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EMT FISDAP Operations Exam Review
1.Part 800: NYS EMS protocol. Everything you must keep in the
ambulance is included.
2.Medical director: The physician who authorizes or delegates to the
EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field.
3.Reciprocity: Ability to transfer state to state as an EMT
4.Scene Safety: steps taken to ensure the safety and well-being of the
EMT, his partners, patients, and bystanders
5.Proper body substance isolation: PPE (gowns, gloves, protective masks)
6.What do you do if the scene is not safe?: Contact police
7.Sharps Container: A puncture-proof container designed specifically
to safely dispose of needles, scalpels, and other sharp disposable medical instruments 1 / 2
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8.Handwashing: Step 1: Wet Hands. Wet your hands and apply enough liquid soap to create a good lather. ...
Step 2: Rub Palms Together. ...
Step 3: Rub the Back of Hands. ...
Step 4: Interlink Your Fingers. ...
Step 5: Cup Your Fingers. ...
Step 6: Clean the Thumbs. ...
Step 7: Rub Palms with Your Fingers.
9.Wellbeing of the EMT: Recognizing stressors, taking up a healthy
diet and exercise, coping with death and dying
10.CISM: Critical Incident Stress Management - A process that
confronts the re- sponses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium.
11.Evidence at a crime scene: blood, DNA, fingerprints, shoeprint, hair
12.Signs of Obvious Death: Rigor Mortis, Dependent Lividity,
Putrefication, Evi- dence of non-survivable injury
13.Restraining a Patient: -do not restrain in prone position
-restrain of patient becomes dangerous to self or you
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