Drip Drop Drip
The most commonly used fluid replacement in prehospital medicine.
What is normal saline?
These factors contribute to how much fluid can be delivered through an IV catheter.
What is diameter and length?
This size needle is utilized for needle cricthyroidotomy.
What is a 12 to 14 gauge needle?
The indications for intraosseous access.
What is urgent or emergent needle and inability to obtain peripheral intravenous access?
Scope of practice allowed to perform peripheral IV insertion and maintenance.
What I/A/C/P?
The amount of fluid given for initial fluid therapy.
What is 1 - 2 L and/or 20ml/kg?
The amount of volume that can be achieved through a 20 gauge catheter.
What is 60ml/min or 3.6l/hr?
The recommended needle size and length for needle decompression.
What is a 14 gauge 3.25in needle?
The contraindications for intraosseous access.
What is inability to identify the landmark, infection over sight, prosthetic, access with 48 hours, and fracture to target bone.
Scope of practice allowed to place intraosseus device.
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What is I/A/C/P?
Name a colloid.
What is blood, Hetastarch, albumin?
The amount of flow that can be achieved through a 14gauge catheter.
What is 240ml/min or 14.4L/hr?
Doing this will help prevent coagulopathy.
What is keeping the patient warm?
Commonly used intraosseous locations.
What is the proximal humerus, proximal tibia, distal tibia, distal femur and sternum?
Paramedics are authorized to use paralytics Prehospital.
What is true?
Fluids should be given to achieve this goal.
What is 90 systolic or MAP of 65?
The amount of flow that can be achieved through a 18gauge catheter.
What is 90ml/min or 5.4l/hr?
These are the places I look for hemorrhage.
What is the chest, pelvis, abdomen, and thighs and the floor?
Blood on the floor + four more
Commonly accepted pain management for intraosseous infusions.
What is lidocaine?
EMT's are allowed to administer epinephrine.
What is via an auto injector ?
What is hypertonic saline.
B/P of 100/P, Respers of 20, and a GCS of 15. (REVISED TRAUMA SCORE)
What is a Revised Trauma Score of 12
This size needle utilized when performing a pericardiocentesis.
What is a 16 to 18 gauge 6 inch or longer needle.
The amount of ml that can be achieved per hour through the proximal humerus access.
What is greater than 6L/hr?
Paramedics are allowed to perform surgical cricothyrotomies.
What is false?