Acronyms
ABC
What is Airway, Breathing, Circulation
What consent is it when a patient is unconsious or unable to make decisions
First priority on a call
What is scene safety
What triage system is used most commonly in MCI?
What is START
What type of report is given to the hospital before arrival?
What is radio report
AVPU
What is Alert, Verbal, Pain, and Unresponsive
What is it called when there is failure to provide care when there is legal obligation?
What is Negligence
If you believe a scene is unsafe, what do you do?
What is Stage
Patient that can walk is what color?
What is Green
What is not put into a radio report?
What is HIPAA Information
SAMPLE
What is signs/symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last oral intake, Events
A patient has legal right to refuse care if they have...
What is Decision making capabilites
In what position do you park the ambulance on the scene of a highway accident?
What is upstream and at an angle
Respirations that are over 30 per minute fall into which color?
What is Red
What consequense is from failure to document properly?
OPQRST
What is Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time
"Do no harm" refers to this ethical principle
What is nonmaleficence
What is MOI and NOI? (What do they stand for and what is it)
What is Mechanism of Injury and Nature of Illness. They are used to determine how severe injury or illness is.
You have a patient that is breathing 10 bpm, with good perfusion, and follows commands is what color?
What is Yellow
What pre-arrival notifications compress door to treatment time for critical patients?
What is Alerts ( Stroke, trauma, cardiac)
DCAP-BTLS
What is Deformaties, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling
Responsibility to provide care while on duty is called
Duty to Act
What are the 4 colors on the HAZMAT diamond and what does each color represent?
What is Blue- Health Hazard, White- Specific hazard (acid, ALK...), Yellow- Reactivity, and Red- Fire hazard
You have a patient that at first is not breathing but begins to breath as soon as you open the airway... What color would they be?
What is Red
What goes into a radio report?
What is ACHIVE: Age/ gender
chief complaint
pertinent history
impression of patient
vitals
ETA