Airway Adjuncts
This airway adjunct is used on an unresponsive patient with no gag reflex.
What is an OPA
This is the first step in bleeding control.
What is direct pressure?
This skin sign may indicate hypoxia.
What is cyanosis?
This stage of labor involves dilation of the cervix.
What is Stage 1?
This is the first step before approaching any scene.
What is scene size-up?
This airway adjunct is used on a patient with a gag reflex.
What is an NPA
This type of shock is caused by blood loss.
What is hypovolemic shock?
This sound indicates fluid in the airway and need for suctioning.
What is gurgling?
This stage involves delivery of the baby.
What is Stage 2?
This is worn to prevent exposure to bodily fluids.
What is PPE
This measurement is used to size an OPA.
What is corner of mouth to earlobe?
This is the late sign of shock involving decreased blood pressure.
What is hypotension?
This is the normal breathing rate range for an adult.
What is 12–20 breaths per minute?
This stage involves delivery of the placenta.
What is Stage 3?
This type of hazard involves chemicals or toxins.
What is a hazardous materials (hazmat) situation?
This is a contraindication for an NPA.
What is suspected skull fracture (or head injury with facial trauma)?
This device is used when bleeding cannot be controlled by pressure.
What is a tourniquet?
This is what unequal pupils may indicate.
What is brain injury (or increased ICP)?
This term describes contractions that are not true labor.
What are Braxton Hicks contractions?
This is the safest direction to move away from a hazard scene.
What is uphill, upwind, and upstream?
This maneuver is used to open the airway in a trauma patient.
What is the jaw-thrust maneuver?
This type of bleeding is bright red and spurting.
What is arterial bleeding?
This condition may be suspected if a diabetic patient is unconscious.
What is hypoglycemia?
This position is recommended for a pregnant patient with hypotension.
What is left lateral recumbent position?
This system is used to manage large-scale incidents.
What is ICS (Incident Command System)?