Fire Service
What is the difference between a fire truck and a fire engine?
engine- carries water
truck- carries ladders and rescue tools
CPR stands for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What is the largest organ of the body?
Skin
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Normal heart rate for an adult?
60-100
BLS vs. ALS
Basic Life Support
Advanced Life Support
Adult ratio for compressions to breaths is _____.
30:2
Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood?
Arteries
Suffix - "itis" means
inflammation of
Normal Respirations (breathing rate) for an adult?
12-20 BPM
Name 3 skills you will be able to perform as an EMT B?
BVM other o2 treatment
medication administration
CPR AED
Bleeding control
Splinting
How do you dislodge a foreign airway obstruction from a conscious 3 month old?
5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrust
How many chambers does the human heart have?
4
Prefix "erytho" means
Red
What blood pressure is normal? 198/86 114/76 90/60
114/76
What is the Phone number to poison control?
(800) 222-1222
What are you looking for that identifies that you are getting enough air into the victim?
chest rise
What is the bone called that is located in the forearm that runs along the thumb?
Radius
Break down the word
Tachypnea
Fast breathing
Name other assessment findings that sometimes are labeled as vital signs?
skin condition
pupils
pulse oximetry
glucose
lung sounds
Who will finish this class and become certified EMT B
All of you
What is the compression to breath ratio for an infant with 2 personal performing CPR?
15:2
Name 3 bones that are part of your skull.
Occipital
Temporal
Frontal
Parietal
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
What information besides the rate of some ones pulse do you want to know?
regular or irregular
strong or weak
faint or absent