Operations
Give me examples of failure to exercise due regard for others while operating an emergency vehicle?
Driving through intersections without slowing down.
Sending a txt message while driving. (BEST)
What is adequate breathing rate for an adult patient?
12-20
324 mg 4-81 mg
chewed
What am I? Why do you give me?
Aspirin chewable tablets
Chest Pain / Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
How often do you check tire pressure, emergency lights and siren and brake lights?
Daily
A non-rebreather mask flow rate gives how many liters per minute, and should be maintained.
10 to 15 liters per minute
15 Grams
What am I? What is my symptoms for taking?
Contraindications?
Oral Glucose
Hypoglycemia
Patient who is not able to follow commands.
What is the best way for you to avoid exposure to a hazardous material in a MVC.
Use Binoculars to scan the scene before you arrive.
SAMPLE explain
Signs and symptoms
allergies
medications
past/pertinent medical history
last oral intake (food/drinks/meds)
Events leading to this
2 mg MAD is preferred route
1/2 in each nare
may repeat X1
What am I? Why am I used
Narcan
Opioid overdose
Why do we have the EVALUATION, as an EMS component? What does it do for us.
Continually review and improves the system.
OPQRST
onset-when did it start
provoked this what
Quality what does it feel like
radiate where does it go
severity scale 1-10
time how long and /or last time it happened
Reassess reassess
Oxygen in a stroke victim with SPO2 of 94% room air?
Do we give O2 right away?
No
are the having trouble breathing
SPO2 is less the 94% on room air/or Pulse ox is Bad.
signs and symptoms of shock are present.
EMR roles and responsibilities are to what as far as with patients?
gain access to them, render care to the level of your training.
List the Patient Assessment Flow Chart in order?
1-9
Scene Safety
BSI
# of Patients
Need for Additional resources
MOI (in Trauma)
NOI Nature of Illness (Medical)
LOC Level of Conscious
General Impression (Yours)
Chief Compliant (Theirs)
Decision if priority or not
Hypoglycemia may mimic what other illness?
What tools do we use to assess as EMRs to differentiate which illness is it they have?
Stroke
Cincinnati Prehospital stoke scale
Hold your arms out, smile and abnormal speech.