Respiratory
>94%
When should you apply supplemental oxygen?
Retro-sternal pressure, jaw pain, shoulder pain, numbness to left arm.
What are common signs and symptoms of acute coronary syndrome?
A type of injury where your brain strikes both the front and back of your skull
What is coup contra-coup?
Accidental death and dismemberment on american highways
What are the white papers?
Clipped in but completely loose
How does the chief like his stretcher straps?
Rales
What are the lung sounds associated with congestive heart failure?
<120 systolic
Above what pressure is the use of nitrates allowed?
For extrication purposes. To be removed once on the stretcher
When is the use of a longboard indicated?
Late 1700's Napoleonic wars
When was the "modern" ambulance invented?
3/4 full
When does the chief require you to fill the ambulance?
Rhonchi
What are the lung sounds associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Weakness, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
What are anginal equivilents?
Serious injury to more than one body system
What is multi-systems trauma?
Two large bore i.v.'s, normal saline, wide open
What is no longer considered acceptable fluid resuscitation in the trauma patient?
At the conclusion of every run, after being parked in the garage.
When does the chief require the apparatus be rinsed off or washed?
12-20
What is a normal respiratory rate?
takotsubo cardiomyopathy
What is broken heart syndrome?
hypothermia, acidosis, coagulopathy
What is the lethal trauma triad?
When the stopcock pops or the velcro crackles
When do you stop inflating the M.A.S.T. trousers?
To ensure no compartment doors are left open or equipment left out that may fall off the truck causing damage or harm.
Why does the chief require a 360 degree walk around of apparatus prior to leaving the scene?
Hyper-oxygenation and free radicals
Why should an emt never strive for 100% Sp02?
Failure of the left ventricle to contract efficiently enough causing blood to back up into the lungs
What is CHF?
Hypertension, bradycardia, irregular respirations
What is Cushings triad?
1989
When did Tim start his EMS career?
Immediately contact an officer and fill out necessary paperwork.
What should you do if you are injured on a call or a piece of equipment becomes damaged or broken?