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Final Jeopardy
100
This type of extrication should be used when there is potential danger.
Emergency move.
(Ch. 8 page 281)
100
What does each letter in the acronym DCAP-BTLS stand for?
Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions/Avulsions, Penetration/ Puncture, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling
100
This scale is used to assess neonates and should be performed 1 minute after birth, and five minutes after initial assessment. What is the scale called, and what does each letter stand for?
APGAR
Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, Respirations
100
These are the 3 instances in which a minor is able to give his or her own consent.
1. married
2. serve in the military
3. is a parent
(all of the above are considered emancipated minors)
(Ch. 3 page 87)
200
A stretcher used to transport a patient over uneven terrain
Basket Stretcher
(Ch. 8 page 299)
200
A patient whose eyes open in response to pain, withdraws from pain, and makes incomprehensible sounds would earn this score on the GCS.
8
(view GCS on cheat sheet in front pages of binder)
200
A neonate with flexed limbs, 120 pulse, no irritability, normal skin signs, and no cry receives this APGAR score.
5
(Ch. 33 page 1204-1205)
200
Threatening to restrain a patient who does not want to be transported could be considered this.
Assault
(Ch. 3 page 99)
300
This is the stretcher you use for a patient with a suspected pelvic fracture.
Scoop Stretcher
300
In these types of injuries, the ICP is so great that it causes a hole to be formed at the base of the skull (and eventual death). It is also accompanied by hypertension, bradycardia, and irregular respirations such as Cheyne-Stokes.
Cushing Triad (herniation syndrome)
(Ch. 28 page 1002)
300
A woman who has been pregnant six times, had two miscarriages, one stillborn, two c-sections, and 1 successful delivery has this gravity and parity score.
g6p2
gravity = # pregnancies
parity = # of fetuses that passed through the birth canal at a gestational week (24 weeks)
(miscarriages and c-sections do not count as parity)
300
The following 4 criteria must be met in order to be considered this.
duty, breach of duty, damages, and causation
Negligence
(Ch. 3 page 98)
400
This stretcher is most useful for extricating patients in a confined space.
Flexible stretcher
(Ch. 8 page 298)
400
This type of fracture is usually brought about by trauma to the head. Patients with this fracture will have CSF flowing from the ears.
Basilar skull fractures
(Ch. 28 page 987)
400
If any of these three complications arise, the EMT should lift the hips of the patient and rapidly transport the patient.
1. vertex presentation
2. limb presentation
3. placenta previa
(Ch. 33 page 1206-1207)
400
This type of consent is assumed when assisting mentally ill, developmentally delayed, or any adult patient who is mentally incompetent.
Involuntary Consent
(Ch. 3 page 87)
500
These three questions should be considered before attempting to package a patient.
1. Am I physically strong enough to lift and move this patient?
2. Is there adequate room to get the proper stance to lift the patient?
3. Do I need additional providers for lifting assistance?
500
These are the 4 questions you should ask (if able to) a patient with a suspected spinal injury.
1. What happened?
2. Does your neck or back hurt?
3. Can you move your hands and feet?
4. Did you hit your head?
(Ch. 28 page 994)
500
If the mother has an unusually large abdomen, the fetus appears smaller than usual, and the patient's abdomen is still large and firm after birth, you should suspect this.
Twins!
(Ch. 33 page 1208)
500
If you work for a governmental entity under this principle, you may not be sued at all, or only for a certain amount of money should you go to court.
Governmental immunity
(Ch. 3 page 105)
500
How do you perform a cranial nerve exam?
