EMS Operations
What is necessary to perform an emergency move?
Immediate danger to the patient.
The pressure remaining in the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart is relaxed and refilling.
Diastolic
An injury to the spinal cord at the ______ level may be fatal because control of the muscles of breathing arise from the spinal cord at this level.
Cervical
A fully pressurized oxygen cylinder should have approximately ____ psi.
2,000
Which of the following is a sign of hypovolemic shock?
(Hypertension-Tachypnea-Hot Skin-Bradycardia)
Tachypnea
An armed robbery has just occurred at a local store. Police are on the scene. Through a large front window of the store, several injured people can be seen. At what time is it appropriate to enter the scene?
When police state that the scene is safe
The condition in which a portion of the myocardium dies as a result of oxygen starvation.
Acute myocardial infarction
The major artery in the thigh is called:
Femoral
The reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is inadequate to support life is called:
Respiratory Failure
What are the two types of nerves within the peripheral nervous system?
Sensory and Motor
When dealing with a violent situation, what is the primary concern?
Personal Safety
When the body has lost the battle to maintain perfusion to vital organs. Even if adequate vital signs return, the patient may die days later due to organ failure.
Irreversible shock
The vessels that carries oxygen poor blood back to the right atrium are called:
Superior and Inferior Vena Cava
If oxygen is connected to a pocket face mask, the setting on the oxygen cylinder regulator should be set at ___ lpm.
15 LPM
What type of injury can be treated with a traction splint?
Femoral fracture
Law enforcement request medical care for a "man down." Once the scene is deemed safe, assessment of the patient begins. A shotgun is noticed under the bed next to the patient. What is the most appropriate next step.
Inform law enforcement
Closer to the torso.
Proximal
What is another name for the frontal aspect of the body?
Anterior
A nasal cannula should be used to deliver oxygen to a patient who cannot:
Tolerate a NRB or anything over their face.
Approximately how much blood is in the average human body?
(4 Liters-6 liters-8 liters-10 liters)
6 liters
A call comes through for a patient who has been shot. When you arrive, the police remain en route and the patient can be seen lying on the porch. What is the most appropriate next step?
Await police instruction whether the scene is safe.
The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the organ within it.
Peritoneum
What is the largest bone of the lower leg?
Tibia
What percent Oxygen is delivered via ventilation with a bag-valve mask with a filled reservoir bag and supplemental oxygen flowing at 15 LPM?
100%
Which has the least level of suspicion for a fracture?
(Deformity-Crepitus-False Motion-Absent peripheral pulses)
Absent peripheral pulses