THE HEAT INDEX IS BETWEEN OMG AND WTF
How many cold packs are kept in the ambulance cabinet, per par levels?
10
20 Minutes
At first I was afraid, I was petrified
– Gloria Gaynor, I Will Survive
Sterling Regional Medical Center - 3
St. Elizabeth's - 3
This is the dose for Epinephrine during allergic reactions.
Adult - 0.3 mg IM - EMT/EMT-IV/EMT-I/Paramedic
Peds - 0.15 mg IM - EMT/EMT-IV/EMT-I/Paramedic
These are signs of Heat Exhaustion
High Temp, Cool/Diaphoretic Skin, Anxiety, Weakness, Headache, Tachypnea, Syncope
Poison Control can be reached at what number?
800-222-1222
The Dairy King is in what WashCo Ambulance area?
Last Chance
These are the Local Burn Centers
Western States Burn Center - NCMC
University - Anschutz Campus
Children's Main
Important info to get for a sting/bite emergency?
Timing, ID or picture of animal/insect/reptile that bit, past history of any similar emergencies.
A patient that is hyperthermic with hypotension is having what kind of emergency?
Heat Stroke
What other responding units are required for a pesticide/organophosphate poisoning?
Local FD, plus Akron Fire Department for the Decon Trailer, housed in Akron. Also ask for OEM.
These will need to be requested, do not rely on dispatch to do this automatically.
What is Jenny's Phone Number?
867-5309
40.5%
Back - 18%
Posterior Right Arm - 4.5%
Anterior/Posterior Left Leg - 18%
What is the name of rattlesnake antivenom?
CroFab - Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab
ANAVIP - St. Elizabeths (20) YDH (10) Sterling Regional (14) EMCH (?)
The patient was found outside, on a hot sunny day. Patient is unresponsive and hot to touch. Patient starts to have a seizure, and gets this drug?
Midazolam (Versed)
IV/IO: 2MG
IN/IM: 5MG
When giving someone a DuoDote, what site can it be administered?
Mid lateral thigh or upper lateral quadrant of buttock.
How many US Presidents served more then two terms?
1 - Franklin D Roosevelt
68YOM, involved in a motorcycle crash going 55mph complaining of right arm pain. GCS 15, BP 114/68, HR 92, Pulse Ox 84%, no other abnormal findings. Based off the above what trauma team is required?
Limited Trauma Team.
Motorcycle Crash greater then 20MPH.
This is the dose for Diphenhydramine.
Adults - 50MG IV/IO/IM - AEMT/EMT-I/Paramedic
50MG PO - EMT/EMT-IV/AEMT/EMT-I/Paramedic
Peds - 1mg/kg IV/IO/IM, not to exceed 50MG - AEMT/EMT-I/Paramedic
A person weighs 198 pounds, and is hyperthermic, they would get this many ML's of Sodium Chloride.
1,800ml
Dose: 20ml/kg
What does the "L" in SLUDGE stand for?
Lacrimation aka the flow of tears.
If I were to take I25, to Exit 235, then 5 miles west, where would I end?
The Tree Farm
19YOM bull rider, got bucked off the bull and trampled. Patient is facedown in the arena, once flipped over you notice a penetrating wound to the right upper chest. GCS 3-4-4=11, BP 98/40, HR 124, Pulse Ox 88%. What trauma team is required?
Full Trauma Team, transport via helicopter or ground to St. Elizabeth's or Sterling Regional.
GCS Motor is below 5.
Systolic BP below 90.
Penetrating wound to thorax area.
What are the signs and symptoms for allergic reactions?
Hives, Erythema Swelling, Hypotension, Altered Mental Status, Shock