Acronym pt.1
Fire Departments are regulated by?
NFPA: National Fire Protection Agency
No heroic measures
DNR: Do not resuscitate
ALOC
Implied
One person Adult CPR Ratio
30:2
When the Rt. atrium is misfiring, we call that?
A-FIB; Atrial Fibrillation
Insurance Privacy?
HIPPAA: Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act
Tool used for seated c-spine
KED: Kendric extrication device
Your patient gives you permission for you to treat
Expressed
What is the first thing you do with AED
Turn it on
When someone is intoxicated, we refer to them as:
"ETOH" the abbreviation for ethanol
"E" in PENMAN
Environmental safety.
"A" in HAM
Allergies
You start treating a patient, you hear someone else scream for help, and you leave your first patient
Abandonment
Your Pt. is suffering from a GSW to the chest,
he states; "I cant breath".
what your first step:
Stop the bleed
What is AAA?
Ascending aortic aneurysm
"R" in OPQRST
Radiation: Direction of travel for pain
Someone with a long term illness will attach this to their will and wishes
Advance directive
You cannot be sued for helping someone, off duty
Good Samaritan Clause
What is the Anatomical position
Standing up straight palms out, feet planted
What does COPD stand for?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Equipment used to put someone in full c-spine, supine
LBB: Long back board
Your patient is very sick, and is refusing to go. You have no choice but leave him...
AMA: Against medical advice
You start to treat someone poorly, you end hurting them more
Negligence
Your patient has a GSW to the chest and is complaining of shortness of breath.
1. Stop the bleed
2. Put him on Oxygen
Alert and Oriented x3:
What are the 3
Person
Place
Time