Abbreviations
What does the abbreviation "NC" stand for?
Nasual Cannula
How many straps are on the stretcher?
3
What is the color tag of the tag used for patients with minor injuries in a mass casualty incident?
Green
You are on the scene and need additional members to come and help. What signal should be given?
Signal 3
You and your partner are dispatched to a local park for a 16-year-old male who crashed his bike.
On arrival, you find the patient sitting on the ground, alert but visibly upset. He says he was riding fast down a hill, hit a bump, flew over the handlebars, and landed on his right arm and chest. He's wearing a helmet but scraped up.
Do you take the patient's helmet off?
What should be done to manage the arm injury?
What hospital is this patient going to?
Do you take the patient's helmet off?- No
What should be done to manage the arm injury- Splint
What hospital is this patient going to?- Stony
What do the abbreviations "BP" & "HR" stand for?
Blood pressure & Heart Rate
What are the roles of the crew members on the ambulance?
Driver, EMT, Helper
What is the name of the machine delivers a shock to the heart in cardiac arrest?
An AED
You get back to headquarters and need to give a signal. What is that signal?
signal 28
Give me a radio report for
19-year-old female with a stomach ache for about 2 days. BP 120/80, pulse 90, SPO 99%. Medical history of anxiety, has had ear infections in the past. Takes 2 different types of vitamins. Allergic to dogs, cats, lizards, fish, pollen, trees, and flowers.
Mather, Mather, this is Miller Place
Coming in with a 19-year-old female. Chief complaint of abdominal pain for 2 days. All vitals within normal limits we are 2 minutes out
What does the abbreviation "PT" mean
Patient
What is used to help lift and transport patients up and down stairs?
A stair chair?
What is the name of the item that you place around the neck to immobilize it after trauma?
C-collar
Your chief asks you, What is the signal for an ambulance call? What is your response?
signal 16
You are dispatched for a 55-year-old male complaining of chest pain at a local park.
You arrive on scene and find the patient sitting on a bench, alert and oriented, holding his chest.
pain described as pressure, 7/10, radiates to left arm
Onset: Began 30 minutes ago while walking his dog
History: Hypertension, high cholesterol; no known allergies
Medications: Lisinopril, atorvastatin, aspirin
Vital Signs:
BP: 148/88
HR: 96 bpm
RR: 18/min
SpO₂: 97% on room air
Skin: Pale, cool, and clammy
Mather, mather, we are en route with a 55-year-old, chief complaint of chest pain that started about 30 minutes ago. Patient BP is hypertensive at 148/88. All other vitals within normal limits; we are 2 minutes out.
What does the abbreviation "RMA" stand for?
Refuse Medical Attention
What does BLS and ALS stand for?
Whats the difference between the two?
Basic life support, Advanced life support
Where are the only spots on the body where a tourniquet can be used?
Legs and arms
We get called to the firehouse for a signal 35. What is to be expected of that call?
a working structure fire
You are dispatched to a 19 year old female headache.
Walk me though asking a patient about SAMPLE
Signs and symptoms: Headache/nausea
allergies: Dogs and cats, peanuts, aspirin, dairy
Medications: Benadryl and Cipro and trazadone
Past medical history: Wisdom teeth removed, had 4 allergic reactions, stroke, anxiety, depression
Last oral intake: Subway sandwhich and a starbucks coffee
Events leading up: I stayed up all night doing homework
What does the abbreviation CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
In the ambulance, what can be found in the A cabinet? (Cabinet when you walk right up the stairs)
bonus points if you can tell me what the A stands for
Airway
What does the abbreviation SAMPLE stand for?
Signs and Symptoms
Allergies
Medication
Past medical history
Last oral intake
Events leading up
Give me all the signals of these prompts:
Waiting for a crew/standing by:
On the way to the call:
At the location of the call:
Going to the hospital:
Cleared from the hospital:
Back in service:
Waiting for a crew/standing by: 9
On the way to the call: 2
At the location of the call: 21
Going to the hospital: 18
At hospital: 21
Cleared from the hospital: 5
Back in service: 28
You are dispatched for a possible unconscious person at a gas station. A clerk reports a man slumped over the steering wheel of a parked car, engine running.
Arrival:
You find a 45-year-old male in the driver’s seat, unresponsive to verbal stimuli but moaning with sternal rub. There is vomit on his shirt and the floorboard. He is breathing shallowly
There are no signs of trauma. His pupils are equal but sluggish. A medic alert bracelet on his wrist says “Diabetic.” Bystanders say he came in earlier, acting “confused” and didn’t look well.
Vitials:
HR: 124
BP: 90/54
RR: 8 (shallow)
SpO₂: 89% on room air
BGL: <40 mg/dL
What are the first thing that should be addressed?
What airway device would you use?
What likely caused the confusion in the patient?
Hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia?
Airway
BVM
Hypoglycemia