Scenarios
You were dispatched to a 36 y/o M, he complains of sweating, shaking, and dizziness, no further information given from dispatch
What would you do? What do you think is happening?
Take the patient's blood sugar, administer oral glucose if needed, hypoglycemia
Name the bed used in ambulances
Stretcher, Cot
What body system is the lungs, alveoli, bronchioles, and trachea part of
Respiratory
What is the dominant pacemaker of the heart
SA Node
A policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMS to perform skills in scenarios
Standing Orders
Dispatch has toned you to an elderly female who has a history of breast cancer on her left side, causing the removal of the breast, hyperglycemia, and heart failure. She has complaints of feeling funny.
What action would you take?
Take the blood pressure on the right side (it is usually recommended to take the BP on the opposite side if the breast removal), take the blood sugar, monitor heart rate
Name the airways we use
NPAs and OPAs
What body system is the arteries, veins, and heart in
Circulatory System
What is the outermost layer of the skin
Epidermis
A set of regulations and ethical considerations that defines the limits of each EMS levels job
Scope of Practice
A 16 y/o F called the station, she was screaming for help because she fell off a ladder, breaking her ankle.
What actions would you take?
Call for an ambulance, check the pulse of the extremity, if possible splint the ankle, transfer care to EMS when they arrive
What machine is used when we have any cardiac issues
AED
Name the structures in the renal system
Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder, and Urethra
What is the Central Nervous System composed of
Brain and Spinal Cord
Consent that is presumed when a patient is unconscious or a parent can't be reached
Implied Consent
You are dispatched to a 89 y/o M who has a history of CHF and has chest tightness. Upon arrival, you find the male lying in his living room unconscious.
What are your actions?
Check for pulse and breathing (they are absent), start CPR while your partner attaches the AED pads, continue CPR while an EMS provider establishes an airway, continue CPR steps until ambulance arrives and continue to help them with whatever they ask
What material would we use if there is a traumtic injury
Backboard, tourniquets, gauze, shears, splints, c-collars, AEDs, glucometers, oxygen, BVMs, triangle bandages, etc.
Name the reproductive organs
Ovaries, Fallopian tubes, Uterus, Testes, Etc.
What happens with Blood Pressure and Heart Rate when the body goes into fight or flight
They both rise
Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or higher medical training
Abandonment
You have been dispatched to a 5 y/o who is now complaining of burning in their mouth, drooling, abdominal pain, and coughing. The mother was cleaning and left the child alone while she went to use the restroom.
What actions would you take or not take? What do you think happened?
Call poison control, do not induce vomiting, ingestion of chemical irritants
What is the new device for CPR
Lucas Device
How many vertebrae are in each area
Cervical - ?
Thoracic - ?
Lumbar - ?
Sacrum - ?
Coccyx - ?
Cervical - 7
Thoracic - 12
Lumbar - 5
Sacrum - 5
Coccyx - 4
Name different types of shock
Hypovolemic, Cardiogenic, Disruptive, Obstructive
Failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act and harm was caused to the patient as a result
Negligence