Bag of tricks
Pulse oximeter
What tool is used to measure blood oxygen saturation non-invasively?
Indicates delivery of a baby is imminent.
What is crowning?
This type of bleeding is bright red and spurting in time with the heartbeat.
What is arterial bleeding?
This will lower a patient's blood pressure if prescribed to them.
The first treatment priority for any patient uses this accronym.
What is XABCs.
AED
What EMS tool delivers controlled electrical shocks to treat life-threatening cardiac rhythms?
or
What is an Automatic External Defibrillator?
A DNR is only valid when this happens.
What is properly filled out and signed?
What is the first priority in controlling external bleeding?
What is direct pressure?
The dose of epinephrine for an adult.
What is 0.3mg?
This is the treatment for an open chest wound.
What is a chest seal?
An instrument used to listen to lung, heart, and bowel sounds.
What is a Stethoscope?
Feet first presentation during delivery of a baby.
What is breech presentation?
The tyme of shock commonly caused by severe blood loss.
What is hypovolemic shock?
Given in addition to Nitroglycerin for chest pain.
What is 324 mg of Aspirin?
This is the most important procedure in a cardiac arrest.
What is CPR?
Measured from the corner of the mouth to the angle of the jaw.
What is the correct way to measure the size for an OPA (oropharyngeal airway)?
This causes the body to stiffen after death.
What is rigor mortis?
This injury occurs when a bone breaks through the skin.
What is an open fracture?
Given to unresponsive paitents with pinpoint pupils and low respiratory function.
What is 2-4 mg of Narcan?
This is given to increase a patients BGL.
What is 15 grams of oral glucose?
The technical term for a blood pressure cuff.
What is a Sphygmomanometer?
Meconium-stained amniotic fluid suggests this.
What is fetal distress?
The amount of blood in an adult.
What is 9-12 pints?
or
What is 4.5-6 liters?
These medications make up a DuoNeb treatment.
What is 2.5 mg of albuterol sulfate and 0.5 mg of ipratropium bromide?
Treatment for continued severe symptoms after the administration of IM Epinephrine in anaphylaxis.
What is a repeat dose of Epinephrine after 5 minutes?