Operations
Operating the ambulance at or beyond the speed limit can be viewed as operating the vehicle recklessly and without ___ ______,
What is due regard?
This provides nourishment to the fetus through the umbilical cord.
What is the placenta?
What is the adult CPR compression to ventilation ratio?
What is 30 Compressions to 2 Breaths?
The mnemonic AVPU stands for..
What is Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive?
GCS stands for...
What is Glascow Coma Scale?
The landing zone for a medical helicopter must be _____ in size.
What is 100 ft x 100 ft?
New onset hypertension during pregnancy.
What is preeclampsia?
A valid living will or DNR is not available during a cardiac arrest. What should you do?
What is start CPR?
A method of ventilation called a CPAP stands for...
What is continuous positive airway pressure?
The federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning safety in the workplace called OSHA stands for....
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
If a medical helicopter is landing on a grade (uneven surface) you should approach it from...
What is the downhill side?
Three stages of labor.
What are dilation of the cervix, delivery of the fetus, and delivery of the placenta?
Target number of compressions per minute for adult CPR.
A type of stroke called a TIA, stands for.
What is a transient ischemic attack?
Severe withdrawal syndrome in individuals with alcoholism called DTs stands for.
What is Delirium Tremens?
A condition in which a person is caught within a closed area with no way out or has a limb or other body part trapped.
What is entrapment?
The term for the condition in which the umbilical cord is wrapped around the baby's neck.
What is nuchal cord?
The method for opening airway of an unconscious suspected trauma patient.
What is jaw thrust?
OPQRST stands for...
What is Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiation, Severity, and Timing.
APGAR stands for...
What is Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration?
The area of a scene where people can be exposed to sharp metal edges, broken glass, toxic substances, radiation, or explosion of hazardous materials.
What is the hot zone?
You should suction the baby in this order.
What is mouth, then nose?
You should not start CPR when obvious signs of death are present. Name 2.
What are rigor mortis, dependent lividity, putrefaction, or evidence of a non-survivable injury.
HIPAA stands for...
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
DCAPBTLS stands for...
Deformities, contusion, abrasions, punctures, burns, tenderness, laceration, swelling.