Respiration
What is any context where more oxygen enters the blood than carbon dioxide is released
Hyperventilation
What is the primary cause of cardiac emergencies in adult patients?
poor lifestyle behaviors
smoking, stress, processed foods, sedentary behaviors, obesity
The hour after traumatic incident, during which effective medical intervention is most likely to reduce or eliminate the possibility of a fatal outcome
Golden Hour
An exaggerated. immune response was to an external stimulus
Allergic reactions
what does OSHA stand for
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Shortness of breath that may feel like tightness in the chest or impending suffocation
Dyspnea
The result of no blood or oxygen reaching the heart, which can (but does not always) result in chest pain referred to as angina pectoris
Cardiac ischemia
When an artery or a vein is either punctured or damaged
Hemorrhaging
(bleeding)
The body's inability to metabolize glucose, causing by an insufficient supply or utilization of insulin
Diabetes
on the way to or from a scene, ambulances are involved in which type of crashes most often
Intersections collisions
What is a rapid onset of deteriorating respiratory function ( similar to ARDS) for patient under the age of 1
IRDS
Infant Respiratory Syndrome Distress Syndrome
An electrical system in the right atrium that signals both atria to contract
Sinoatrial node
Types of skull fractures
Liner resemble a line and do not displace the bone tissues
Depressed Fragments of bone are. depressed below the normal. surface of the skull
Basilar when the mandibular condyles perforate the base of the skull
open vault a frature in a cranial vault bone, often as a reult of a small object striking the head at a high speed
A condition where the body uses fat and other sources for fuel instead of glucose, resulting in wastes products that cause the blood to become acidic
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
The verbal defamation of someone's name or character using false statements
Slander
Any instance where one's respiratory systems is unable to provide enough oxygen and remove enough carbon dioxide for the body's cells and tissues to perform life-sustaining metabolic processes
Respiratory failure
If a patient appears to be experiencing a cardiac event and fluid can be heard in lungs, what condition are they likely experiencing?
Heart failure
Symptoms of basilar fractures
Battle's sign
ecchymosis of one or both orbits
cerebrospinal fluid leakage
hemotympanum
A genetic disorder that cause. red blood cells to be sickle-shaped, deforming hemoglobin and causing it to carry oxygen poorly
Sickle cell disease
How frequently should EMTs assess vehicle readiness
at the start of shift and after. emergency care is provided
A pediatric respiratory infection characterized by inflammation and swelling of the upper airway, including the larynx, trachea and bronchioles, distinguished by a barking cough
Croup
what procedure uses a small inflated balloon to treat arterial blockages?
Coronary angioplasty
list types of open wounds
Abrasion
Laceration
Puncture
Avulsion
Degloving
List three Clotting disorders
Thrombophilia
Hemophilia
Deep Vein thrombosis
When EMT professional terminate patient engagement and services without an adequate reason .
Abandonment