This heart chamber is the largest and has the thickest myocardium
What is the left ventricle?
These are the two gases exchanged during respiration
What are oxygen and carbon monoxide
This item is correctly applied as high above the injury as possible and should completely block blood flow distally
What is a tourniquet
This is the correct hand positioning for holding a good seal on a bvm mask
What is the CE clamp
These two acronyms are most useful for obtaining an accurate history of past and current problems in medical patients
What are SAMPLE and OPQRST
These blood vessels are only a singular cell wide and highly permeable
What are capillaries?
These are highly vascular, being covered with capillaries to allow for efficient gas exchange
What are the alveoli
This shape allows red blood cells to have greater surface area for binding more oxygen as well as allows them to move more easily through the capillaries
What is biconcave
Will also accept disc
This airway maneuver is contraindicated in any patient with suspected trauma
What is the head tilt chin lift
This acronym is used to order the parts of the primary assessment in order of which is most life threatening
What is XABC
These are the only veins in the body that carry oxygenated blood
What are the pulmonary veins
This type of injury is commonly called a skin tear but is also a type of fracture involving a small chunk of bone ripped away from the rest of the bone
What is an avulsion
These cells are also called white blood cells and their primary purpose is fighting infection
What are leukocytes
This supraglottic airway has become more commonly used (including in FoCo) and is known for its ability to self seat
What is an I-Gel
This condition can be treated on the EMT Basic level by keeping the patient warm, providing oxygen, and quick transport to a higher level of care
What is shock
This is the largest vein in the human body consisting of a superior and inferior portion
What is the vena cava
This lung sound is caused by swelling in the upper airway and a stethoscope is not needed to auscultate it
What is stridor
EMS providers support this function of the circulatory system in shock patients by covering the patient in blankets and turning on the heat in the ambulance
What is maintaining body temperature
If a patient is choking and becomes unresponsive this treatment should be performed
What is CPR
This along with appearance and circulation make up the pediatric assessment triangle
What is work of breathing
This is the first place blood is delivered to from the aorta
Will also accept subclavians or carotids
This soap like substance is produced in the lungs that can cause excessive foam in the airway in a drowning patient
What is surfactant
This organ is responsible for storage of extra blood cells and can cause significant hemorrhage if injured
What is the spleen
This is the only airway adjunct appropriate for those with an intact gag reflex and is contraindicated by facial trauma
What is an NPA
Failure of this system is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in pediatric patients
What is the respiratory system