Chest Pain
Anti-platelet medication commonly given in ACS (med name & dose)
Aspirin (324 mg)
Leading cause of sepsis in the elderly outside of respiratory infections.
UTIs (urinary tract infections)
How many weeks are considered full term?
38-40 weeks
How many people do you need at minimum to soft-restrain a patient?
One for each limb.
I'm an anti-cholinergic medication given as part of a duo-neb. What am I?
Ipatropium Bromide (Atrovent)
You have made contact with a patient experiencing chest pain which you suspect is cardiac in nature. You should perform an EKG within how many minutes of establishing patient contact?
Within 10 minutes
What type of shock is septic shock?
Distributive
Your patient is experiencing vaginal bleeding following delivery of baby and placenta. What AEMT level medication and dosage is most appropriate for helping stop her bleeding.
Oxytocin (Pitocin): 10 units
What do the "BE" in "BE-FAST" stand for?
Balance & Eyes
I'm a build-up of fluid in the sac surrounding the heart that is compressing the heart slightly. What am I?
Pericardial Tamponade
Contraindication to giving nitroglycerine other than hypotension or allergy.
Erectile Dysfunction/Pulmonary HTN medications
Less than 25 mmHg
What is a common birth complication for patient's with gestational diabetes?
Big ol' babys
Your patient is withdrawing from alcohol for the first time after years of chronic abuse. She would prefer to withdraw at home alone. What is a life-threatening condition that can be caused by alcohol withdrawal?
Seizures
Another term for hives in reference to an allergic reaction.
Uritcaria
Your patient is having left-sided chest pain and difficulty breathing following a car accident. Lung sounds are absent on the left and diminished on the right. Pt has JVD. What is your patient showing signs of?
Tension Pneumothorax
Your patient is a 5 year old who presents with a barking cough that worsens over the course of the day and improves when they stand outside in the cold. What do they likely have?
Croup
Your pregnant patient in labor is showing signs of shoulder dystocia. What is the appropriate way to position them?
McRobert's Position
Calculate this patient's GCS:
Adult patient who opens their eyes to painful stimuli, moans unintelligibly, and withdraws from pain.
6
Beck's Triad
Your patient is endorsing sudden onset, tearing chest pain that radiates into their abdomen. Pt's blood pressure's are unequal on both arms. What are they likely suffering from?
AAA (Abdominal Aortic Dissection)
What temperature as listed in VTEMS Protocols marks COLD sepsis?
96.8 F
OR
36.0 C
You're on scene with a patient who gave birth a minute ago. Patient's baby has been stimulated and warmed for a minute but is not breathing at all. You decide to start BVMing. What's your initial flow rate for oxygen admin?
None. Room air.
How can you differentiate facial droop caused by Bell's Palsy from facial droop caused by a stroke?
Ask patient if they can crinkle their forehead/raise their eyebrow. If they can then it's likely they're having a stroke.
I'm the fluid in the lungs that prevents alveoli from collapsing. What am I?
Surfactant