Prepare to Respond to a Medical Emergency
What is a network of trained professionals linked to provide advanced, out of hospital care for victims of sudden traumatic injury or illness?
EMS System pg 39
Is the process of sorting and categorizing patients, and it is used to determine the order in which patients receive medical attention.
Triage Pg 81
Is the failure of the heart and blood vessels to maintain enough oxygen-rich blood flowing to the vital organs of the body.
Shock pg 92
What is the only medication that an officer can legally administer?
Naloxone Pg 124
What is your primary concern in a direct threat care/hot zone/care under fire?
To stop or neutralize the threat if possible. Pg 85
What is the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States
Hepatitis C Pg 57
Occurs when someone's body is in a position that interferers or prevents them from breathing adequately and leads to an insufficient intake of oxygen that the body needs.
Positional Asphyxia Pg 72
If you see dark red blood oozing slowing from the wound, what type of bleeding is this?
Capillary bleeding pg 95
This is a hormone that converts sugar, starches, and other food into energy needed for daily life.
Insulin Pg 127
This environment describes a scene in which you are moving towards transporting an injured officer to a medical treatment facility.
Evacuation care/Cold zone/Tactical evacuation care. pg 86
Your action or inaction directly resulted in the patient's injury
Causation Pg 41
What are the four components of scene size-up?
Scene safety, mechanism of injury/nature of illness, the number of victims, and the need for more rescuers and special equipment. Pg 60
In infants or children, the inability to nurse, take a bottle or eat can be from what type of injury?
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) pg 107
There is a possible contamination of Fentanyl. What risk of exposure are you at and what should you do?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Moderate risk.
Cover your torso and arms, double glove and put on a mask and eye protection. pg 125
You see an injured unconscious officer that is wearing a tactical vest. You are unable to do any other drag and plan on doing the officer vest drag. What is the first step?
1. If the officer is unconscious, secure the firearm.
Pg 91
At the upper end of the passageway is a small leaf-shaped flap called what?
Epiglottis pg 48
What does MARCH stand for?
Massive hemorrhage/Airway/Respirations/Circulation/Hypothermia or Head injury Pg 63
This type of burn makes the skin look waxy, white, or charred. Have to name both names.
Full-thickness burns or third-degree burn. pg 118
-Headache, loss of appetite, vomiting
-Weakness, dizziness, fainting with heat cramps
-Moist, cool skin in the extremities pg 133
To treat a patient for shock there is 5 steps. What is the fourth step.
Elevate the lower extremities.
-Position the pt on their back and elevate the lower extremities 6-12 inches.
-If pt has serious head/neck/spinal/or pelvic injuries, do not elevate the lower extremities. pg 93
What system is apart of the body's "mainframe computer" and processing center?
Central Nervous System Pg 50
While using the START method, the patient has a respiratory rate of more then 30 breathes per minute. What would you tag them as and what does that mean?
Red (Immediate) Pg 82
To treat a patient with a fractured pelvis:
1.
2.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
1. Assess for pain, movement, and sensation in the feet.
2. Maintain spinal motion restriction if needed and if there are no other life-threatening injuries. pg 114
What does BEFAST stand for and how can it help you?
Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, Time. Can help you recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke and emphasize the importance of getting EMS to the scene immediately. pg 130
Name the 5 types of open soft-tissue injuries.
Amputation, Evisceration, Puncture wound, Laceration, Abrasion Pg 95