Karate Event
Was this case a trauma or a medical injury?
Trauma injury
Were the patients pupils constricted or dilated?
Constricted
What do you immediately have to do when someone falls from a height that high?
Support C-spine
What medication was our patient taking in the Ranger game scenario?
Insulin and blood pressure medication
Normal BP for an Adult?
120/80
Did her abdominal pain radiate or stay in one place?
Pain was only in one place.
Can you deliver Narcan to a patient more than once?
Yes
If the patient who fell from the ladder is able to answer our questions even though they are in a lot of a pain, on the AVPU scale they would be?
Verbal
Heart attack 5 years ago, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and angina
What does OPQRST stand for?
Onset
Provoke
Quality
Radiate/Region
Severity
Time
Normal breathing range for an adult?
12-20 breaths per min
What did the SPO2 reading and breathing rate recommend to use on the patient?
BVM
To care for the knee, what does RICE stand for?
Rest, Immobilize, Cold, Elevate
When considering using nitroglycerin in a scenario, what is something you must check prior to administration?
Patient blood pressure
What could crackling lung sounds indicate?
Fluid in the lungs
If the patient had come to you regarding the abdominal pain but instead you began to notice multiple signs of shock how would you proceed?
- Give first aid for the injury that caused the shock
- Reassure the patient
What was discovered during a head to toe search?
Needle marks on arm
What do you always have to check when bandaging/splinting a patient?
Capillary refill/CMS (Circulation, Movement, Sensation)
What does AED stand for?
Automated external defibrillator
How many litres per min (LPM) do you flow a BVM at?
15 LPM
Upon assessing the patient, if you would have noticed she is having a very difficult time breathing and could have a flail chest (several ribs broken in the same place, flail area moves opposite of the chest) how would you treat it?
Support injured area with your hand to make breathing easier
Secure the arm to the chest wall with a bandage to prevent movement of the arm
Give ongoing casualty care until EMS arrives
Do you give Narcan to a conscious patient or an unconscious patient?
Unconscious, or absent breathing.
Did the patients BP rise or lower as more sets of vitals were taken?
The BP continued to rise.
It went from 125/76 to 132/78.
What are the 4 chambers of the heart?
The upper chambers, the right and left atria, receive incoming blood.
The lower chambers, the right and left ventricles, pump blood out of the heart.
What year was St. John Ambulance founded in England?
1877