Trauma
This is the first step in assessing a trauma patient.
What is check for uncontrolled bleeding?
This is what ABC stands for
Airway, Breathing, and Circulation
This thing can be placed in a patient's airway to open it, and also manages the tongue.
What is an OPA?
What is 12-20?
These are the three things all trauma patients should receive
What is heat (Blankets, ambo cranked), Oxygen, and rapid transport?
This is what a BVM stands for.
What is a Bag-Valve Mask
This device blows pressurized air at the patient to help breathing.
What is a CPAP
What is forward?
When should a patient who is in cardiac arrest from a blunt force injury receive resusitative efforts.
What is if the arrest occurs after EMS is on scene.
This is what COPD stands for.
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
This device is placed into the nostrils, and is used to deliver a medication to your patient.
What is a nasal cannula.
This is the amount of albuterol to give in one dose.
What is 2.5mgs?
During an MCI, a patient is able to raise their hand to a voice request, but cannot stand up. What is their initial triage?
What is Yellow?
This is what DCAP-BTLS stands for.
What is deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures, burns, tenderness, laceration, swelling?
This object is used to protect the patients longest set of interlocking bones, and is described as uncomfortable.
What is a C-Collar?
What is 90-120
This is how long a patient can be in water with a temperature of less then 43F , before resuscitative efforts should be withheld.
What is 90 minutes?
This is what CHARTD stands for
Complaint, History, Assessment, ___, Transport, Destination
This device is used to stop fluid movement from it's container.
What is a tourniquet?
If a mental health patient admits they have both had thoughts of killing themselves, and have thought about how they would do it, without intent, what risk catergory are they?
What is meduim risk.
What is nerve agents/organophospate poisining.