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Falls from ladders, bent steering wheels, a knife laying next to a patient
What are mechanisms of injury?
Bright red, spurting blood
What is arterial bleeding?
Cold, clammy skin, diaphoresis, altered mental status, nausea and vomiting
What are the signs and symptoms of shock?
Used to check for pulselessness on an unconscious, adult patient.
What is the carotid pulse?
Where the spleen is located.
What is the left, upper quadrant?
The BLS crew needs ALS support or there are more patients than providers.
Why/when do you call for additional resources?
Do not replace organ(s), apply an occlusive dressing and bulky trauma dressings.
How do you treat an evisceration?
The last vital sign to change in response to shock
What is blood pressure?
The first action that an EMT would take when coming upon an unconscious person.
What is determine responsiveness?
Consists of the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries.
What is the circulatory system?
What the crew should be looking for while en route and arriving at a scene
What is scene safety?
Used to treat a suspected femur fracture.
What is a traction splint?
Shock caused by an allergic reaction
What is anaphylactic shock?
The ratio of breaths to compressions for two person CPR on a child.
What is 15:2?
The system responsible for removing waste gases.
What is the respiratory system?
A hot zone.
What do you establish around a vehicle accident?
To immobilize the joint above and below.
What is the purpose of splinting?
The type of shock caused by loss of blood volume.
What is hemorrhagic shock?
Used to check for pulse on an unconscious infant.
What is the brachial artery?
The system responsible for taking oxygen to the body tissues.
What is the circulatory system.
5-10 Patients.
What is a level 2 MCI?
30, 2, Can Do
What is RPM?
The amount of circulating blood per average adult.
What is 10.5 Pints? (5L)
Modified Jaw Thrust.
What is the technique used to open the airway in a patient with suspected cervical injuries.
The organ that can be injured from a sharp blow to the back.
What is the kidney?