Shock
a severe, life threatening, allergic reaction
anaphylactic shock
a system that provides emergency medical care to people who are ill or injured
EMS
a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose
the number of chambers of the heart
4
a life-threatening emergency caused by a significant loss of blood or other bodily fluids
hypovolemic shock
this is used as to check airway, breathing, and circulation of the patient
ABC's
a bronchodilator used to treat and prevent bronchospasm
example asthma and COPD
albuterol
this is the radio of compressions to breaths on an adult
30:2
the force of blood against the walls of your arteries as it moves through your body
blood pressure
a life-threatening condition caused by damage to the brain and/or spinal cord that disrupts the body's sympathetic nervous system
neurogenic shock
a set of infection control precautions designed to protect EMS personnel from the transmission of infectious disease
BSI
a treatment that provides extra oxygen to a patient to treat conditions with low blood oxygen levels
oxygen
this is the location you primarily look for on an unresponsive adult
carotid artery
the top number when a blood pressure is taken
systolic
a life-threatening medical emergency that is the most severe stage of sepsis
septic shock
a bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by a lack of oxygen in the bloodstream
cyanosis
the dose of EPI used in adult anaphylaxis in Nebraska
0.3-0.5 mg IM
these 3 things create high quality compressions
adequate depth
allow for recoil
appropriate rate
a life-threatening emergency where fluid builds up in the pericardial sac, putting pressure on the heart and preventing it from pumping enough blood
cardiac tamponade
a medical emergency where the heart is too weak to pump enough blood and oxygen to the body's organs
example heart failure
cariogenic shock
the medical term for a nosebleed
epistaxis
a widely used, over the counter nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drug / makes blood platelets less "sticky"
aspirin
you immediately start this once an adult chocking patient has gone unresponsive
lie on the ground
begin compressions
the 3 layers of the heart wall
epicardium
myocardium
endocardium