Safety/ Basics
The most common type of injury in EMS.
What are back injuries?
A temporary type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a blow to the head. Symptoms include headaches, nausea, dizziness, confusion, etc.
What is a concussion?
An 80 year old male fell at his house and bruised his right arm and hip. Pt is alert and oriented with stable vitals. What priority will you transport?
What is priority 3?
True or False? The maximum time EMS providers should stay on scene for a critical patient is 20 minutes?
False: Max is 10 min
Name 2 common blood borne pathogens.
What is HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C & B, etc...?
When the heart does not adequately fill with blood, causing breathing problems and fluid in the lungs. Swelling of the extremities is common.
What is Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)?
You arrive on scene to tree vs. car. The driver of the vehicle is alert and in stable condition. The passenger of the vehicle is pronounced dead on scene. What priority will you transport the driver?
What is priority 1?
True or False? Posting a picture of a patient in the back of the ambulance on Instagram is a HIPAA violation.
True
You arrive on scene to an overdose to find the patient unconscious on the floor. You kneel next to them and realize you kneeled on a needle. What are the next appropriate steps?
Irrigate and contact supervisor immediately to conduct exposure protocol.
What is a renal failure?
You arrive to a 60 year old male having difficulty breathing and chest pain. Your medic's 12 lead reveals the patient is actively having a heart attack. What priority will you transport the patient?
What is priority 1?
True or False? AVPU stands for Alert, Vagus Nerve, Painful, and Unresponsive
False. V= Verbal
Name the steps, in order, of how to use an AED.
Turn it on, place pads on patient, device will prompt you to plug in pads, device will analyze rhythm (do not touch patient).
When a blood clot travels to the lungs and blocks blood flow.
What is a pulmonary embolism?
You are dispatched to an off-road, roll over car accident in a rocky landscape. The patient is in critical condition and ground transport time would be 90 minutes. How will you transport the patient?
What is med flight?
You arrive on scene to a 20 car pile up. You find an injured person with open fractures in both femurs and most likely in shock. What would they be triaged as?
You and your partner arrive on scene. You and your partner are caring for the patient when suddenly your partner goes unresponsive. What are the next steps?
Stop care of patient and tend to partner. Call for back-up if possible.
When pregnant women develop high blood pressure.
What is pre-eclampsia?
Describe the difference between a Level 2 and 3 Trauma Center.
Level 2 has 24 hour immediate care from surgeons, level 3 does not.
The 7 rights to safe medication administration.
Right patient, right drug, right dose, right time, right route, right reason, right documentation