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This artery is the main supplier of oxygenated blood to the body.
What is the aorta?
The anatomical structure that prevents food from entering the trachea is called this.
What is the epiglottis?
This temporary condition, often caused by anxiety or exertion, leads to rapid breathing and can cause numbness or tingling in the extremities.
What is hyperventilation syndrome?
This medication is administered for suspected opioid overdose.
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
This law protects healthcare providers from liability when rendering emergency care in good faith.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
This iconic structure, completed in 1889 for the World’s Fair, is located in Paris.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
This electrical system of the heart consists of the SA node, AV node, bundle branches, and these fibers responsible for ventricular contraction.
What are the Purkinje fibers?
The normal respiratory rate for an adult ranges from this to this.
What is 12 to 20 breaths per minute?
A prolonged asthma attack that does not respond to treatment is known as this.
What is status asthmaticus?
Nitroglycerin is contraindicated in patients taking this type of medication.
What are erectile dysfunction drugs?
The federal regulation that protects patient privacy is known as this.
What is HIPAA?
This U.S. document, written in 1787, established the framework for the federal government.
What is the Constitution?
This condition occurs when a weakened or blocked coronary artery reduces blood flow to the heart muscle.
What is angina pectoris?
In a patient experiencing an asthma attack, you would expect to hear this abnormal lung sound.
What is wheezing?
This progressive lung disease, commonly caused by smoking, includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Oral glucose is contraindicated in this situation.
What is an unconscious patient?
When responding to a hazardous materials incident, EMTs should stage in this designated area.
What is the cold zone?
This famous internet cat, known for his permanent scowl, became an online sensation and starred in a book and movie.
Who is Grumpy Cat?
This blood pressure measurement is defined as the pressure in the arteries when the ventricles relax.
What is diastolic blood pressure?
This is the term for the maximum amount of air a person can inhales in a single breath.
What is tidal volume?
This condition occurs when air escapes into the pleural space, causing lung collapse.
What is a pneumothorax?
This over-the-counter medication is commonly administered to patients with chest pain due to suspected MI.
What is aspirin?
The most common type of ambulance used for EMS response is classified as this.
What is a Type I or Type III ambulance?
This famous artist is known for his "Blue Period" and co-founded the Cubist movement with Georges Braque.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
The presence of ST-segment elevation in two or more contiguous leads on an ECG suggests this type of cardiac event.
What is an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)?
This airway maneuver is used to open the airway of an unresponsive patient suspected of a spinal injury.
What is the jaw-thrust maneuver?
This breathing pattern, often associated with metabolic acidosis, is deep and rapid.
What is Kussmaul respirations?
The route of administration for an EpiPen is this.
What is intramuscular (IM)?
When landing a helicopter at an emergency scene, a landing zone of at least this many feet is required.
What is 100 feet by 100 feet?
The closest star to Earth, other than the sun, is this.
What is Proxima Centauri?
This life-threatening heart rhythm presents as a chaotic, disorganized electrical activity without a pulse.
What is ventricular fibrillation (V-fib)?
When providing artificial ventilations, this is the recommended breath rate for an adult in respiratory arrest.
What is one breath every 5-6 seconds?
A patient with carbon monoxide poisoning may present with this misleading skin color despite hypoxia.
What is cherry red?
Albuterol is classified as this type of drug
What is a bronchodilator?
An EMT can legally transfer patient care only to these individuals.
Who are personnel of equal or higher medical authority?
This Greek philosopher, known for his works on ethics and politics, wrote "The Republic," discussing the concept of justice.
Who is Plato?
A patient with CHF may exhibit this classic lung sound due to fluid accumulation in the lungs
What are crackles (rales)?
A patient who is hypoxic may exhibit this bluish discoloration of the skin.
What is cyanosis?
In patients with COPD, their drive to breathe is primarily controlled by this instead of CO₂ levels.
What is the hypoxic drive?
Epinephrine works by stimulating these two nervous system receptors.
What are alpha and beta receptors?
The medical direction model in which EMTs operate under prewritten standing orders is called this.
What is offline (indirect) medical direction?
This composer, known for his symphonies, operas, and chamber music, was a key figure in the Classical period and composed "The Magic Flute."
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
The three components of Beck's Triad seen in cardiac tamponade are hypotension, JVD, and this.
What are muffled heart sounds?
The appropriate method for sizing an oropharyngeal airway (OPA) is measuring from this to this.
What is the corner of the mouth to the angle of the jaw?
A long-term smoker with chronic bronchitis is often referred to by this colorful nickname due to excessive mucus production and hypoxia.
What is a "blue bloater"?
The SLUDGE mnemonic (Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation, Gastrointestinal distress, and Emesis) is associated with poisoning from this class of substances.
What are organophosphates (cholinergic agents)?
In the case of a multiple casualty incident, this method of triage, often used by EMS, categorizes patients into Red, Yellow, Green, and Black groups.
What is the START triage system (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment)?
This 1954 novel by William Golding is a dystopian story about a group of boys stranded on an uninhabited island, revealing the darker side of human nature.
What is "Lord of the Flies"?
This term describes when a patient has an absence of a palpable pulse despite electrical activity on the monitor.
What is pulseless electrical activity (PEA)?
This chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is known for a "pink puffer" appearance.
What is emphysema?
Patients experiencing a tension pneumothorax may show this sign when air is trapped in the chest cavity and shifts the trachea.
What is tracheal deviation?
The combination of albuterol and ipratropium bromide (DuoNeb) provides bronchodilation through two different mechanisms. Albuterol is a beta-agonist, while ipratropium belongs to this drug class.
What are anticholinergics?
The "Warm Zone" in hazardous materials (HAZMAT) response refers to the area between the Cold Zone and Hot Zone, where this is performed.
What is decontamination?
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along this line.
What is the Line of Demarcation?
The mnemonic MONA is used for initial treatment of an MI and stands for these four interventions.
What are morphine, oxygen, nitroglycerin, and aspirin?
This term describes breathing that is rapid and deep, often seen in diabetic ketoacidosis.
What is Kussmaul respirations?
This deadly condition is caused by fluid leaking into the alveoli due to severe infection, trauma, or aspiration, leading to profound hypoxia.
What is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
This class of drugs, which includes epinephrine, stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, increasing heart rate and blood pressure.
What are sympathomimetics?
This specialized team, deployed in complex or high-risk situations such as rescues in dangerous environments, includes both EMS personnel and firefighters, often operating under police command.
What is a technical rescue team?
He swore to fight crime after witnessing the murder of his parents in a dark alley as a child.
Who is Batman?