Fire Service
Difference between a Fire Engine and a Fire Truck
Engines carry water
Trucks carry ladders and rescue
Define Prefix
What does CPR stand for
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Difference between arteries and veins
arteries are oxygenated
veins are deoxygenated
What is a normal Heart rate for an adult?
60-100 beats a minute
Medic unit vs. Ambo unit
Staffed by ALS provider
Staffed by a BLS provider
The suffix "ITIS" means
Inflammation Of
Ratio for 2 person infant CPR
15:2
15 compressions to 2 breaths
What is the largest part of the brain called?
Cerebrum
What is the real name for a blood pressure cuff?
Sphygmomanometer
What equipment gets dispatched on a medical box in Baltimore county fire dept.
Medic unit
EMS supervisor
Engine or a Truck
Erythrocyte
Red Blood Cell
What rhythms will an AED shock
Ventricular Fibrillation
Ventricular Tachycardia
What organs sit in the Upper right Quadrant of the abdoment
Liver
Gall bladder
What are the 3 true vital signs?
Heart Rate
Respiratory Rate
Blood pressure
MIEMSS stands for
Maryland Institute Emergency Medical Services Systmes
Ventral VS. Dorsal
Front VS. Back
Any age victim goes unresponsive from a foreign body obstruction, what do you do?
CPR
What is the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary Artery
What are other assessment findings some will label as a vital sign?
Pupil reaction
glucose
pulse ox
lung sounds
skin
Donning and Doffing
Putting on gear
taking off gear
Myocardial Infarction
Death of the heart muscle.
Heart Attack
An infant is choking and is still conscious. How do you attempt to remove the foreign body object?
5 back blows and 5 chest thrust
What is the primary pacemaker of the heart
Sinoatrial node
How do you take a blood pressure by palpation only?
By feeling the radial pulse. Pump the cuff up about 20 mmgh once the pulse disappears. Let the air out and once you palpate the radial pulse again you have their systolic blood pressure