PPE
What does donning mean?
to put on
What is body mechanics?
How your body positions itself so it prevents injury
What is body temperature?
Measure of body heat
What is systolic pressure?
Top number/ most force exerted on the arteries
What do the reflexes check?
If the nervous system is working properly
What does doffing mean?
to take off
Should you bend with your back or your knees?
Knees, stoop not bend
What is pulse rate?
pressure of blood pushing against the arteries
What is diastolic pressure?
bottom number/ least force exerted on the arteries
What flexes when you hit the knee with the reflex hammer?
The leg will shoot outwards
How to doff a mask?
do not touch the front, take off from back loop first.
What does the second "S" in PASS stand for?
Sweep back and forth at the base of the fire
TRUE or FALSE. Fever is an illness
False, fever is the body's way of defending against infection.
What are the 3 types of blood pressure apparatuses?
aneriod, electric, stethoscope
What happens when you hit the Achilles Tendon?
The foot should push down against the hand under it
How to doff gloves?
grab top and roll off and away from you inside out and use that glove to grab and roll off the other one
What is PASS used for?
How to use a fire extinguisher.
What do the short lines on the thermometer represents?
0.2 of a degree/ 2/10ths of a degree
What amounts to one respiration?
1 inspiration + 1 expiration
Where is the Brachioradialis Tendon?
about 2 centimeters under the thumb
What not to do when you doff PPE?
touch the outside
What is RACE used for?
procedures to follow when there is a fire
How to take your pulse?
Go to a pulse point and count 15 seconds and multiply by 4.
What does a pulse oximeter measure?
How much oxygen is in the blood
How can you check eye reflex?
look at the light for 10 seconds then look forward and see the pupil dilate/ take a pencil and hit the bridge of the nose and they should blink