Airway
Medications
Acronyms
Vital Signs
Potpouri
100

The sound caused by the tongue relaxing in the airway.

What is snoring?

100

Administer this for a low blood sugar.

What is glucose?

100

ABC

What is Airway, Breathing, Circulation?

100

The normal respiratory rate for an adult.

What is 12 to 20 per minute?

100

This is how you ensure effect positive pressure ventilation.

What is visualize chest rise?

200

The process used to open the airway of a medical patient?

What is head tilt, chin lift?

200

Administer this medication to reverse the effects of opiates.

What is naloxone?

200

GCS

What is Glascow Coma Scale?

200

This is typically the earliest sign of shock.

What is tachycardia?

200

This device is used to hold the tongue off the back of the throat.

What is an oropharyngeal airway (OPA)?

300

The process used to open the airway of the trauma patient.

What is jaw thrust?

300

Administer this medication to a patient having a severe allergic reaction.

What is epinephrine?

300

OPQRST

What is Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time?

300

Normal capillary refill time for an adult.

What is less than 2 seconds?

300

This is the normal color of the sclera.

What is white?

400

A relatively high-pitched whistling noise produced by movement of air through narrowed or compressed small airways.

What is wheezing?

400

Administer this medication to the non-traumatic wheezing patient.

What is albuterol?

400

AVPU

What is Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive?

400

This respiration rate will cause a patient to be red tagged during start triage.

What is greater than 30?

400

Bluish gray skin coloring that can be the result of asphyxia.

What is cyanosis?

500

Abnormally deep, rapid respiration associated with acidosis.

What is kussmaul respirations?

500

You may assist a patient with taking this medication for a suspected cardiac related problem.

What is nitroglycerin?

500

SAMPLER

What is Signs/Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Medical History, Last Oral Intake, Events, Risk Factors?

500

this systolic blood pressure may indicate shock.

What is less than 90?

500

This low pitched rubbing sound is caused by inflamed pleura.

What is friction rub?

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