Airway I
When should you apply oxygen to a patient?
When they are in respiratory distress
You find a patient with cyanosis around the lips, what is the most likely cause?
Hypoxia
Flow rate of a nasal cannula?
1-6 LPM
What two rhythms do you defibrillate?
Ventricular fibrillation
Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia
If you are assessing perfusion and a pulse, what pulse may be the farthest from the heart to assess to confirm adequate perfusion?
Pedal
How would you maneuver a trauma patient that you find supine with vomit in their mouth and unconscious?
Logroll to recovery or left lateral recumbent
For a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning, what is the most important treatment?
O2
Common respiratory symptom for an overdose?
Decreased respirations
What acronym will best provide you details on the patient's chest pain history?
OPQRST
ALS arrives as your AED advises shock, what do you do?
Deliver the shock
There is a patient having trouble breathing. They are wheezing upon expiration and the color is poor. There is an inhaler in his lap. What is the inhaler most likely? What should you do next?
Albuterol. Assist the patient.
What is an important thing to consider for a stoma patient?
They may require suctioning.
Blood leaving the right side of the heart goes where next?
Lungs through to the pulmonary artery.
Why do we push hard and fast with minimal interruptions during CPR and what is the correct compression rate?
To maintain adequate blood pressures during circulation. 100-120
In a garage, what may be a big potential life threat to all providers involved?
Unseen hazards
When carding for a patient not breathing with a stoma, what 4 pieces of equipment will you need?
Suction equipment
BVM
Pet face mask
Oxygen
What respiratory structure is just below the vocal cords?
Trachea
5 Steps to insert an OPA:
1. Select equipment/OPA
2. Confirm measurement
3. Open pt's mouth
4. Insert OPA and rotate 180 degrees
5. Stop when the OPA hub meets the teeth and confirm placement with ventilations.
Describe a patient's pulse rhythm while assessing it during palpation.
Regular
Why do we assess for bleeding during the initial assessment?
identify life threats to immediately address
Name 3 reasons a patient may need assisted ventilations?
Bradypnea
Inadequate tidal volume
Apnea
Tachypnea
Unresponsive
Primary respiratory stimulus for a healthy person
increase in PaCO2
List 4 Respiratory and 3 Circulatory system components:
R:
Lungs
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchioles
C:
Blood
Arterioles
Capillaries
What 3 things must you do during compressions?
Allow recoil
Go appropriate depth
Maintain rate
Pregnant female, abdominal pain after a fall. What may be some symptoms specific to this pt that make her a trauma?
Severe vaginal bleeding, pelvic pain, dizziness, decreased blood pressure