CPR
This population has a compression to breath ratio of 15:2 with 2 rescuers
Child or Infant
Depressed, linear, and comminuted, are all types of this:
skull fracture
This type of emergency can be caused by a physical condition, psychological condition, or reaction to situation/injury:
behavioral emergency
This is the most superficial layer of the skin:
epidermis
This is the primary mechanism of heat loss:
radiation
These are the locations of pulse assessment for unconscious adults, children, and infants in order
carotid, carotid, brachial
This is bleeding between arachnoid mater and dura mater AND this is bleeding between dura mater and the skull: (2 items)
subdural hematoma and epidural hematoma
Defined as a down mood that lasts more days than most in a 2-week period:
depression
The _________________ Law was created to protect people who provide emergency care and may protect individuals from legal action.
Good Samaritan
When rewarming a frostbitten area, temp should be less than this:
105 degrees F
These 3 things create the most efficient compression:
Appropriate depth
Allow for recoil
Appropriate rate
is the first stage of shock where the body adjusts heart beat, breathing and blood pressure to maintains normal function
Compensatory
"Heart concussion" is another name for this condition:
commotio cordis
This component found in blood is the key disease-fighting component of the immune system and helps resist infection.
White Blood Cells
This is the most common heat-related condition:
heat exhaustion
After your primary assessment you determine your middle-aged patient needs you to perform rescue breathing. You should provide one breath every how many seconds?
5-6 seconds
What type of burn may affect the heart rhythm of a patient?
Electrical
Referred pain to the left shoulder is indicative of injury to this internal organ also affected by mononucleosis:
spleen
This disease can lead to blindness, nerve damage, kidney disease and heart disease:
Diabetes
Surface area of skin exposed, temp and humidity of air affect vaporization of this:
total amount of sweat
List the six steps in the chain of survival.
1. Citizen Response
2. First Responder
3. EMS
4. More advance out of hospital care
5. Hospitalization
6. Rehabilitation
This should be used in Trauma patients for initial airway management
Jaw Thrust
When pain is felt in an area that is not injured, this pain is called:
Referred pain
This process is used to determine the priority of patient treatments based on the severity of their condition
Triage
Heat stroke is characterized by a core temp of >104F and this:
CNS dysfunction