POISONING AND OVERDOSE
BURNS
AIRWAY
MORE NUMBERS!
OPERATIONS
100
YOU ARE DISPATCHED TO THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR A 16 Y.O. FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO APPEARS VERY EXCITED. P=130, R=28, BP=180/110. PT. STATES HE HASN'T SLEPT FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS. HE DENIES TAKING ANY MEDICATIONS, BUT IS CONCERNED WITH HIS WEIGHT. YOU SUSPECT HE MAY HAVE OVERDOSED ON (looking for a CLASS of drug)
What is A STIMULANT
100
THE PATIENT HAS SUFFERED A BURN THAT INVOLVES THE EPIDERMIS, DERMIS, AND THE HYPODERMIS.
What is A FULL-THICKNESS BURN
100
THE CARINA
What is THE POINT AT WHICH THE TRACHEA BIFURCATES INTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAINSTEM BRONCHI
100
30-50
What is RESPIRATORY RATE FOR A NEWBORN
100
THE AMOUNT OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT (ON HIGHWAYS) WE ARE ALLOWED TO DRIVE IN EMERGENCY MODE
What is 20 MPH
200
A PT. AT A FERTILIZER PLANT HAS A WHITE POWDER OVER HIS ARMS. HE IS FEELING ILL AND C/O DIZZINESS. HE TELLS YOU HE HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE FERTILIZER SHED ALL DAY AND A FEW OF THE BAGS BROKE OPEN, SPILLING ONTO HIM. YOU REMOVE HIM FROM THE ENVIRONMENT. YOUR NEXT STEP IS
What is BRUSH ALL THE LOOSE POWDER OFF THE PATIENT (WHAT NEXT?)
200
YOU RESPOND TO A STRUCTURE FIRE. WHEN YOU ATTIVE ON SCENE A FIREFIGHTER BTINGS YOU A 57 Y.O MALE. HE HAS PARTIAL AND FULL THICKNESS BURNS AROUND HIS MOUTH AND FOREHEAD. YOUR FIRST PRIORITY WITH THIS PATIENT IS
What is OPEN THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY
200
THE ACTIVE PART OF BREATHING
What is INSPIRATION
200
THE NUMBER FOR NORTH DAKOTA ONE CALL; CALL BEFORE YOU DIG
What is 811
200
THE PREFERRED METHOD OF LIFTING A PATIENT WHO IS STRAPPED TO A BACKBOARD
What is DIAMOND CARRY (1 @ HEAD, 1 @ FEET, 1 @ EACH SIDE)
300
YOU ARE TREATING A PT. WITH SUSPECTED POISONING. YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE ORDER FROM MEDICAL CONTROL TO ADMINISTER ACTIVATED CHARCOAL TO THE PATIENT. THE CORRECT DOSE FOR THE PT. IS
What is 1 gram/kilogram of pt's weight
300
THE PALMAR METHOD OR THE RULE OF NINES
What are THE WAYS TO CALCULATE THE SURFACE AREA OF A BURN
300
A HIGH-PITCHED, SOMETIMES WHISTLING SOUND THAT CAN BE HEARD AS AIR IS FORCED, BU PRESSURE, THROUGH A PARTIAL OBSTRUCTION
What is STRIDOR
300
60-140
What is PEDIATRIC PULSE RATES
300
THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION TO GET FROM DISPATCH
What is THE ADDRESS!
400
INGESTION, INJECTION, ABSORPTION, INHALATION
What are THE ROUTES WHICH A POISON CAN ENTER THE BODY
400
THE TREATMENT FOR CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE EYES
What is FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
400
MAJOR MUSCLE OF RESPIRATION THAT SEPERATES THE CHEST AND ABDOMINAL CAVITIES
What is DIAPHRAGM
400
80-120
What is NORMAL BLOOD SUGAR
400
THE MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME "AN AMBULANCE DRIVER"
What are HEALTHCARE CPR AND EVOC
500
A 29 Y.O. MALE HAS TAKEN LSD. THE PT. APPEARS VERY ANXIOUS AND IN A PANIC STATE. HE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF PARANOIA. YOU SHOULD
What is ATTEMPT TO CALM THE PATIENT BY REASSURING HIM
500
ALL BURNS COMPLICATED BY INJURIES OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT, OTHER SOFT-TISSUE INJURIES, AND INJURIES OF THE BONES; PARTIAL- OR FULL-THICKNESS BURNS OF THE FACE, HANDS, FEET, GENITALIA, OR RESPIRATORY TRACT FULL-THICKNESS BURNS >10%; PARTIAL-THICKNESS BURNS >30%; CIRCUMFERENTIAL BURNS; AGE OVER 55 YEARS OLD
What are CRITICAL BURNS
500
IMMEDIATE TREATMENT FOR GURGLING RESPIRATIONS
What is SUCTIONING
500
NUMBER OF HOURS IN A TRADITIONAL EMT-B REFRESHER
What is 24
500
BSI, SCENE SAFETY, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, MOI/NOI, NUMBER OF PATIENTS, CONSIDER C-SPINE STABILIZATION
What is SCENE SIZE UP
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