Trauma
A trauma patient is talking but has blood in their mouth. What is your immediate priority?
Suction the airway (airway still priority even if talking)
A patient is alert but shaky, pale, and diaphoretic. What is your FIRST intervention?
Check blood glucose (before giving anything)
This must be reassessed before EACH dose of nitroglycerin is given.
Blood pressure
What causes wheezing in asthma?
Bronchoconstriction
Which structure is responsible for gas exchange in the lungs?
Alveoli
A patient has a femur fracture. Why is this injury dangerous?
Can cause significant internal bleeding → hypovolemic shock
A patient with difficulty breathing has diminished lung sounds and a long smoking history. What condition is likely?
COPD (emphysema)
How many bones are in the Human Body?
206
What causes cyanosis?
Low oxygen in blood
Which part of the brain controls breathing and heart rate?
Brainstem
You apply a tourniquet and bleeding stops. What should you do next?
Do NOT remove it; document time and reassess distal perfusion
A patient becomes combative after receiving Narcan. Why did this occur?
Acute opioid withdrawal
A patient feels like the room is spinning. What is this called?
Vertigo
What causes snoring respirations?
Airway obstruction (tongue)
What is the biggest organ of the body?
Skin
A patient with chest trauma has JVD, hypotension, and muffled heart sounds. What do you suspect?
Cardiac tamponade
A patient with a history of seizures is actively seizing. What should you do?
Protect the patient from injury and maintain airway
A patient suddenly becomes short of breath after a long flight. What should you suspect?
Pulmonary embolism
Why does defibrillation work in certain cardiac arrests?
Resets electrical activity
Which part of the brain controls breathing and heart rate?
Red blood cells
You arrive at a multi-system trauma. The patient is unresponsive, breathing 8/min, with a weak radial pulse and obvious leg deformity. What is your FIRST intervention?
Assist ventilations with BVM (airway/breathing before everything else)
Child won’t use arm after being pulled. Injury?
Nursemaid’s elbow
A patient has difficulty swallowing, drooling, and is sitting upright refusing to lie down. What should you suspect?
Epiglottitis
A patient with an MI receives aspirin. What is the intended effect on the coronary arteries?
A patient with an MI receives aspirin. What is the intended effect on the coronary arteries?
Which part of the airway is also called the voice box?
Larnyx