Response
A person is having trouble breathing and has swelling of their lips after eating. What should you do after administering oxygen?
What is administer epinephrine (via auto-injector)?
A person has hives, trouble breathing, and throat swelling after eating peanuts
What is an allergic reaction?
ABC stands for Airway, Breathing, and what?
What is circulation?
This body system must always be checked first in an emergency
What is the airway?
A patient fell off their skateboard and has a visibly deformed wrist. They can move their fingers but are in pain. What should you do before attempting to move them?
What is immobilize the write/spint?
A person collapses on the sidewalk and has no pulse and is not breathing. What should your first step after evaluating the person?
What is begin CPR?
A patient is shaky, confused, and sweaty after skipping meals
What is hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)?
SAMPLE helps doctors remember key questions to ask their patients. What does M stand for?
Medications
In a patient with bleeding from the leg and shortness of breath, this should be treated first
What is bleeding?
A patient has a cut on their forearm that is bleeding steadily. You apply direct pressure but the bleeding continues after a minute. The next step is this
What is apply a torniquet?
A patient is sitting on the ground after falling off a bike and is confused. You should prevent them from doing what until they are evaluated?
What is walking/standing
A patient collapses after standing in the sun all day and feels dizzy when standing
What is heat exhaustion?
RICE is often used for musculoskeletal injuries. What does each letter represent?
What is Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation?
A patient has a small head laceration and is vomiting. They also have sever abdominal pain. Which problem do you treat first?
What is vomiting/airway
A 15 year old boy is conscious, alert, and lying on the ground after falling 15 ft while climbing a tree. What should your first step be after sizing up the scene?
What is hold cervical spine?
A conscious diabetic person is shaky and sweating. You should administer this.
What is glucose (sugar/juice)?
An unconscious 14 year old female is lying on the ground next to a bottle of oxycontin. She has pinpoint pupils, and slow shallow respirations.
What is a opioid overdose?
FAST is used to recognize a stroke. What does F stand for?
What is Face?
A patient complains of mild abdominal pain and has a small scratch on their forearm from a fall. On inspection, their skin is warm, flushed, and they are slightly confused. Which problem should you be prepared to address?
What is altered mental status/sepsis?
A patient fell from a ladder. They have a deep arm laceration, appear pale, are sweating, and are breathing rapidly. Their blood pressure cannot be measured with a cuff. What is the most likely condition?
What is shock?
A 70-year-old male has difficulty breathing. When assessing him, you discover he has an altered mental status and his SpO2 is 85%. What should be your first treatment/intervention?
What is administer oxygen (via BVM)?
A patient suddenly stands up, feels dizzy, loses consciousness briefly, and wakes up shortly after with no confusion but feels weak
What is syncope/fainting?
5 rights used for administering medication
What is right medication, route, dose, patient, expiration?
Your patient is a 24-year-old female who swallowed a handful of pills of unknown type. Although she was initially alert and oriented with no complaints, you note that she is now beginning to slur her words and is becoming progressively lethargic. What is the highest priority in dealing with this patient?
What is maintaining an open airway?
A patient fell from a ladder and complains of abdominal pain. Their skin is pale, pulse is weak and rapid, and they feel nauseated. There are no visible wounds. What do you suspect?
What is internal bleeding (neurogenic or hypovolemic shock)?