Introduction
Name the three levels of EMT training
CFR, EMT, Paramedic
List the four chambers of the heart
right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle
The steps performed during a patient assessment (in chronological order).
scene safety, BSI precautions, initial assessment, secondary assessment, and reassessment
What should you check during the Primary Assessment
Airway
Breathing
Circulatory
(Deformity)
A federal law protecting the privacy of the patients specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed
HIPPA
Your first responsibility at any scene is the safety of
Personal Safety
The central nervous system is composed of the
brain and spinal cord
common assessment tool used for medical pain (What letters are used to remember it)
onset, provocation/palliation, quality, radiation, severity, and timing (OPQRST)
Dosage of Epinephrine delivered in the typical adult auto-injector
0.3 mg
Episodes of stroke-like symptoms that come and go
Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs)
Which of the following statments about DNR orders are false. A. A DNR order requires a signature from a physician. B. You do not actually have to see the order verbal comfirmation from a family member is sufficient. C. Mentally competent patients may refuse care.
You do not actually have to see the order verbal comfirmation from a family member is sufficient
The outer most part of the skin is called
epidermis
What does SAMPLE stand for?
Signs, Allergies, Medications, Past Medical History, Last Oral Intake, Events Leading To
List three things you should check while doing the Circulatory Examination on a patient
Major Bleeding
PMS
Pulse Check
to prevent ingury when lifting a patient, you should lift with your
legs not back
leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training is called
Abandonment
The divisions of the spinal column in descending order.
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccyx
A finding of failure to act properly in a situation i which there was a duty to act and that harm was caused to the patient as a result
Negligence
When giving baby aspirin to a patient, how many do you give AND what is the total dosage
4 and 81 each (324)
When performing artificial ventilations for an adult, you need to perform them at this rate using a BVM and with this flow rate (typically)
What is 12 ventilations per minute and 15L
The consent it is presumed a patient or patients parent would give if they could such as for an unconscioius patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed
implied consent
List in order the number of vertebrae in order of the spinal column
cervical 7 thoracic 12 lumbar 5 sacral 5 coccyx 4
The three parameters included in the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale
facial droop, arm drift, and speech
You approach a patient with blue coloring around their nails, lips, tongue or toes. What is this condition called
Cyanosis
What are the 5 Rights
Right Patient
Right Dose
Right Time Given
Right Method of Use
Right Medication