Cardiac Arrest
Per ACLS guidelines, this drug is administered every 3 to 5 minutes during a cardiac arrest.
What is epinephrine?
This system assigns percentages to body sections to calculate the total surface area of a burn.
What is the Rule of Nines?
In a mass casualty, these survivors with minor injuries are often called the "walking wounded."
Who are the green-tagged patients
This is the most urgent level in the ESI system, requiring immediate life-saving intervention.
What is ESI Level 1?
This is the single most common type of shock presumed in all trauma patients
What is hypovolemic shock?
This portable device is used to deliver a shock to help a stopped heart re-establish its rhythm.
What is AED?
This "sign" is a critical indicator of potential airway burns if found around the nose or mouth.
What is soot (or singed nasal hairs)?
This color triage tag is used for patients with life-threatening but survivable injuries.
What is red?
An ESI-2 patient has a potentially life-threatening condition and should be seen within this many minutes.
What is 10 minutes?
This "sign" of bruising on the chest or abdomen from a motor vehicle crash may indicate internal injury.
What is seat belt sign
This is the quivering, useless rhythm most commonly associated with sudden cardiac arrest
$300: What is ventricular fibrillation (V-fib)?
These two vital interventions are the top priorities for a patient with 60% total body burns.
300: What are airway management and fluid resuscitation?
This color tag is reserved for the "expectant," or those with mortal injuries who are not expected to survive.
What is black?
This ESI level is assigned to stable patients who typically require two or more hospital resources.
What is ESI Level 3?
This classic triad consists of JVD, muffled heart tones, and a narrowing pulse pressure.
What is Beck’s Triad
This term describes the "flatline" on an EKG, indicating no electrical or mechanical heart activity.
$400: What is asystole?
This type of burn requires intensive surgical intervention, often including skin grafting and escharotomies.
This field triage level is declared when an incident results in more than 25 surviving victims.
What is Level 3?
This ESI level is for stable patients who can wait an hour or longer and only need one resource.
What is ESI Level 4?
A "halo" stain on gauze used to wipe an ear or nose bleed indicates the presence of this fluid.
What is Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)?
During a code, a sudden, significant jump in this monitored value often indicates ROSC.
What is ETCO2 (End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide)?
During a code, a sudden, significant jump in this monitored value often indicates ROSC.
$500: What is an inhalation injury?
This acronym—standing for Respirations, Perfusion, and Mental Status—is used for rapid field triage.
What is RPM?
patients with stable vitals needing a work note or a simple prescription fall into this ESI level.
What is ESI Level 5?
This is the emergency treatment for a tension pneumothorax involving a large-bore needle.
What is needle decompression?