Spinal
The section of spine that protects the spinal cord in the neck
What is cervical spine
AVPU is an acronym for this? and is assess this
What is Alert, Verbal, Pain and Unresponsive
Level of Conscious
What causes fluid build up in the lungs
What is congestive heart failure
What are the two shockable rythems
What is Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation
What is FAST VAN
Stroke Assessment Model. Face, Arms, Speech, Time. Vision, Aphasia, Neglect
The cervical spine contains how many vertebrae
What is 7
SAMPLE acronym
What are Signs and symptoms, allergies, Medications, Past Medical Practice, Last oral intake, Events leading up to the incident
What is the blood sugar range for a normal person
What is 4-8 is great mm/mol
What are the top chambers of the heart called
what are the right and left atrium
Infant Compression Rate and Hand Placement
15:2, two fingers on sternum
A person complaining of pain in the neck after trauma should have this applied
what is C-spine precautions
OPQRST
What is Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiate, Severity, Time
What happens in the brain when someone is having a CVA (stroke)
What is a blockage or a bleed
The left side of the heart pumps to where
What is the body
(Right of the heart pumps to the lungs.)
Address of the Fire Hall
1703 Monterey Ave
What is the reason for C-spine precautions
What is protecting the spinal cord
Primary assessment acronym
LOC (AVPU), DABC, RBS
What referring to blockages what is a thrombosis vs an embolism
Thrombosis is a blockage/clot that has formed in place vs a embolism which has traveled from somewhere like the heart and become stuck
Why is it important to check a pulse manually and not just with pulse oximeter
What is strength and rhythm
Neonate Compression rate and hand placement
3:1 Hands encircling sternum
what is the term that describes loss of movement below a spinal injury
What is paralysis
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
the 3 Narcan dose progression
What is .8mg .8mg 2mg
(.4, .4 .8 2.0)
MI stand for what ?
What is Myocardial infarction
What is a tension pneumothorax?
A life-threatening emergency where air traps in the pleural space, collapsing the lung and compressing heart structures, causing severe respiratory distress and circulatory collapse