An adverse reaction to a medication that may cause rash, difficulty breathing, and swelling.
What is an allergy?
100
Provides circulation for the body.
What is the heart?
100
First thing you should do when arriving on scene
What is Scene size up or scene safety?
100
Treatment for pt with difficulty breathing and low O2 saturations.
What is Oxygen?
100
Virus that is common in the winter months and causes respiratory illness, chills, body aches, and fever.
What is influenze or the flu?
200
Medical term for placement of medication under tongue.
What is sublingual?
200
Often checked for size and reactiveness to light.
What is Pupils?
200
The first 3 things checked on an unresponsive pt.
What is A, B, C? (airway, breathing, circulation)
200
Stabilizing a fractured body part.
What is splinting?
200
A viral infection that causes swelling and inflamation in the liver.
What is hepatitis?
300
A paste or jell like substance that is full of sugar.
What is glutose?
300
First artery to check for a pulse in an unresponsive pt.
What is carotid artery?
300
Often auscultated to check for adequate breathing.
What is Lung sounds?
300
Treament for pulseless, not breathing pt.
What is CPR?
300
Most common form of dementia and generally worsens as it progresses.
What is Alzheimers disease?
400
Can be used to administer high flow O2.
What is a Non-Rebreather?
400
Located in the abdomen and partially protected by the rib cage and filters the blood coming from the digestive system.
What is the liver?
400
This should be checked before and after splinting an extremity or spinal immobilization.
What is CSM? circulation, sensation, movement
400
Given to a pt that is assessed to be having a heart attack and is not a pt assisted medication.
What is ASA or aspirin?
400
A metabolic disease that causes increased urination, increased thirst, and increased hunger.
What is diabetes?
500
A condition or reason to not give a medication.
What is contraindication?
500
Major artery that provides blood to the body from the heart.
What is Aorta
500
A scale used to identify mental function in a trauma pt.
What is glasgow coma scale?
500
This should be done with every pt that either has chest pain, syncope (fainting), unresponsive, strokes, rapid or irregular heart beat, atypical pain, or young adults using cocaine or meth.
What is 12 lead ekg.
500
A disease that causes failure of the immune system.