National ____ month
January is nation soup month, what is the number one selling soup?
Chicken Noodle Soup
Seizure in a 6 week pregnant woman?
ALS
(Any pregnancy with seizures is ALS)
This is Cuba’s famous cocktail. What is it?
Mojito
Do Pts that were tasered by PD need to be transported to ER?
No- if the Pt has no further medical needs, he/she can stay in PD custody. DO NOT remove from eyes, face, neck, breast, groin and Pt must be transported.
Newborn CPR ventalation rate?
40/60 per min, at a rate of 1 breath every 1.25sec.
October is breast cancer awareness month, what percentage of Pt are male?
less than 1%
Suspected meningitis?
ALS
Where do IPAs originate?
England.
The international Space Station completes an orbit of Earth in how much time? (+/- 60min)
90 min
Where do you check for a pulse on a NEW BORN?
Umbilical cord stub or over the heart
February is Humpback Whale Awareness Month, how many are left in the world? (+/- 1000)
135,000 (85K are mature)
Penetrating to the lower leg?
BLS.
(Head, neck, eyes, chest, or abdomen is ALS)
The world thanks Germany for inventing this kind of beer. What’s it called?
Lager
When are traction splints indicated? (2)
1) Midshaft femur breaks (open or closed).
2) No knee or lower leg involvement.
If a public access defibrillator is attached prior to EMS arrival, can we use it?
Yes
July is ice cream month, what is the most popular flavor in Washington?
Mint Chocolate Chip
(Vanilla for the whole country)
Pelvic Fracture?
ALS.
The Czech Republic easily tops the table for world beer consumption. How many litres, per head, of Pilsener, Budvar, Staropramen (and the rest) do its citizens get through a year?
143
Which mammal has no vocal cords?
Giraffe
at what age can we use our AED?
13 or presence of secondary sexual characteristics
October is National Black Business Month, what is the oldest black owned business still operating?
E.E. ward moving and storage (still operating)
Full thickness circumferential burn to the fingers?
BLS.
(ALS is extremities excluding fingers )
The Guinness brewery in Dublin has been running since 1759, but before 1939 what were its employees not allowed to do?
Marry a catholic
Because of lower gravity, a person who weighs 220 lbs on Earth would weigh how much on mars?
84 lbs on Mars.
Compression / ventilation ratio for newborns?
Before and after advance airway placement
15/2 prior
10/1 after