EMS Lingo
MOI
What is the acronym for Mechanism of Injury?
Blood vessels that mainly carry blood away from the heart.
Equipment used for bleeding control when direct pressure and other methods are not working.
What is a tourniquet?
Rate of effective CPR compressions.
What is 100-120bpm?
Suction tip named after the creator.
What is the Yankauer suction tip?
Name of the six-pointed EMS logo (bonus point if you remember what each of the 6 points represents!)
Star of Life
This artery on the thumb side of the wrist is the most common place to check a pulse
What is the radial artery?
OTC medication used to treat chest pain.
What is aspirin?
The depth of compressions on an adult.
What is 2 inches?
Two most busiest days of the year for EMS.
What are the fourth of July and New Years Eve?
The first hour after a serious injury where prompt care improves outcomes
What is the "Golden Hour"?
The difference between systolic and diastolic BP.
What is pulse pressure?
These straps with multiple attachment points secure a patient to a backboard.
What are spider straps?
Heart rhythm in cardiac arrest when there is no electrical state.
What is asystole?
Most common reason for 911 EMS calls
Position someone is in if their head is lower than their feet.
What is the Trendelenburg position?
Long bone in the upper arm often fractured when someone falls on an outstretched hand.
What is the humerus?
This sealed dressing is used for chest wounds that make a sucking noise with each breath.
What is an occlusive dressing?
DCAP BTLS
What is the acronym for Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Penetrations, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling?
Piece of EMS equipment was developed for WWII pilots.
Pulse oximeter
Medical condition abbreviated as AAA.
abdominal aortic aneurysm
The space between the lungs and chest wall.
What is the pleural cavity?
Sedative medication is sometimes used to help with behavioral emergencies when a patient is severely agitated (given by paramedics).
What is ketamine? (other options may be midazolam, lorazepam, haloperidol)
When a person shows signs of stroke, this acronym helps you remember the warning signs.
FAST (Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call 911)
State that had the first civilian ambulance service.
What is Ohio?