From the Heart
Means "pain in the chest"
Angina pectoris
Cells are starved for oxygen
Hypoxia
Pneuma/o
Lung
When lifting a patient, your feet should be
Shoulder width apart
Acronym for recognizing a stroke
BEFAST
Balance, Eyes, Face, Arms, Speech, Time
Medical term for heart attack
Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Absence of breathing
Apnea
Cardi/o
Heart
Plastic sheet with handles using for moving a patient
Megamover
Acronym for gathering important medical history
SAMPLE
You have arrived on the scene of an unresponsive female who is pulseless and apneic. You...
Begin CPR
Primary muscle of breathing
Diaphragm
Nephr/o
Kidney
Maximum distance you should reach when lifting a patient
15 to 20 inches
OPQRST
Onset, provocation, quality, region/radiation, severity, time
Your patient has chest pain and shortness of breath and has a history of angina. He took Viagara 4 hours earlier. You do NOT give him...
Nitro
How do you clear an airway obstruction in an unresponsive baby
Back slaps and finger sweeps
Hepat/o
Liver
Proper and efficient use of your body to facilitate lifting and moving
Body Mechanics
ABCDE
Air, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure
How many milligrams of baby aspirin do you administer to a patient having a heart attack
324 mg
Sign of adequate breathing
Chest rise
DAILY DOUBLE
Thorac/o
Chest
Most serious complication with improperly restraining a combative patient during transport
Positional Asphyxia
Acronym for trauma assessment
DCAP BTLS
Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Penetration/perforations
Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling