emotions that normally follow a critical incident  
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Pathogens   show
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Abandonment   show
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show instructions, written in advance, such as a living will or a do not resuscitate order (DNR)  
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Assault   show
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Battery   show
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show a federal regulation that ensures the publics access to emergency health care regardless of ability to pay  
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show an intentional false communication that injures another persons reputation or good name  
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Do Not Resuscitate Order (DNR)   show
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Duty to Act   show
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Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act   show
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Expressed Consent   show
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False Imprisonment   show
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Good Samaritan Law   show
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Implied Consent   show
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Informed Consent   show
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Intentional Tort   show
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Libel   show
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Minor Consent   show
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Negligence   show
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Simple Negligence   show
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Gross Negligence   show
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show the act of deviating from an accepted standard of care through carelessness, inattention, disregard, inadvertence, or oversight, which results in further injury to the patient  
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Scope of Practice   show
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show the act of injuring a persons reputation or good name through spoken statements with malicioud intent or reckless disregard for the falsity of those statements  
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Standard of care   show
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Tort   show
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show Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder  
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show Colon, Small intestines, Major artery and vein to the right leg, Ureter, Appendix  
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Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)   show
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show Colon, Small intestines, Major artery and vein to the left leg, Ureter  
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Flexion   show
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Extension   show
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Abduction   show
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show movement TOWARD the midline  
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show turning the forearm so the palm of the hand is turned toward the back  
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show turning the forarm so the palm of the hand is turned toward the front  
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