General
What is ment by Scope of Practice?
the activities and duties that a healthcare professional is authorized to perform.
What lung sounds are heard when the airway is partially block or obstructed?
Stridor: can be caused by anything that narrows or partially blocks the airway.
Your number one guide to patient care when you are nervous or unsure what to do?
Protocols and / or ONLMC (Online Medical Control)
Tru or False
Requesting ALS assistance does not make you a bad EMT.
True
Always ask for assistance as needed.
True
They have both told you this already.
What guides you as an EMT in what you can do and what you can administer/give a patient during care.
Protocols
This lung sound is heard as a result of an allergic reaction, a cold, bronchitis, allergies, asthma, pneumonia and heart failure.
Wheezing
EMT's are mandatory child abuse reporters under New York State Social Services Law. Failure to report suspected cases of child abuse to the New York State Child Abuse and Maltreatment Register may subject the EMT to liability for criminal and civil prosecution and penalties.
True - you will be a mandated reporter.
Oralpharyngeal Airway is placed in the patients nose?
False
Place in the patients mouth.
True or False
Access to a computer is key because all your work is on the google classroom.
True
You need to be upto date or risk falling behind.
Who is responsible for determining scene safety?
EMT (You are).
A smooth, soft sound you can hear when you breathe in and out. They're also called vesicular lung sounds. Vesicular lung sounds usually mean nothing is blocking your airways, and they're fully open (not narrowed or swollen).
Normal lung Sounds
CPR and AED analysis with minimal interruption of chest compressions is performed for the patient that is in?
Cardiac Arrest
O.P.Q.R.S.T.
Onset
Provicatio
Quality
Radiation
Severity
Time
True or False
This EMT course has a college level vocabulary?
True
Oropharynx, Stethiscope, sphygmomanometer, etc.
Components of vital signs?
BP - Blood Pressure
HR - Heart rate
RR - Respirations
SpO2 - Oxigen Saturation
These lung sounds are described as discontinuous, interrupted or explosive sounds. They might sound like rattling, bubbling or clicking.
Crackles or Rales
Tell me the difference between Bradicardia and Tachycardia?
Bradi - slow.
Tachy - fast.
The tilt chin lift is used to clear the airway?
False
Used to open the airway.
What is a sphygmomanometer?
BP Cuff
T or F
Transport of a patient to an ER should not be delayed to wait for ALS?
True - transport should begins as soon as possible and ALS can meet you while enroute to destination.
Lung sounds that are low-pitched, continuous, snoring or gurgling sounds, usually indicating a blockage in the large airways of the lungs caused by mucus buildup, often best heard when breathing out; they can be a sign of conditions like bronchitis, pneumonia, or COPD.
Rhonchi
T or F
EMT-B should call for ALS if they have a child with a very slow heart rate (Bradicardia).
True
EMT-B should call for ALS and begin transport asap.
What part of the airway contains the "voice box" vocal cords, which regulate airflow and produce sound.
Larynx
They would all LOVE to see you become a certified EMT.
Please provide all four names?
Burgos, Cao, candice and Ray