Patient Assessment
This is the name for a loss of consciousness
What is syncope?
The electrical current of the heart follows this pathway
(from superior right to inferior left)?
This is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in adults
What is cardiovascular disease?
This is one of the most commonly broken bones in falls (upper body)
What is the clavicle?
This tool is useful in shock, and can be given to nearly all patients
What is a Blanket?
Corner of mouth to earlobe, insert at 90 degrees, rotate halfway in the mouth and insert to the teeth
this clear fluid may leak from a trauma patients ear, along with blood, signifying a major MOI
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
This type of dressing is used for sucking chest wounds when a commercial device in unavailable
What is a dry, sterile dressing?
The lung space filling with blood is called this
What is a Hemothorax?
This is the order in which we secure someone to a spine board
What is Chest, Hips, Legs, Head?
This is the dose for each nitroglycerin spray
What is 0.4mg?
What is 80-120 Bpm?
This type off CHF will cause fluid to backup and pool in the lungs, causing pulmonary edema
What is left sided heart failure?
These are the symptoms of Battle's Sign, caused from basal skull fractures
what is blood pooling behind the ears and eyes?
These are the two types of Angina
What is Stable and unstable?
A sun burn is this classification of burn
What is a radiation burn?
You are attempting ventilations with a BVM, your first 2 breaths do not go in. after 30 compressions, this is your next step
What is Look in the mouth for an obstruction and attempt 1 breath?
These are the 3 signs of Cushing's Triad
What is Hypertension (with widening blood pressure), Bradycardia, and Irregular respirations?
The Rule of thirds is used for these types of injuries
What is fractures of long bones and splinting?
Technique to open the airway of a patient with a suspected cervical injury.
What is a jaw-thrust?
ie. modified jaw-thrust
Crushing injuries add complication to emergencies because of this
What is crush syndrome? (tourniquet of distal body causing necrosis and additional injury when crushing force is removed)
These are the 3 conditions associated with COPD
What is Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis, Bronchospasm?
ARDS can be caused by other respiratory illnesses, but is often caused by this
What is Blunt force trauma ?
These are the stages of shock
What is compensated, Decompensated, and irreversible?
This is how you will hold/perform CPR on an infant with 2 rescuers
What is the thumb encircling method?