Systems & Safety
Level above an EMT-Basic
What level is a paramedic above?
Brady means
What is slow?
Consent for an unconscious patient
What is implied?
Normal adult heart-rate range
What is 60-100 bpm?
Organ in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen
What is the liver?
First priority on every scene
What is scene safety?
-itis means
Four elements of negligence
What are Duty, Breach, Causation, Damages?
Deflate the cuff at this rate
What is 2-3 mmHg/sec?
Sac of fluid around the heart
What is the pericardium?
PPE protects against this
What is bloodborne pathogens?
Term for difficulty breathing
What is Dyspnea?
Federal paitent-privacy law
What is HIPAA?
PERRL stands for
What is Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light?
This causes wheezing
What is bronchoconstriction?
Authorizes EMT care
What are medical direction/protocols?
Bursting forth with blood
What is a hemorrhage?
Normal infant respiratory range
What is ~25-50 breaths/min?
Where you take a radial pulse
What is the thumb side of the wrist?
What a cell needs to create energy
What are glucose and oxygen?
Fill in the blank: Recognition, dispatch, ____, EMT, Paramedic, ED.
What is First Responder?
Enlargement of the liver
What is hepatomegaly?
Common med issue in older adults
What is polypharmacy?
Late/ominous vital change in shock
What is falling blood pressure?
Systolic and diastolic
What are the phases of the heart contraction that give us blood pressure?