TRAUMA
What are 2 different types of injures?
Life threatening or non-life threatening
What kind of STEMI do you not give nitrates to?
Inferior wall STEMI
How many bones are in the body?
206
How do you size an OPA?
From corner of mouth to ear lobe.
What is Poison Controls phone number?
1-800-222-1222
Airway contraindicated with a basilar skull fracture
NPA
Sunken fontanelles on an infant indicate what is going on?
Dehydration
Number of lobes of the lungs
5 lobes
Right has 3 (Superior, middle, and inferior)
Left has 2 ( superior and inferior)
What is another name for COPD?
Chronic bronchitis and Emphysema
Delirium tremens, a life-threatening cluster of neurological and cardiovascular signs, is caused by withdrawal from this drug?
Alcohol
Is this yellow or red on the step trauma triage, you have a patient you have to use a tourniquet to stop bleeding.
Red
Name 1 of 3 forms of distributive shock.
Septic, neurogenic, and anaphylactic shock
The valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
Pulmonary valve
Dialysis is the mechanical way of compensating for the failure of this organ?
Kidneys
An EMT's primary responsibility to a patient who has been poisoned it to?
Recognize a poisoning has occurred.
Using the rule of 9's, if a pt has burns to their chest, abdomen and genitals, what is their TBSA?
19
Nasal flaring, grunting, and head bobbing are signs of this condition in pediatric patients
Clubbing of fingers can indicate disease of these major organs
Lungs and heart
An embryo that develops outside the uterine cavity is this type of pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancy
At what temperature does the body's core temperature drop down to be considered hypothermia?
95 F or below ( 35 C)
Decorticate posturing is caused by an injury to this organ?
The Brain
If a patient has a Tricyclic Antidepressant overdose and has QRS widening, what should you administer and what is the dose?
Sodium Bicarb 1 mEq/kg 50mEq/50ml IV
What is the only bone in the body that does not connect to another bone?
Hyoid bone
What is the second stage of labor?
When the cervix is fully dilated. This is the pushing and delivery of baby.
What is the cause of barotrauma?
Pressure Changes: Barotrauma occurs when there is a significant difference between the pressure inside a body cavity (like the ears or lungs) and the external pressure.