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CARDIAC MONITORING FALLS UNDER WHAT LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION?
C3-4-5 do what?
keep you alive - innervation of phrenic nerve = diaphragm and intercostal muscle control
what can laypersons do before EMS arrives?
CPR, AED, and TQ's
How do you present the spread of germs easiest?
wash yo hands!!!!
How is HIV and HepC spread the commonly?
mishandled/reused sharps
STANDARDS FOR EMS ARE ESTABLISHED BY WHOM?
Define Respiration
movement of o2 and co2 across membranes
name an example of vector born transmission
bat bite with rabies transmission, etc.
Normal HR for adults?
60-100
HIPPA is?
Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act
WHO HASTHE ULTIAMTCONTROLD OF WHAT A PROVIDER CAN DO ON A 911 CALL?
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
define ventilation
mechanical movement of air
A positive skin TB test states what?
exposure to TB
Signs of absolute death
injuries incompatible with life, lividity, rigor mortis
Family says the "have a DNR" at a cardiac arrest scene, but no one can find it, what does a provider do?
do CPR until its presented
NAME THE VALVES OF THE HEART IN ORDER
t p m a TRICSUPID, PULMONARY MITRAL AORTIC
Name the words of AVPU Scale
Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive
A paramedic leaves a patient in the hands of an EMT, he did what?
Patient abandonment
define mediastinum
sternum, center of chest
normal resting BP for an adult?
120/90 ish
NAME THE PATH OF BLOOD FLOW THROUGH THE HEART
in thru superior and inferior vena cava, to R atrium, through tricuspid valve to r ventricle through pulmonary vales to pulm arteries into lungs, back thru pulm veins to L atrium, through the mitral valve to L ventricle thru aortic valve to aorta
what does aspirin do?
limits platelet aggregation
Name the 5 sections of the spine
Cervical, thoracis, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal.
explain "en loco parentis"
Acting in place of the parents, in the child's best interest
Describe proper lifting technique
palms up, back locked, lift with your legs, communicate with team and lift together
AND: LIFT WITH YOUR FIREFIGHTERS NOT WITH YOUR BACK