Is it Safe?
The best lifting technique for using a clothes drag
Bend your knees
What steps should you take before ventilating an unconscious adult who has an airway obstruction?
NPA, suction, Finger sweep ( only if you can see the object, head-tilt chin lift
What is the compression to breath ratio for 2 rescuer child CPR?
15:2
What is your primary concern for a patient who has broken ribs?
Punctured Lungs
A decrease in the LOC of a patient could be a sign of what?
They are going into shock
What level EMS provider can control bleeding?
EMR
What is duty to act?
Your duty to provide care when it is needed
What is the biggest concern with a patient who is unresponsive and vomiting ?
Airway
You have a patient with a VALID DNR. Their immediate family demands that you try to save them anyway. What action do you take in this situation?
Start CPR and consult with Med control
What is the larges bone in the body?
femur
How long should you stay on scene with a patient who is going into shock?
Less than 10 minutes
Least sensitive organ to blood loss
Intestines
What do you do when you find a handgun on scene where the patient has been shot?
Pick it up with the handle or grips and give it to an on scene officer
Normal respiratory rate for a school aged child
18-30
Why should you practice using an AED regularly?
Cardiac Arrest calls don't happen every day, but require quick reaction.
The Pt is alert, breathing normally, and all vitals are stable, but they just fell off of a roof. What type of assessment should you perform?
Rapid trauma assessment
What happens to the BP during decompensated shock?
It Falls
Explain " profoundly hypotensive"
A BP too low to perfuse vital organs
Why do you still need to check scene safety after Police have secured the scene?
The scene may have changed since the police first arrived
Most likely sign of a tension pneumothorax
absent lung sounds
Explain how you would perform CPR on a pregnant PT.
Have someone displace the fundus to the left
A sign that a patient has an injury to the Kidney
Blood in the urine
Your Pt has cold and clammy skin what do you suspect?
hypoperfusion
What is the cells primary source of nutrition?
Glucose
You are on scene with a domestic violence victim. Suddenly a person enters the scene waving a gun and yelling. What course of action do you take?
Take cover, Call for police assistance via radio.
What is it called when oxygen and carbon dioxide transfer in the alveoli?
Diffusion
The ability of the heart cells to depolarize on their own is called:
Automaticity
You have a Pt who has been stabbed in the chest. The luns sounds are clear, the wound is not bubbling, trachea is mid line, and the neck veins are distended. what condition should you suspect?
Pericardial tamponade
What medications interfere with the pt's ability to compensate for hemorrhagic shock?
Beta-blockers
What size O2 tank would you use for a Patient that is in the woods, and you have approximately a 15 minute hike to the ambulance?
D-tank with 1200psi