Scenario
A patient presents with warm skin and a strong fruity order on their breath. What could be the cause?
Consider Hyperglycemia.
Patient is moving around anxiously due to apparent chest pain. What do you do to help?
Treatment: Gently encourage the patient to sit and rest in any position he finds comfortable.
If you are thinking of giving a med for the chest pain, also consider taking vitals and find out what type of medication they have taken.
A female patient presents with sudden onset of being tired, difficulty breathing, and nausea, no obvious pain. What do you suspect?
With the three types of patients that have atypical symptoms: Diabetics, Geriatric, and Women, you may want to consider a heart attack.
A child has been vomiting and having loose stools for more than a day. He appears pale. What could this be?
Could be signs and symptoms of shock.
What is recoil in CPR?
Recoil in CPR is the complete release of pressure on the chest after each compression so the chest returns to its normal position.
Elderly patient has extreme difficulty breathing, blue lips and is disoriented. What is your next step?
Since these can be signs of respiratory failure, check the SPO2 and deliver the appropriate oxygen treatment.
If a patient has a oxygen saturation below 92% how should we treat?
If they can breathe on their own, give them oxygen that will take them up to at least 94%.
A patient is experiencing snoring respirations. What do we do?
If no trauma, use a head tilt chin lift to alleviate the blocked airway.
What do you do with a patch that you find on a patients chest when putting on the AED pads?
When placing AED pads, if you find a medication patch on the patient’s chest:
During CPR, what helps the patient most:
Doing Chest Compressions?
Using the AED to stop the heart so it will reboot?
Using the AED is the best action. Circulating oxygenated blood is important, but the AED is the best action. The AED can potentially stop the heart so it can reboot and beat on its own.
A patient presents with bizarre behaviour and skin that is pale and sweaty. What could be the cause?
Consider hypoglycemia.
If a patient says they have a headache that feels like needles in their eyes and a hammer to the back of the head...what are they describing?
From OPQRSTI, this is a description of the Quality of their pain. (Describe the pain in your own words)
What types of symptoms can a patient feel due to an EPI injection?
Anxious, pale, and heart beating rapidly.
If an infant is sudden cardiac arrest, what could be some of the main causes?
Drowning
Respiratory Distress
Suffocation
SCA with an infant is often due to a preventive incident.
What happens if you push too hard and too fast when using the BVM?
Too much oxygen can reduce blood flow of CPR.