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Four licensure levels of EMS
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EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
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1990; protects individuals who have a disability from being denied access to programs and services that are provided by state or local governments and prohibits employers from failing to provide full and equal employment to the disables
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Medical director
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the physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field
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Medical control
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either off-line or online, authorized by med director. online: direction given over the phone or radio. offline: standing orders, training, supervision authorized by med director
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Primary prevention / secondary prevention
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strategies that will prevent the event from ever happening / efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent
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Integrity
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consistancy of action, a firm adherence to a code of honest behavior
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Empathy
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being aware of and thoughtful towards the needs of others
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Self-motivation
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being able to discover problems and solve them without someone directing you
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Appearance and hygiene
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using your persona to project a sense of trust, professionalism, knowledge, and compassion
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Self-confidence
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the state of being where an EMT knows what he or she knows AND knows what he or she does not know; is able to ask for help
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Time management
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the ability to perform or delegate multiple tasks ensuring efficiency and safety
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Communications
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The ability to understand others and have them understand you
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Teamwork and diplomacy
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being able to work with others; to know one's place within a team; to be able to communicate while giving respect to the listener
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Respect
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placing others in high regard or importance, understanding that others are more important than you
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Patient advocacy
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constantly keeping the needs of the patient at the center of care
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Careful delivery of Care
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paying attention to detail, making sure that what is being done for the patient is done as safely as possible
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HIPAA
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; federal legislation passd in 96, its main effect is limiting availability of patient's health care info and penalizing violations of privacy
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Infectious disease / communicable disease
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a med condition caused by growth and spread of small, harmful organisms in the body / disease spread from one person to another
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Routes of transmission of diseases
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direct contact (blood to blood), indirect contact (virus to mouh), airborne transmission (sneezing), foodborne transmission, vector-borne transmission (animals)
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Types of Immunities
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lifelong (illness will not occur). partial (recovered but may occur again from dormant germs). none (no protection).
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