BLS Meds
What meds do you give for Chest Pain?
ASA and Nitro
What level is Prov?
Level 4
Where do you check for a pulse on a patient?
Carotid Artery
What does XABC stand for?
Who’s is the best Station dog in the world?
Remi
What med do you give when you hear wheezing?
Albuterol
Where is the burn center?
Harborview
What part of the brain controls breathing and HR?
Brainstem
What are the early signs of shock?
Tachycardia, Pale/cool skin
How many leads are on a 12 lead?
10
What is a common contradiction for giving zofran BLS?
If the patient is vomiting
What hospitals can we transmit too?
Prove and Petes
What is a common sign of L sided heart failure?
Pulmonary Edema
What do you place on a patient with a femur fracture and what is a contraindication?
Traction Splint
Mid femur fracture
Are stroke patients BLS or ALS and what makes it one versus the other?
Inability to manage the airway via BLS
How many meds can EMTs give?
9
What is the closest level 2 trauma center?
St Joes/TG
What is a common sign of R sided heart failure?
Pedal Edema
What vital sign makes shock compensated versus decompensated?
Blood Pressure
What are the 2 most important things in a Cardiac Arrest?
Compressions and Early Defib
What are they, what are the dosages, and route given?
ASA - 324mg
Charcoal - 25-100 gm
Albuterol - 2.5 - 5mg via Neb
Epi - .3mg
Glucose - 1 tubeNarcan - .4 - 2mg IN
Nitro - .4mg SLZofran - 4mg
O2 - Titrated to effect
What patients CANT go to Prov?
STEMI/Dialysis
How does blood flow through the heart?
Vena cava —> R Atria —> R ventricle —> Pulmonary Artery —> Lungs —> Pulmonary veins —> L Atria —> L ventricle —> Aorta
What services carry blood?
Lifeflight and Airlift
If a patient is having an CHF Exacerbation and has trouble breathing, what airway device should be used?
CPAP