1) This system includes bones, joints, cartilage, and ligaments. What is it?
2) List 2 functions of this system.
1) Skeletal System
2) Functions Include:
Support of the body
Protection of soft organs
Movement due to attached skeletal muscles
Storage of minerals and fats
Blood cell formation
This career involves working at a call center and answering emergency calls.
911 Operator
This is a break in the bone. Symptoms include: deformity, limited ROM, pain/tenderness, swelling, and discoloration.
Fracture
This is when a buildup or blockage of fat, cholesterol, and other substances form plaque in the arteries causing a blockage and eventually cardiac tissue death.
Myocardial Infarction
This body system protects the body, regulates body heat, synthesized vitamin D, and helps with sensory perception.
1) What is this body system?
2) What are the 3 layers in this system?
1) Integumentary
2) Dermis, Epidermis, Hypodermis
Fire Fighters have various duties, requirements, and responsibilities.
1) What is the minimum education requirements to apply for fire school?
2) List 3 duties for fire fighters.
1) High School Diploma or GED
2) Search and Rescue, Fire Suppression, Salvage Operations, Ventilation, Medical Calls, Carbon Monoxide, Water Rescue, Flooding, Hazardous Conditions, Community Service, Station Tours, Physical Training, EMT Courses
This is when the end of the bone is displaced from a joint or moved out of it's normal position within a joint.
Dislocation
List 3 Signs/Symptoms of a Myocardial Infarction:
Pressure, tightness, pain, or a squeezing or aching sensation in your chest or arms that may spread to your neck, jaw or back
Nausea, indigestion, heartburn or abdominal pain
Shortness of breath
Cold sweat
Fatigue
Lightheadedness or sudden dizziness
List the function of the Respiratory System
Allows us to intake oxygen that our body needs!
The human respiratory system allows one to obtain oxygen, eliminate carbon dioxide.
Breathing consists of two phases, inspiration and expiration
Inspiration- the process of taking in air
Expiration- the process of blowing out air
These medical professionals care for sick patient's in emergency situations. Usually outside of the hospital. They transport patient's to hospitals and to other facilities.
EMT/Paramedic
List the three types of burns and the layers of skin that they affect.
Superficial: Epidermis
Partial-Thickness: Epidermis and Dermis
Full-Thickness: Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis
This is as an irregularly fast or erratic heartbeat (arrhythmia) that affects the heart's upper chambers.The heart beats 150-220 times per minute.
1) What is this issue called?
2) What is a normal pulse range for adults?
1) Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
2) 60-100bpm
This body system is comprised of groups of tissues that make the body move.
1) What body system is this?
2) What are the three different types of tissue in this system?
1) Muscular System
2) Smooth, Skeletal, Cardiac
Which is most advanced - Paramedic, Basic EMT, Advanced EMT?
Paramedic
What % of the body is burned if a 16 year old male burned his back, the back of his left leg, and his entire right arm?
36%
This is a condition similar to SVT, but with this condition you are worried about blood clots forming in the heart. S/S are: fast/fluttering heart, chest pain, dizziness, fatigue, SOB, weakness
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib)
This is the pacemaker of the heart.
Sinoatrial Node (SA Node)
How many years does it take to obtain your Associates Degree in Nursing?
What about your Bachelor's Degree in Nursing?
ADN - 2 years
BSN - 4 years
List the 6 different classifications of open wounds and how they are described/defined:
Abrasion - skin is scraped off, bleeding limited
Incision - Cut caused by a sharp object, edges are smooth and regular
Laceration - Tearing of tissues by force, edges are jagged and irregular
Puncture - Caused by sharp object like pi or nail, limited external bleeding
Avulsion - Tissue torn or separated from the patient's body
Amputation - Occurs when part of the body is cut off or separated from the body
1) List 3 S/S of Asthma
2) List 2 Asthma Triggers
Shortness of breath (SOB)
Chest pain/tightness
Wheezing with exhalation
Coughing
Identify triggers
2) This could be allergens like pollen, pet dander, cold air, etc.
List blood flow through the heart:
Blood reaches heart through superior vena cava and inferior vena cava
To right atrium
Tor tricuspid valve
To right ventricle
To pulmonary valve
To main pulmonary artery
To left pulmonary artery and right pulmonary artery
To lungs-blood receives O2
From lungs to pulmonary veins
To left atrium
To bicuspid valve
To left ventricle
To aortic valve
To aorta (largest artery in the body)
Blood with oxygen then goes to all cells of the body
What education do you need to be a Patient Care Technician?
Do you need a certification?
High School Diploma or GED
No
What is this respiratory emergency called? How it is fixed?
Pneumothorax
Needle Aspiration/Decompression
What is overt and occult bleeding? Give one example of each.
Obvious (overt) or hidden (occult)
Overt bleeding might show up as:
Vomiting blood, which might be red or might be dark brown and resemble coffee grounds in texture
Black, tarry stool
Rectal bleeding, usually in or with stool
With occult bleeding, you might have:
Lightheadedness
Difficulty breathing
Fainting
Chest pain
Abdominal pain
List 6 parts of the digestive system:
Teeth
Salivary Glands
Tongue
Esophagus
Epiglottis
Uvula
Stomach
Duodenum
Small and Large Intestine
Liver
Appendix
Gallbladder
Pancreas
Why is appendicitis an emergency?
A ruptured appendix. A rupture spreads infection throughout your abdomen (peritonitis). Possibly life-threatening, this condition requires immediate surgery to remove the appendix and clean your abdominal cavity.
Hemothorax
This is the ballooning of a vessel that can rupture and cause intracranial bleeding.
Aneurysm