shock
What common skin symptoms do you find in a patient in shock?
what is cool,pale and diaphoretic.
Which Chamber is responsible for pumping blood into the aorta?
Left Ventricle
what is the correct ratio for adult cpr?Compressions:ventilations
What is 30:2
is cpr indicated for a patient with a thready pulse and apnic
No
What route do emts administer Nitroglycerin?
what is sublingually(SL)
Shock is also known as?
what is hypoperfusion.
"active process of dying" is not accepted
What is the pipe that transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium?
what are the pulmonary veins
what is the correct ratio for child 2 rescuer cpr?Compressions:ventilations
15:2
What capillary refill time is considered adequate?
under 2 seconds
Classification of aspirin?
What is an anti platelet aggregate
What type of shock is indicated by a systolic bp of 76?
what is decompensated shock?
define stroke volume
what is the amount of blood moved in 1 beat.
what is the main goal of cpr?
acceptable answers:
-maintain blood pressure
-achieve rosc
-(arguable)
A heart rhythm that starts in the ventricle and is characterized by a rapid rhythm at a rate of 150-200 bpm.
Ventricular Tachycardia
What are the key 4 treatments for shock
what is high flow o2, maintain warmth, position supine, rapid transport
condition when fluid leaks into pericardial sac,thus compressing the heart?
What is cardiac tamponade?
the equation for cardiac output?
what is
cardiac output=heart rate x stroke volume
Compression depth for an infant(<1yo)?
what is 1.5 inches or 1/3 diameter of chest.
A patient with right sided congestive heart failure will present with?
Peripheral edema in the extremities (dependent edema)
what is the correct dose of aspirin for an adult?
324mgs(4 baby aspirin)
(Mgs required)
following a very bloody delivery of a baby, what form of obstructive shock is possible to occur in the mother.
A pulmonary embolism
the name of the muscular wall inbetween the left and right sides of the heart?
The septum
What is the purpose of complete chest recoil during cpr?
to allow the heart to fully fill before contracting again.
This machine enhances the pumping function of the heart in patients with severe heart failure, and is characterized with an absent pulse
What is an ventricular assist device (VAD)
when placing a 12 lead for your paramedic where do all 10 leads go?(pointing not accepted)
right arm and leg,left arm and leg
V1 and V2 4th intercostal left and right of sternal boarder
v3 inbetween 2 and 4
V4 5th intercostal space midclavicular line
v5 inbetween 4 and 6
v6 5th intercostal mid axillary line