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RC EMR - CH1 The Professional Responder Exam
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As a responder, you are a key part to this system The Emergency Medical System
What is PAC? The Paramedic Association of Canada
According to the PAC, EMR has successfully completed what forms of training? Patient Care and Patient Transportation
The Pre Hospital Care System
- Patient Injury
- Public Response
- EMS Activation
- Responder Care
- Advanced Pre-Hospital Care
- Rehabilitation
What did PAC establish to promote consistency?
National Occupational Compentency Profile (NOCP)
What does COPR stand for? The Canadian Organization of Paramedic Regulators
What does SPEC stand for Society of Prehospital Educators in Canada
The four levels of pre-hospital care (developed by PAC)
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
- Primary Care Paramedic (PCP)
- Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP)
- Critical Care Paramedic (CCP)
A physician who is responsible for out-of-hospital emergency care is known as what? Medical Director
The Medical Director is responsible for?
- Reviewing and Determining Scope of Practice
- Overseeing Organizations Training, Quality Assurance, and the Development of Protocols
Standing orders or MCPs will allow responders to? Provide certain types of care and treatment without consulting a physician
As a professional responder, your duties include
- Pt Assessment and care (within practice)
- Acting as a Pt advocate
- Summoning additional assitance
- Assisting medical personnel
- Documentation
A professional responder must take on additional responsibilities, which include:
- Maintain a caring and professional attitude
- Work Collaboratively with other professionals
- manage fears
- present a professional appearance
- keeping skills and knowledge up to date
- participate in enhancement and assurance programs
The professional responder has several primary responsibilities, what are they?
- personal saftey
- public saftey
- gaining access to Pt or recognizing the needed resources
- determine threats to Pt life
- when to Request advanced medical care
- provide the appropriate care to Pt
- assisting advanced medical personnel
what are the secondary responsibilities a medical professional must take on?
- directing bystanders
- identify yourself to the person
- state your level of training
- explain what you think might be wrong
- explain what you plan to do
- outcome and purposeb
- possible risks and consequences
can a pt withdraw from care at anytime? yes
True or false, the person receiving treatment must be mature enough to understand consequences true
explain "implied consent" law assumes that a person would grant consent if he or she were able to do so
what should you do if a person does not show mental competence and needs medical assistance? calling appropriate personnel (law enforcement) to obtain the necessary legal authority to provide care
what is an example of advanced directives? specification of a pt refusing CPR
what are the two types of advanced directives?
- instructional
- proxy
explain instructional directives. specify the health care decisions of pt if he or she becomes unable to
explain proxy directives. specification of a person who will make decisions on behalf of the Pt
proxy directive is also called: durable powers of attorney for healthcare
- make sure it is filled out properly with all signatures
- you may have to read the document to the pt
- make sure the required number of legal witnesses are present (and sign the document)
once you have started care: you are obligated to continue until:
- transferred to someone with higher qualifications
- refusal of care.
if a pts condition improves and additional care is unnecessary, you must have have the pt: sign a legal document indicating refusal of care
your pt care report should include:
- pt name, age, etc
- pt main complaint
- brief history of what happend
- relevant pt history (med, allg, etc)
- treatment provided
- any changes of pt condition in result of treatment
- pt vitals (including changes)
reasons for documentation
- medical: care provided
- legal: defend against lawsuits
- administrative: transfer info
- research: improvement of EMS system
what is a E-PCR Electronic Patient Care Report
tablet style device that only shares pt info to receiving agency's
what are the several communication components
Cardi/o, neur/o, Oro, Arteri/o, Hem/o, Therm/o, Vas/o,
common medical prefixes A, Hyper, Hypo, Trachy, Brady
Cadi/o (combining forms) Heart , Cardiac
Neur/o (combining forms) Nerve , neural
Oro (Combining forms) mouth
Arteri/o (combining forms) Artery, arterial
Hem/oH Blood
Therm/o Heat
Vas/o (combining forms) Duct, Vessel, Vascular
A (prefix) without, no
Hyper (Prefix) excessive above, over, byond
hypo (prefix) Less than normal, under
tachy (prefix) Fast, swift, rapid, accelerated
Brady (prefix) Slow, dull
