Pulse
Name 5 characteristics of a pulse
rate, rhythm, volume, force, and equality.
Name 5 characteristics of Respirations
Rate
Rhythm
Depth
effort
Sound equal rise and fall
The pupose of blood pressure measurment
Blood pressure is a measure of how forcefully your blood goes through your arteries.
When you assess the skin you are looking at
Temperature
color
condition
True of false
You should put the pulse oximeter on a person finger as soon as you arrive.
False
What is a normal pulse rate range?
between 60 and 100 bpm
The normal rate of respiration in an adult
Between 12 and 20
Describe the 4 phases of Blood pressure measurment,
clear tapping sounds heard for at least two consecutive beats - this is the systolic blood pressure
how do you know if a person is not perfusing
confusion and cyanosis
It is winter you think your patient may have a fever, your IR no touch thermometer shows 96.7 what is your next step
Find a covered spot on their chest or neck or arm and feel.
The 5 major arteries for pulse measure
Carotif
brachial
radial
poplital
posterior tibial dorsalis pedis
name 4 things that can effect respiration
Age
illness
pain
Activity
A normal Blood pressure should range between
less than 120
less than 80
If the patient has yellow skin you should be worried about what disease
Hepititis
You are the first person on the scene for a reported suicide. People are outside visibly upset. What should you do.
Stage for the Police arrival.
While checking pulses on a patient you should pay attention to What?
Skin temperature
color and condition
What are the 2 gases the body uses to control breathing?
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
True of false
you can measure a blood pressure by watching the needle move
FALSE
Your patient is retaining fluid around her ankles, when you push it down it leaves and indentation.
This is called
Pitting edema
your patient has an Oxygen Saturation of 84 according to the first responder, your next action is to
assess the patient
For an unconscious infant you should always use this pulse point.
Brachael
there are 4 major lung sound
Crackles (rales) -wet
Strider - high pitched upper neck
Wheeze - whistling
Ronchi - mucous..low pitch
The two alternative ways of taking a a blood pressure
Palpation
forearm
Your patient has dry skin and you pinch their arm and the skin stays up.
This is known as what.
Tenting
You take a BGL on a patient and the number shows 350 and he wants to sign a refusal.
there is no perfect right answer....many other considerations, if in doubt call medical contol..