Vital Signs
Adult Normal Heart Rate
60-100bpm
Air is moved into and out of the chest in a process called
Ventilation
Albuterol Dosing for an Adult
2.5mg in 3mL MDI
what does "p" stand for in SAMPLE
Past Medical History
How to you determine level of consciosness?
using AVPU
a rapid pulse; any pulse rate above 100 beats per minute, for an adult is called?
tachycardia
Normal Respiratory Rate for a child
18-30 per min
Hypotension, Nausea & Vomiting, headache, palpitations, and dizziness are all side effects of what medication?
Nitroglycerin
What Neumonic do you use for history of present illness?
OPQRST
What Does BTLS stand for in DECAP BTLS
Burns
Tenderness
Lacerations
Swelling
Name four things you check when you are obtaining a set of vital signs?
-Respiratory rate
-Heart rate
-Blood Pressure
- Spo2
could even monitor and note
Skin (temp,color,condition), Pupils
List four signs of respiratory failure
-Altered Mental Status (ex. confusion, anxiousness)
-Abnormal lung sounds(wheezing, crowing, stridor, gurgling, gasping)
-color(cyanosis, gray coloring)
-Chest movement absent, minimal, uneven
-Spo2 <95%
-Slow pulse Rate (in children)
Is the study of how drugs enter, reach, and are eliminated by the body
Pharmacokinetics
what does SAMPLE stand for
Signs and Symtoms
Allergies
Medications
Past pertinent medical history
Last oral intake
Events leading up to complaint
fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows for free movement of the fractured segment.
Flail Chest