AIRWAY & BREATHING
This handheld device delivers oxygen with a squeeze when a patient isn't breathing adequately.
What is Bag-Valve Mask (BVM)
This inflatable cuff is used to measure blood pressure.
What is a Sphygmomanometer (BP cuff) ?
Wrapped tightly above a wound to stop severe arterial bleeding in a limb.
What is a Tourniquet?
The wheeled cot used to transport patients to the ambulance.
What is a Stretcher / Gurney (cot)?
You wear these on your hands for BSI on every patient contact.
What is gloves?
A mask with a bag hanging below it that delivers high-concentration oxygen.
What is a non-rebreather mask?
A clip-on fingertip device that measures oxygen saturation (SpO2).
What is a pulse oximeter?
Stacks of this absorbent material are pressed onto a wound to control bleeding.
What is Gauze / Trauma Dressing?
This collar limits neck movement for a possible cervical spine injury.
What is a Cervical Collar (C-collar)?
This tool listens to heart, lung, and bowel sounds.
What is a Stethoscope?
A curved plastic device that hold the tongue forward to keep an unconscious patient's airway open.
What is an Oropharyngeal Airway (OPA)
These sticky pads let the monitor read the heart's electrical activity.
What is ECG / EKG Electrodes (leads)?
Gauze treated with a clotting agent, packed into a deep wound.
What is Hemostatic Dressing (e.g., QuikClot)?
This rigid board immobilizes a patient with a suspected spinal injury.
What is a Backboard (long spine board)?
A penlight is used to check this reaction in a patient's eyes.
What is Pupil Response (PEARL)?
A soft airway adjunct inserted through the nose for patients who still have a gag reflex.
What is a Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA)
This device delivers a shock to a heart in a lethal rhythm; the public version is automated.
What is a Defibrillator / AED?
An airtight dressing placed over an open chest wound.
What is an Occlusive Dressing (Chest Seal)?
A foldable chair device used to carry patients down stairs.
What is a Stair Chair?
This sugary gel is given to a conscious diabetic patient with low blood sugar.
What is Oral Glucose?
Delivers continuous pressure to help patients in respiratory distress breathe (common in CHF).
What is CPAP?
This sensor measures the carbon dioxide a patient exhales with each breath.
What is Capnography (EtCO2)
Applied to stabilize and reduce bleeding from a suspected pelvic fracture.
What is a Pelvic Binder?
This device splits into two halves to slide under a patient and lift them.
What is a Scoop Stretcher (Combi-Board)?
This device with a lancet and test strip measures a patient's blood sugar.
What is a Glucometer?