Skills
The "T" in DOTS
Tenderness
Mouth to Mask, you must connect this as your first step!
One Way Valve
If a bystander is doing CPR, what is the first thing you do (other than BSI/Safety)?
Stop CPR and check for carotid pulse
What is SAMPLE?
Signs/Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past Pertinent Medical Hx, Last oral intake, Events leading up to the complaint
The absolute first thing you will do in every station?
Body Substance Isolation / Scene Safe
Splints are measured against the _________ extremity.
Uninjured
To be valid, a DNR Order must contain a valid date (not expired), and what two signatures?
The patient themselves, and their physican
After you complete the assessment of a trauma patient laying on his back, you should not forget to ___ ____ the patient to check for any "hidden" injurys.
Log Roll
Red, spurting blood is an immediate life threat. You know this, because it is ________ bleeding.
Arterial
If you are doing CPR and get spontaneous return of pulses, what is your proper treatment?
Keep ventilating patient via BVM, 15Liters oxygen at 12-20 breaths per minute, Insert adjuct as necessary, Reassess patient pulses as often as possible, treat for shock.
OPQRST-I
Onset, Provokes, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time, Interventions.
Don't let tunnel vision get to you, and cause you to miss hitting your __ __ __ during your initial assessment!
ABC's
Proper steps for preparing and using the suction device?
Power on, check for suction, insert while not suctioning, remove slowly and in a circular motion no longer than 15 seconds.
If you leave a patient prior to transferring care to a higher level, you are committing?
Abandonment
Can you administer an inhaler to a patient with breathing difficulty
No; you can assist them with it.
To make sure you get all your points on your Medical and Trauma practicals, you must interact with your patient, not just the evaluator. Rather than verbilizing your physical assessment, you should _______ as you are checking for DOTS. Sometimes the injuries will be obvious to this, but not seen.
Palpate / Touch
Treatment for signs and symptoms of Hypoperfusion
High flow Oxygen 15 liters via NRB, Proper positioning of the patient (Lay down, elevate legs higher than heart), and rewarming (blanket)
When responding in apparatus to a call, the Engineer must operate the vehicle with ___ _____.
Due Regard
5 sections of the Spine
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