Death squiggles
This disorganized rhythm has no discernible p waves or QRS complexes and requires immediate defibrillation.
Ventricular fibrilation (V-fib)
What equipment is most commonly used to move patients down stairs?
Stair chair.
What is one of the first things to check in a patient with sudden AMS and cool, diaphoretic skin?
BGL
What is the immediate treatment for a sucking chest wound?
A chest seal.
What 3 medications used together, becomes a B-52 IM Injection?
Benadryl, haldol and Ativan
What rhythm outside of V-tach or V-fib do you defibrillate regardless of the presence of a pulse?
Torsades
In the handoff model "MIST" what does the "I" stand for?
Injury observed or illness suspected.
What is the early phase of shock, prior to BP changes called?
Compensated shock
3 or more ribs broken in 2 or more places = ?
A flail chest.
What ultra short acting drug is given for fast hear rates, and comes with a feeling of impending doom?
Adenosine
What criteria is needed to determine acute ST elevation in a patient with a LBBB?
Sgarbossa's criteria
When establishing a helicopter landing zone, what is the minimum recommended dimensions?
100 feet x 100 feet.
Fever, AMS and hypotension, unresponsive to fluids indicates what diagnosis?
Sepsic shock
Hypotension, unilateral absent breath sounds, JVD and respiratory distress in a trauma patient indicates?
Tension Pneumothorax
This medication is contraindicated in cardiac chest pain if the patient took sildenafil within the last 24 hours.
Nitroglycerin
ST depression in what two leads on a normal 12 lead would prompt you to do a posterior 12 lead?
V1 and V2
A patient presenting with RR 22, HR 110, unable to follow commands and an open ankle fracture is what color of triage?
Red.
What category of shock is anaphylaxis?
Distributive shock
What is the landmark to look for when doing an anterior axillary needle decompression?
5th intercostal space.
This depolarizing neuromuscular blocker is strictly contraindicated in patients with known hyperkalemia.
Succinylcholine
What is the most commonly occluded coronary artery in an acute MI?
The left anterior descending artery (LAD)
What is the risk of sudden release of pressure from a trapped limb with no prior treatment?
Sudden cardiac arrest
What are the 3 classic signs of neurogenic shock?
Hypotension, bradycardia and warm, dry skin.
In a tension pneumothorax, severe mediastinal shift compresses this vessel, which abruptly cuts off cardiac output.
The inferior vena cava.
What medication can cause "stone chest" if given to fast IV?
Fentanyl