Respiratory
The normal rate of breaths per minute for a healthy adult at rest.
12–20 breaths per minute
This is the normal range for an adult resting heart rate.
60–100 beats per minute
You have an impaled object in your patient do you remove it? Why or why not?
NO!!!!
The most basic PPE item that should be worn anytime there is potential contact with blood or bodily fluids.
Gloves
This maneuver opens the airway in a trauma patient without moving the neck.
The jaw-thrust maneuver?
What does “accessory muscle use” indicate?
Respiratory distess.
What piece of equipment is used to measure blood pressure?
Sphygmomanometer
What type of shock is associated with blood loss
Hypovolemic Shock
What does BSI stand for?
Body Substance Isolation
You find a patient who fell off a ladder. They are laying on their back. What’s your first concern when arriving on scene?
Scene Safety
What is the main muscle used for breathing?
The diaphragm
What does the “SpO₂” reading actually measure
The percentage of oxygen in the blood
This is the first and most important step in controlling external bleeding to prevent blood loss before applying bandages or tourniquets.
applying direct pressure
What is the first step before approaching any patient?
SCENE SAFETY
What does the acronym SAMPLE stand for?
Signs/Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past medical history, Last oral intake, Events leading up.
What condition might cause unequal chest rise during respiration?
A pneumothorax or collapsed lung
How many main vital signs do EMTs usually check?What are they?
4
pulse, respirations, blood pressure, SPO2
When should you replace a soaked dressing?
Never remove it; place a new dressing on top.
When should an EMT remove PPE?
After leaving the contaminated scene and before touching clean areas or patients.
What is the purpose of a rapid trauma assessment?
To find life-threatening injuries quickly.
What are tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs?
Alveoli
You arrive on scene to reports of a carbon monoxide detectors going off. Your patient presents with shortness of breath but the pulse ox says her o2 levels are at 99%. Why is this and what would you do for them.
The pulse ox says 99%, but it’s wrong because it can’t tell the difference between oxygen and carbon monoxide.
Treat their symptoms not what the pulse ox says.
Give them o2.
What is “epistaxis” and how do you control it?
nosebleed; pinch the nostrils and lean forward, apply ice if needed.
Name three body substances that could carry pathogens.
Blood, saliva, vomit, urine, feces, mucus.
This drug is administered in anaphylaxis to reverse airway swelling, increase blood pressure, and counteract histamine release.
Epinephrine