airway and breahting
what should you do when suctioning copious secretions from a semiconscious adults airway
Avoid touching the back of the airway with the suction catheter
58 year old man is found unresponsive. According to his wife he was complaining of a dull ache in his chest the day before. BP 70/50mm Hg, Pulse 120bpm weak, respirations are 28 breaths/min and labored. He is cool, pale, and clammy. what is he experiencing
Cardiogenic chock
A patient with T1 diabetes has a blood glucose of 950mg/dl. What would you expect to encounter?
Ketoacidosis.
Signs= Tachycardia and poor skin turgor.
Bright blood spurting from above the knee should be treated how.
A proximal tourniquet
What do we do as soon as we begin transport to the hospital
Advise dispatch of your status--change status
Severe peripheral vasoconstriction may cause what during an assessment.
A inaccurate pulse oximetry reading
A patient with an LVAD, left ventricular assist device is unresponsive and cyanotic. What actions would you take
Begin CPR
A patient who is cool and clammy with diabetes should be given what
Oral glucose
Penetrating trauma to the cheek with the object still present, should be treated how before anything else.
Stabilize, and control bleed
Someone has sever respiratory distress, they are conscious but confused, they can only speak two words at a time. what do we do
Assist respirations, ventilate with a bag mask device
which of the following mechanical actions occurs during
the intercostal muscles contract and the diaphragm
A 50 year old gets sudden chest pressure while mowing his lawn. After taking baby aspirin and resting for 10 minutes his chest pressure is resolved. What likely helped relieve his chest pressure.
Resting, and ceasing exercise/decrease work load.
Aspirin: it acts as an antiplatelet agent that stops blood cells from sticking together
A woman with T1 diabetes has, deep, rapid breathing; tachycardia, dehydration and altered. what would explain her presentation
Failure to take prescribed insulin
-not enough insulin
-build up of glucose in the blood
Burns to the entire head, anterior chest, and both anterior upper extremities. What percent is burned
Head= 9% Anterior chest= 9% Each upper extremity=4.5%=9%
27%
In general what is required for complete blood return to the hear
Full recoil of the chest
you are assessing a middle aged man who is experiencing respiratory distress. The patient has a history of emphysema and hypertension. He appears fatigued; has weak retractions; and has labored, shallow breathing. What should you do
Assis his ventilations with a bag mask device
A patient experiencing shock should be what, aside from being treated for shock.
prompt transport to hospital.
Someone experiences a sudden tearing sensation in their abdomen. BP 148/88 pulse of 120 BPM, RR 22breaths a min. what should we as an EMT do aside from palpation.
Allow them to assume a comfortable position and transport at once.
After covering a chest wound with an occlusive dressing you have to ventilate with a bag mask device. What do you need to do to ventilate
Remove the Bag mask
During assessment of a woman in labor, you see the babys arm protruding. The mother says she needs to push, what should we do.
Cover the arm with a sterile dressing, transport immediately.
A man presents with a sudden onset of difficulty breathing. He is cyanotic and is making a high pitched sound on inhalation. What could be expected
Laryngeal edema
A 50 year old has slurred speech, left arm weakness that started 45 minutes ago, he has a history of heart attack. Hes a candidate for what
fibrinolytic therapy
A man panicked while swimming in deep water. You attempt to rescue him what is your first choice of rescue before throwing a floaty to him.
A woman has an open fracture to her leg. what should you do first when treating
Control external bleeding
-control the bleeding.
Stung by a bee, diffuse hives, swelling, audible stridor. What should you suspect