Life Span Development
Separation anxiety peaks at what age?
10-18 months
What is the power grip?
Palms up with hands about 10 inches apart
What is a group?
collection of individual healthcare providers working independently to help the patient
What age range is the physical peak?
19-25 years
The flexible fibrous tissue between the bones of the cranium that have not yet fused together
Fontanelles
Moro Reflex (Can be written or demonstrated)
neonates are startled and open their arms wide and appear to be grabbing for something
Name three one-person techniques to move a patient if life-threatening danger exists and your partner is elsewhere
Front cradle, firefighter's drag, one-person walking assist, firefighter's carry, pack-strap carry
What is a team?
A group of healthcare providers who are assigned specific roles and work interdependently in a coordinated manner under a designated leader
Situational Awareness
the knowledge and understanding of one's surroundings and the ability to recognize potential threats to safety
What is barotrauma and how is it caused?
forceful ventilation and overinflation increase the pressure in the lungs, resulting in pressure-induced trauma
Afraid of strangers, displays mood swings
Situations in which to use the Rapid Extrication Technique (3)
The scene is unsafe, explosive/hazardous materials are on scene, fire/danger of fire, patient cannot be properly assessed before being moved, life-threatening condition, patient blocks access to another patient
What are the three decision traps in EMS?
Overconfidence, bias, anchoring
What are three dragging methods used during emergency moves?
Emergency clothes drag, blanket drag, arm drag, arm-to-arm drag
Body Mechanics
the ways in which the body moves to achieve a specific action
Between the ages of 20-90 years, what percentage of kidney filtration will decline?
50%
When would you use a flexible stretcher?
When you must remove a patient from/through a confined space or if the patient must be belayed/rappelled by ropes
Probe, alert, challenge, emergency
CRM, what is it?
Crew Resource Management, way for team members to work together with the team leader to develop and maintain understanding of the emergency situation
Explain the diamond carry
One responder on each side of the backboard/stretcher (head, both sides, foot)
List the vital signs of an infant (PR, RR, Systolic BP, Temperature)
100-160 beats/min, 25-50 breaths/min, 70-95 mm Hg, 96.8-99.6 F
List four rules of lifting
What are the five techniques to deal with team conflicts?
List the age groups and their ranges
Neonate (1 month), infant (1 month - 1 year), toddler (1 year - 3 years) Preschoolers (3-6 years), School-age (6 years - 12 years) Adolescents (12 years - 18 years) Early adult (19 years - 40 years) Middle adult (41 years - 60 years) Late adult (61+ years)
Explain the difference between the three conventional reasonings
Conventional - looking to approval from peers/society
Preconventional - acting purely to avoid punishment, get what they want
Postconventional - basing decisions on own conscience