Airway & Breathing
This device is used to maintain an open airway in an unconscious patient without a gag reflex.
What is an oropharyngeal airway (OPA)?
CPR for an adult should be performed at a rate of:
What is 100–120 compressions per minute?
This type of bleeding is bright red and spurting.
What is arterial bleeding?
This condition presents with polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia.
What is hyperglycemia?
This acronym reminds EMTs to wear gloves, masks, and goggles.
What is BSI (Body Substance Isolation)?
This oxygen delivery device delivers 24-44% oxygen at 1–6 L/min.
What is a nasal cannula?
This is the initial step in using an AED.
What is turn it on?
This device is used to immobilize a suspected femur fracture.
What is a traction splint?
This medication is administered in cases of suspected opioid overdose.
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
This system is used during mass-casualty incidents for triage and patient sorting.
What is START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment)?
This technique is used to open the airway in a trauma patient with suspected spinal injury.
What is the jaw-thrust maneuver?
These are the shockable cardiac rhythms during a cardiac arrest.
What are ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia?
This is the most reliable indicator of brain perfusion in a head-injured patient.
What is level of consciousness?
A "Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale" includes facial droop, arm drift, and:
What is slurred speech?
EMTs operate under the authority of this medical professional.
What is the medical director?
This lung sound indicates lower airway obstruction, typically in asthma or bronchiolitis.
What is wheezing?
This sign of poor perfusion may present as pale, cool, clammy skin and altered mental status.
What is shock?
This triage tag color is used for patients who are deceased or unsalvageable.
What is black?
This is a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction involving multiple systems.
What is anaphylaxis?
This is the federally mandated system used to coordinate disaster response.
What is the Incident Command System (ICS)?
This advanced airway device is inserted blindly and sits above the glottis.
What is a supraglottic airway (e.g., King Airway, iGel)?
This is the maximum time you should spend checking for a pulse during BLS.
What is 10 seconds?
This is the term for bruising behind the ears, indicating a possible basilar skull fracture.
What is Battle's sign?
This type of seizure presents with staring and a brief loss of awareness.
What is an absence seizure?
This legal concept protects providers acting in good faith and within their scope.
What is Good Samaritan Law?