Diseases
If your patient has soiled themselves, what PPE would you wear to protect yourself from acquiring a disease?
gloves, gown, mask, goggles
What should be put in someones mouth if they are seizing?
Nothing
What abdominal region is lateral to the epigastric region?
hypochondriac regions
What does mitochondria convert into ATP?
Energy
Your wrist is ______ to your shoulder
lateral
Define communicable disease.
The ability to spread a disease from person to person.
What is the 3rd step of Doffing
Goggles
What are three negative feedback homeostatic cycles?
Blood pressure
Temperature
Blood Sugar
What is it called when lysosomes self destruct the cell.
Apoptosis
When lifting in the lab, what is one item that you MUST always use?
Safety boots
Name 3 routine practices to break the chain of infectious diseases.
What forceful technique do you do if someone is unconcious and choking?
Name two organic substances in the body.
Where are ribosomes formed?
Within the nucleous
What service in Ontario does Mike Thomas work for?
Peel Region Paramedic Service
Name 7 ways diseases can be spread.
-mucous membrane
-wounds
-Saliva
-Through air
-body fluids
-urine
-feces
-soiled, dirty, and unhygienic objects
What drugs are used for these conditions?
-Asthma
-Angina
-Anaphalaxis
Puffer( Ventolin/Sabuterol)
Nitroglycerin
Epinephrine
Name eight of the ten characteristics of life?
Movement
What do the peroxisomes do?
They breakdown organic material
How old are Mike Thomas' children?
5, 8
What are the six elements in the chain of infection transmission?
Infectious Agent
Reservoir
Portal of Entry
Mode of Transmission
Portal of Exit
Susceptible host
What are the 7 essential steps of effective compressions
100-120 bpm
2 minute rotations
1/3 on the sternum
2 inch depth
reduce hands off time
allow for chest recoil
Check pulse to see effectiveness of compression
The heart is directly surrounded by what membrane?
Visceral pericardial membrane
What does rough and smooth ER synthesize?
Rough- proteins
Smooth- Lipids
Directly above the umbilical region on your abdomen, there is your ______ region
Epigastric