Mnemonics
What does the "A" in SAMPLE stand for?
Allergies
What is the first step in any scenario/ patient interaction?
Scene safety
If a patient is unresponsive are you allowed to help/ preform interventions?
Yes, implied consent
What are the indications for Aspirin
chest pain of cardiac origin
If a patient is sitting up at a 45 degree angle what position are they in?
Semi Fowlers
What does ENAMES stand for?
Environment, number of patients, additional resources, NOI/MOI, extrication, suspected spinal injury
A patient states their own name but is confused as to when and where they are and not aware of events leading up to the incident. What AO level are they?
AOx1
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are functions of the:
paramedic
When assisting with an autoinjector EpiPen describe your procedures
Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh, hold after the click for three second, massage the area for 10 seconds and dispose of the autoinjector
The epiglottis is part of the upper of lower airway?
Upper
Describe the Cincinnati Stroke Scale and what is assessed as part of it.
FAST
Facial dropping, arm weakness, slurred speech, time symptoms started
What are the ABCs and what would be assessed as a part of them?
Airway - adequate ventilation/ open airway
Breathing - adequate oxygenation
Circulation - pulse quality, bleeding, skin signs
You suspect that a 6-year-old girl has broken her leg after falling from a swing at a playground. Shortly after you arrive, the child's mother appears and refuses to allow you to continue treatment. You should:
try to persuade the mother that treatment is needed.
What is the route and dosages of naloxone
intranasal or intramuscular, 0.4mg autoinjector
The liver is in what part of the abdomen
upper right
What does OPASTE stand for?
onset, provocation, associated chest pain, sputum production, talking tiredness, exercise
If you have an altered patient what are some follow up questions you might ask?
AEIOUTIPS + SAMPLE
Acting in such a way as to make another person fear immediate bodily harm is called:
assault
What are the O2 flow ranges for nasal cannula, non rebreather and BVM
1-6 L/min, 10-15 L/min, 15L/min
What are the functions of the cerebrum
emotion, thought, movement, sensation, sight
What does AEIOUTIPS stand for?
Alcohol/ arrhythmia, epilepsy, insulin, overdoes/ underdose, uremia, trauma, infection, psychiatric, shock/ stroke
A patient reports stabbing chest pain. After going through ABCs, OPQRST, etc. what might you do as part of a secondary assessment?
Physically and visually inspect the area
Despite your numerous, sincere efforts to convince a 40-year-old man to consent to EMS treatment and transport, he refuses. After explaining the potential consequences of his refusal and determining that the patient has decision-making capacity, you ask him to sign an EMS refusal form, but he refuses to do that as well. You should:
ask a family member, law enforcement officer, or bystander to sign the form verifying that the patient refused to sign.
What are the six rights of medical administration
right patient, right does, right medication, right time, right route, right documentation
Describe the path of blood flow through the heart
from body to right atrium > right ventricle > through the pulmonary trunk to the lungs > left atrium > left ventricle > aorta disperses blood to body