Medications
What medications are given for chest pain that is cardiac in nature?
Aspirin & Nitroglycerin
Name three organs in the upper left quadrant
Pancreas, Spleen, Stomach, Transverse Colon (partial),
You are dispatched to a potential asthma attack. What lung sounds would you expect to hear with this etiology?
What 5 vitals do we want on every patient?
Heart Rate
Blood Pressure
SPO2 (RR)
Temperature
Blood Glucose
In 1966 the White Paper was published and the National Highway Safety Act charged which federal agency with developing EMS standards?
Dose & Route for Aspirin
324 mg Chewable
Name the two long bones in the lower leg and the two long bones in the forearm.
Tibula & Fibula
Radius & Ulna
You are paged for a male patient with chest pain. On scene he describes chest pressure that gets worse when he goes up and down the stairs, but goes away now that he's sitting still. What is a reasonable differential?
Angina Pectoris, musculoskeletal, acid reflux.
Blood Glucose Normal Range?
What is in the Pediatric Assessment Triangle
appearance, circulation, work of breathing
Adult Anaphylaxis Epinephrine Dose
0.3 mg IM
What cavity forms in children around age 7?
The Sinus Cavity
Psych!
Calculate this GCS:
Patient has spontaneous eye movement, inappropriate words, and localizes to pain
12
what is the technical name for rapid breathing?
tachypnea
In type 1 diabetes, which gland does not secrete enough insulin?
pancreas
Oxygen delivery methods & flow rates
Nasal Cannula - 1-6 lpm
Nonrebreather - 10-15 lpm
BVM - 15 lpm
How many vertebrae does the human spine have?
(Bonus: can you divide them by section?)
24 Articulating, 33 Total
Cervical: 7 vertebrae in the neck
Thoracic: 12 vertebrae in the chest
Lumbar: 5 vertebrae in the lower back
Sacral: 5 vertebrae that fuse together into one bone in adulthood
Coccygeal: 4 vertebrae that fuse together into one bone in adulthood
Bowel Obstruction
Peritonitis
Stomach Flu
Give 5 places to check a pulse
Carotid Artery
Femoral Artery
Brachial Artery
Radial Artery
Pedal Artery
The NHTSA established set standards for EMS systems. What does NHTSA stand for?
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Dose & Route for Nitroglycerin
0.4 mg sublingual
Starting at the Vena Cava and ending at the Aorta, describe the flow of blood in the cardiac cycle.
(Bonus if you can name the 4 valves in the heart)
Vena Cava > Right Atrium > Tricuspid Valve > Right Ventricle > Pulmonary Valve > Pulmonary Artery > Pulmonary Vein > Left Atrium > Bicuspid Valve > Left Ventricle > Aortic Valve > Aortic Arch
You are paged to a patient whose family says is, "not acting himself."
What could cause this?
(you need at least 7 answers)
Stroke
Hypotension
Head Injury
Low Blood Sugar
UTI
Intoxication
Poisoning
(Un)diagnosed Mental Disorder
Change in medication
Allergic reaction
Temperature at which hypothermia starts?
95 F. (35 F.)
What is the difference between tonic and clonic seizures?
Tonic seizures are brief episodes of muscle stiffness
Clonic seizures are repeated jerking of the arms and legs