The Team Approach to Health Care
The "P" in the PACE mnemonic stands for this.
What is PROBE?
The percentage of the air the we breathe that is made up of O2
What is 21%?
This is taken into consideration when determining the dose of medication
What is AGE?
This regulates blood flow through the capillary beds
What are THE CAPILLARY SPHINCTERS?
Opening the airway in a patient who has not sustained trauma to the cervical spine.
What is JAW-THRUST maneuver?
Each individual is told what to do.
What are DEPENDENT GROUPS?
The concentration of inspired O2 that is provided by a nasel cannula when the flowmeter is set at 1-6L/min.
What is 24% to 44%?
The brand name that a manufacturer give to a medication
What is TRADE NAME?
Regulation of the blood flow is determined by this
What is cellular need?
(VOCAB) Depresses the sternum via a plunger mounted on a backboard.
What is MECHANICAL PISTON DEVICE?
The C in PACE mnemonic stands for this.
What is CHALLENGE?
Brain damage is very likey when a person goes this long without O2
What is 6-10 minutes?
This is the fastest way to deliver a chemical substance
What is INTRAVENOUS?
Compensated shock
What is the EARLY STAGE OF SHOCK WHERE BLOOD PRESSURE CAN STILL BE MAINTAINED?
In most cases cardiac arrest in infants and children results from this
What is RESPIRATORY ARREST?
The National Incident Management System defines this as "the organizational level that divides the incident according to functional levels of operation".
What is GROUP?
This is the most common airway obstruction in the unconscious patient.
What is the TONGUE?
This medication is commonly administered in a metered-dose inhailer(MDI)
What is ALBUTEROL?
Anaphylactic shock
What is WIDESPREAD VASCULAR DILATION AFTER EXPOSURE TO AN ALLERGEN?
An opening that connects the trachea directly to the skin.
What is a STOMA?
A group of health care providers who are assigned specific roles and are working independently in a coordinated mannor under a designated leader.
What is a team?
This can result in an inaccurate pulse oximetry reading.
What is carbon monoxide poisoning?
Nitroglycerin relieves the squeezing or crushing pain associated with angina by doing this
What is dilating the arteries to increase the O2 supply to the heart muscle?
Neurogenic shock causes hypoperfusion due to this
What is WIDESPREAD DILATION OF THE VASCULAR SYSTEM?
The rate of compressions for an infant
What is 100-120 compressions per minute?
Health care is provided in the community rather than at a physcian's office or hospital
What is MIH model?
Occasional gasping breaths, but unable to maintain life.
What are AGONAL GASPS?
The goverment publication listing all drugs in the United States
What is UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA?
This develops when the heart muscle can no longer generate enough pressure to circulate the blood to all organs.
What is CARDIOGENIC SHOCK?
The ratio of compression to ventilation for infants and children when performing two rescuer CPR.
What is 15:2?