PT Assessment
The very first thing an EMT should do when approaching a scene
What is BIS/scene size-up?
This term describes the acronym CPR
What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?
Term to describe abnormally slow breathing
What is bradypnea?
The acronym for BLS stands for...
What is basic life support?
Bluish-gray color indicative of poor circulatory perfusion.
What is cyanosis?
Acronym used to determine a patient's responsiveness.
What is AVPU?
The number of compressions and breaths given to an adult during one-cycle of CPR
What is 30-compressions and 2-breaths?
The large, dome-shaped muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity; primary muscle for respiration
What is the diaphragm?
Medical term used to describe a heart rate that exceeds a normal resting rate.
What is tachycardia?
Bright red, spurting blood.
What is an arterial bleed?
After determining a patient's responsiveness, this is the first thing that you should check.
What is an airway?
The pulse on an unresponsive infant is checked here prior to CPR
What is the brachial pulse?
Normal respiratory rate for Adults, Children and BONUS: Infants.
What is: 12-20 (adult); 15-30 (child); 25-50 (infant) breaths per minutes?
A law that provides basic legal protection for those who assist a person who is injured or in danger.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
The preferred position for an unconscious patient (non-trauma).
What is the recovery position?
Something that should be checked before and after splinting and/or back boarding
What is CSMs?
Technique used to open the airway in a patient with suspected spinal injuries.
What is the jaw thrust?
May be used when an oropharyngeal airway causes a gag reflex.
What is a nasopharyngeal airway?
The stiffening of muscles following death.
What is rigor mortis?
Describes pressure of blood against the walls of arteries when ventricles contract. Bonus - what number is this on a BP reading?
What is systolic blood pressure? Top number.
This is how often an unstable and stable patient should be reassessed (after completion of secondary assessment).
What is every 5 minutes (unstable) and every 15 minutes (stable)?
BVM ventilation rate for child rescue breathing.
What is 1 breath every 3-5 seconds?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Protocol for TASER probes!
Term to describe a: (1) seizure that lasts more than ten minutes; (2) 3-or more seizures in an hour; (3) seizures without a period of full orientation.
What is status epilepticus?
The two shockable rhythms.
What are V-Fib and V-Tach?