Anatomy
What is the pacemaker of the heart called?
SA node sinoatrial node.
What is PMS? How would you assess it?
Pulse Motor and sensory
What are the three stages of child birth?
Contractions, Baby, Placenta
what is something you can insert into your patients mouth if they are unconscious and have snoring respirations.
OPA
how would you assess and treat for flail chest.
Paradoxical motion. Towel or pillow and wrap it up.
What is the smallest part of the brain?
Cerebellum
what is the worst kind of car crash that would pose the biggest threat and highest mortality?
Rotational and then rollover with full or partial ejection.
how would you place your patient in the Recovery Posistion
Lateral recumbent. Left side off the vena cava
Give me respirations that would consider using a BVM
under 8 over 28. I will also so accept 10 and 26
what are some early signs of shock?
Tachycardia restlessness cool pale diaphoretic increased BP
where does your Aortic Artery branch off into?
Femoral Arteries
You have a gun shot wound to the right upper chest leaking air and fluid. What would you do for this patient?
manage ABC and apply an occlusive dressing. open side to the right for fluids to drain.
Patient presents with Low bp, Stridor upon inhaling with fast shallow breathing, A high level of anxiety, urticaria, nausea and skin is presents with cool pale and diaphoretic
DIAGNOSE and TREAT
Anaphylaxis 0.3 of epi IM if a child .15 IM 15 LITRES of o2
How would you treat a six month old baby who has an airway obstruction and is cyanotic?
5 back blows 5 chest thrusts. Repeat. check airway and retrieve if it is visible with forceps......
what is a late sign of shock
Systolic drop in BP confusion oliguria
What two main veins (venous Trunks) bring back deoxygenated blood back into the right side of the heart.
superior and inferior vena cava
Describe how you would preform a rapid Urgent extrication. Also, what would indicate such a move.
Pull him out quickly not concerning yourself with spinal immobilization/ Indicated if there are immediate life threats in the area or to your patient
After a Patient seizes or wakes up from really low blood sugar, what kind of state are they in?
Postictal
Name at least five things to be looking for when preforming CPR
30:2, Proper recoil, 2-2.5 inches deep, 100-120 compressions a minute, no interruption for no longer than 10 seconds, proper ventilations with equal chest rise and fall.
Name the 3 phases of shock
compensated, decompensated, irreversible
Explain to me what a cardiac Tapenade is and what Triad do we use to diagnose one.
The pericardial sac fill with fluid causing the heart to be smothered. Beck's Triad Muffled heart sounds, JVD and low BP
What do Battle signs indicate?
Basilar scull fracture
you have a 65 year old man complaining of chest pain. He is cool pale and diaphoretic. he is also dizzy. Respirations are fast and labored at 38 breaths a minute and a pulse of 140. His BP is 100/68 He says nothing makes it better but he does have a tearing pain in his upper back that wont go away.
DIAGNOSE and tell me the precautions you would take on transport.
Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm. be very cautions on moving, avoiding fast bumpy movements. Take to a level one trauma center and make the call to the hospital to have the cardiac unit and cath lab on standby, Also consider bagging this patient.
What is something to be very mindful when back boarding your patient?
spine and PMS
your patient presents with a Antecubital Fossa 3 inch LAC with hypovolemic shock. How do you treat this
you can pack it. (I would ) apply pressure, wrap it and then throw a tourniquet on.