Anatomy
What are 2 central pulses?
Femoral and carotid
Baby aspirin- indications, contraindications, dosage
I: chest pain
C: unconscious, allergic, maxed out dose
D: up to four 81 mg tablets, chewed
What is clinical death?
When breathing and heart action stops.
How do you clear an infant’s obstructed airway?
Alternate back blows, chest thrusts, and ventilation attempts
Describe Trendelenburg position
A patient is lying with the head slightly lower than the feet
Abdominal quadrant containing liver, one kidney, gall bladder, colon, pancreas
Right Upper Quadrant
Category/mechanism of nitro
Vasodilator
Define abandonment
Leaving patient before transferring to someone of equal or higher level of care
Infants: what is indicated by a bulging fontanelle? Sunken fontanelle?
Bulging: increased intercranial pressure (normal in crying/coughing/laughing infant, otherwise abnormal)
Sunken: dehydration
What does DCAPBTLS stand for?
Deformities, contusions, abrasions/avulsions perforations/punctures/penetrations, burns, tenderness, laceration, swelling
The anatomical description terms for: forward, back, closer, and farther
Anterior, posterior, proximal, distal
Category/Mechanism of albuterol
bronchodilator
Term that allows you to treat an unconscious patient
Implied consent
Pediatric dose for epinephrine
0.15 mg
A patient suffers a sharp blow to the back- what organ(s) are you concerned about?
Kidneys (foremost), spine
Where is the spleen located (specific)?
Left Upper Quadrant
Nitroglycerin- indications, contraindications, dosage
I: prescription, chest pain
C: no prescription, systolic under 120, ED meds past 72 hours
D: 0.4 mg sublingual, every 5 minutes, max 3 doses INCLUDING prior to your arrival
What is included in mandated reporting?
Suspected abuse/neglect of an elderly, child, or disabled individual
Name at least 3 differences between pediatric and adult respiratory systems
Smaller nose and mouth
Tongue takes up a lot of space
Trachea is narrower
Cricoid cartilage is less rigid and less developed
Airway structures are more easily obstructed
When would you use a nasopharyngeal airway?
May be used when an oropharyngeal airway causes a gag reflex
List sections of spine and how many vertebrae are in each.
7 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 sacral
(+coccyx)
Albuterol- indications, contraindications, dosage
I: history asthma, diff breather, current prescription
C: cannot inhale properly, maxed out dose, allergic, under 6 months, cardiac disease, no diagnosis/prescription
D: 2.5-3mg in 3mL saline via nebulizer
What are the 5 rights?
Right:
person, dosage, route, date, medication, (documentation)
Normal Infant Vitals (hr, resp, systolic)
hr: 100 to 160
respiration: 25 to 50
systolic: 70 to 95
Arterial bleeding versus venous bleeding
artery: spurting, bright red blood
vein: oozing, darker blood