Airway, respiration, ventilation
Hypoxia
How many chambers does the Heart have?
4
What is another name for a "sucking chest wound?"
Pneumothorax
How are sublingual medications administered?
Dissolved under the tongue.
What is the number 1 priority on any call?
Crew safety.
You are called to the aid of a patient in a moderate speed MVA. You attempt to open the airway using the Jaw Thrust maneuver but it is unsuccessful.What is your next step?
Head tilt chin lift maneuver
Which type of Rhythm will the AED shock: Ventricular or Atrial?
Ventricular
What is crepitus?
Deformity or angulation of the injured extremity
What occurs when the ovum is implanted outside the uterus?
Ectopic Pregnancy.
What is the term for the unlawful use of force to intimidate or coerce a segment of a population for political or social reasons?
Terrorism
What is a common cause of airway obstruction in a patient with altered mental status? A. The tongue B. Food C. Dentures D. Secretions
A. The tongue
Via which blood vessel does freshly oxygenated blood return to the heart?
Pulmonary Vein
When caring for an extremity injury, when should the EMT assess the pulse, function, and sensation?
Before and after splint application.
What are signs and symptoms of Eclampsia and Toxemia?
Seizures.
You are called to treat a 25-year-old man who is alert and is having difficulty breathing. After making contact with your patient, he extends his arm out to allow you to take his blood pressure? What time of consent is being shown here?
A. actual consent, B. informed consent, C. implied consent, D. formal consent
A. actual consent
What happens when a patient inhales?
The diaphragm and the intercostal muscles contract
What are the 3 symptoms of Cardiac Tamponade?
Beck's Triad:
Muffled heart sounds, hypotension, JVD
What is the term for a result of aging that leads to a loss of minerals in the bones?
Osteoporosis
A 33 year old male has been involved in a MVA and has an abdominal injury with a protruding bowel secondary to being partially ejected from the vehicle. How are you going to treat this?
Cover the exposed bowel with a moist sterile dressing.
You are completing a triage evaluation on a 27 year old man who is complaining of difficulty breathing secondary to a building explosion. The patient presents with the following during triage:
Present radial pulses, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, follows simple commands? What color triage tag should this patient receive?
Yellow
You get called to a 58 year old female patient complaining of difficulty breathing. You find that she is using accessory muscles to breathe, her SpO2 is 98%, she has high pitched stridor and is slightly cyanotic around her mouth. You notice an ashtray piled high with cigarette butts beside her? What is the most likely cause of this and what is the best treatment?
A foreign body obstruction in the upper airway. Encourage her to cough and dislodge it, then give high flow Oxygen and rapid transport.
What is the pneumonic used to obtain a description of a patient's chest pain?
OPQRST
What steps should be taken to control bleeding in an extremity?
Direct pressure, elevate extremity, tourniquet
An abnormally low placenta may tear or separate from the Uterus causing painless hemorrhaging. What is this called?
Placenta Previa.
You are the first to arrive on scene of a mass casualty accident. What do you do first.
Identify the situation and determine a temporary incident commander. Notify dispatch of additional units needed.