CGCC EMT 104 Final Fall 2019

Legally Blonde

100

This is the person usually to be called when you want to give drugs not expressed in "standing orders"

Medical Control

200

Unwelcome requests for sexual favors is among other definitions of this

Sexual harassment

300

An important rule in ems, "if you didn't do 'this', it didn't happen".

document it 

400

In order for expressed consent to be valid, it also has to be this

Informed

500

The decomposition of a body is also known as this is a definitive sign of death

Putrefication

Comms

100

"-itis" means this

Inflammation of. 

(know additional suffixes)

200

This part of your bp tends to increase with age.

Diastolic

300

Effective radio communications include avoiding the use of these

Codes

(Review effective radio communications)

400

Abbreviations are commonly used in the medical field. AF refers to this type of cardiac rhythm.

Atrial fibrillation 

500

This includes any radio equipment located in a fixed place

Base station

(know other types of radios)

Know Your Body

100

This is the amount of air moved in and out of the lungs in one breath

Tidal volume

(know other terms of volume relating to breathing)

200

Normal adult resting heart rate is this

60-100 bpm

(know normal vitals for adults and children)

300

This organ creates and secretes bile into the intestines

Liver

400

The endocrine glands in the pancreas work to regulate this

blood sugar

(know how the endocrine system works)

500

These two types of veins carry oxygenated blood 

Umbilical and pulmonary

Old Timers

100

An elderly patient holding their side after a fall and breathing shallow likely is suffering from this.

Rib fractures

200

The "S" in the GEMS diamond is relating to this type of assessment

Social

(review the rest of the GEMS diamond and what it means)

300

Geriatric patients often present differently than the rest of the population with the same disease processes. This type of presentation is known as this

Atypical presentation

400

In late adulthood the primary psychosocial focus is to achieve this

life's goals

(review psychosocial changes in other adult age groups)

500

Your kidney's decline in function by this % by age 90

50

(Review physiological changes in the elderly)

Save the Trauma for your Mama

100

AAA is this

Abdominal aortic anuerysm

(sign/symptoms?)

200

A patient with a head injury should give you a "high index of suspicion" for an injury of this other critical area

Cervical spine

300

This type of exam occurs during the primary assessment and should last no more than 60-90 seconds and should identify any immediate life threats

Rapid scan

400

One of the times this type of move should be used is when "you cannot properly assess or provide emergency care to a patient because of their location and position"

Emergency move

(review lifting and moving, including other types of quick extrication moves)

500

What is ICP

Intracranial pressure

(what are signs of increased ICP?)