Airway
Inserted into the nose to maintain an airway in a semi-conscious patient.
What is a nasopharyngeal airway?
Chest pain that occurs when the heart muscle doesn’t get enough oxygen.
What is angina pectoris?
This type of bleed is bright red and spurting
What is arterial bleeding?
The glucose level at which a patient is considered hypoglycemic.
What is below 60 mg/dL?
The very first priority on any EMS scene.
What is scene safety?
This oxygen delivery device provides the highest concentration of oxygen without inserting an artificial airway?
What is a non-rebreather mask?
This is how you treat a patient with suspected cardiac arrest.
What is CPR and defibrillation (AED)?
This device immobilizes a fractured femur.
What is a traction splint?
Sudden facial droop, arm weakness, and speech difficulty indicate this condition.
What is a stroke?
The type of consent assumed for unconscious patients.
What is implied consent?
Best device to assist ventilations in an apneic patient with a pulse.
What is a bag-valve mask (BVM)?
This is the rate range for normal adult pulse.
What is 60–100 beats per minute?
When organs protrude from an open abdominal wound.
What is evisceration?
A patient experiencing a seizure for more than 5 minutes may be in this.
What is status elilepticus?
This federal law protects patient privacy.
What is HIPAA? HIPAA actually stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
This condition is marked by fluid in the lungs and crackles upon auscultation.
What is pulmonary edema?
This medication should be given to a patient with chest pain, unless contraindicated.
What is aspirin?
This injury may cause jugular vein distention, tracheal deviation, and absent lung sounds.
What is a tension pneumothorax?
This condition involves chronic airway inflammation and overproduction of mucus.
What is chronic bronchitis?
The process of sorting patients by severity in a mass casualty event.
What is triage?
This sound suggests partial upper airway obstruction, often due to swelling.
What is stridor?
This type of shock is caused by pump failure.
What is cardiogenic shock?
This is the “golden hour” in trauma.
What is the first 60 minutes from the time of injury to definitive care?
This organ is primarily affected in a diabetic emergency.
What is the pancreas?
The document a patient can use to refuse resuscitation.
What is a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)? It is a gold or yellow document that must be up to date with each signature.