Diabetes & AMS
Allergic
ID & Sepsis
Poison & OD
ABD EMER
Behavioral
Hemo/Renal
Random
100
A hormone produced by the pancreas, or taken as a medication by many diabetic pts
Insulin
100
A severe life-threatening allergic reaction in which blood vessels dilate, causing a drop in blood pressure, and the tissues lining the resp system swell
Anaphylaxis
100
Who is most susceptible/high risk for pneumonia?
Very young and elderly patients
100
Any substance that can harm the body by altering cell structure or functions
Poison
100
Position that helps maintain airway for pt that is vomiting
Left lateral recumbent
100
The manner in which a person acts
behavior
100
Clumping of platelets to form clots is called:
Aggregation
100
What are the three components evaluated for the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale?
Facial droop, Arm drift, & Speech
200
Two things we do NOT do when a pt is having a convulsive seizure
Hold pt down or put anything in airway
200
What is the effect of epi on the blood vessels
vasoconstriction
200
Antiviral Meds for the flu must be given w/in ____ of symptom onset to be effective.
48 hours
200
Four types of poisons:
Ingested, Inhaled, Absorbed, & Injected
200
What does AAA stand for?
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
200
Chemicals within the body that transmit a message in the brain from the distal end of one neuron to the proximal end of the nest neuron.
Neurotransmitters
200
An abnormally low number of RBCs due to sickle cell disease
SCA (Sickle Cell Anemia)
200
Stimulants such as cocaine and meth that affect the CNS and excite the user
300
Pt can speak clearly, but cannot understand what you are saying, so they will clearly say things that do not make sense. What is this known as?
Receptive aphasia
300
Which symptom is a sign of sever allergic reaction?
A: itchy eyes
B: Headache
C: Stridor
D: Runny nose
C: Stridor
300
What is the most important thing you can do for a stable septic patient?
Notify the ED ("Sepsis alert")
300
Vaporizing compounds, such as cleaning fluid, that are breathed in by the abuser to produce a "high."
Volatile Chemicals
300
What is most concerning for pts w/ appendicitis?
Rupture of the appendix
300
We must always seek consent from behavioral emergency pts in order to transport unless they have AMS and cannot consent or they are ________.
Suicidal
300
loss of the normal ability to form a blood clot w/ internal or external bleeding
Coagulopathy
300
The period of time immediately following a tonic-clonic seizure in which the pt goes from full loss of consciousness to full mental status
Postictal Phase
400
A prolonged seizure or situation when a person suffers two or more convulsive seizures w/o regaining full consciousness.
Status Epilepticus
400
What is the primary chemical released during an allergic reaction that causes symptoms?
Histamine
400
What does the qSOFA score predict?
Whether a septic pt will have a longer ICU stay/recovery or is more likely to die
400
Acidose is used to treat what?
Poison PO (by mouth)
400
An inflammation of the gallbladder, often caused by gallstones that block the normal flow of bile out of the gallbladder.
Cholecystitis
400
Inadequate breathing or resp arrest caused by a body position that restricts breathing
Positional Asphyxia
400
Despite needing multiple treatments (exchanges) per day in most cases, pts prefer peritoneal dialysis over hemodialysis because ___________________?
They can do it at home
400
What are Koplik Spots?
With Measles, pts may have white/bluish spots on inside of cheek
500
A condition that occurs as the result of hyperglycemia. Characterized by dehydration, altered mental status, and shock.
DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)
500
The only epinephrine allowed to be carried/given by EMTs is 1mL of the appropriate concentration, which is has _ mg of epi in _ mL
500
What is the incubation period for chicken pox?
10-21 days
500
What type of drug is the pt using: No concept of real time, not aware of the true environment, does not make sense when trying to communicate, "seeing" or "hearing" things & may become aggressive or be very timid
Hallucinogens
500
Pain that is felt in a location other than where the pain originates
Referred Pain
500
A chronic mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. Pt may seem like they have lost touch with reality.
Schizophrenia
500
If a pt w/ ESRD has evaluated levels of potassium, this can cause ________.
dysrhythmias
500
What are the parameters for each for SIRS criteria?
TEMP:
HR:
RR:
SBP:
Mental Status:
TEMP: <96.8 or >101
HR: >90
RR: >20
SBP: <90
Mental Status: Altered or worsened