Medical
Pain felt in a location different from where the injury or damage actually occurred
What is referred pain?
Transporting a minor patient with a life threatening emergency despite no contact/communication with the parents
What is implied consent
Identifies immediate life threats in the primary survey
What is a rapid scan
5 back slaps, 5 chest thrusts
What is conscious infant choking
The preliminary assessment of patients or casualties in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required.
What is triage
Pulmonary edema, shortness of breath, hypoxia, pink frothy sputum
Left sided heart failure
Evidence from a crime scene should go into this
What is a brown paper bag
Pain, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis, pulses, pressure
What is compartment syndrome?
An adult patient with a stoma is not ventilating appropriately. You are instructed to grab which mask to connect to your BVM?
What is a pediatric mask
Even while responding to emergencies, emergency vehicle operators must prioritize the safety of all people on the road, including other drivers, pedestrians, and their own passengers
What is due regard
Population of patients that show atypical signs of heart attacks
Who are elderly, female, diabetics
Off-duty healthcare providers are protected from lawsuits if they are in the presence of an emergency as long as they do not initiate any care
What is the Good Samaritan Law
Ipsilateral pupil dilation and a level of consciousness that is waxing and waning
What is an epidural hematoma/hemorrhage?
Poor temperature regulation, delayed healing, weakened immunity, decreasing brain size, loss of strength and stamina
What are geriatrics
A crucial tool for effective emergency management, enabling agencies to work together efficiently and respond to occurances in a coordinated and effective manner
What is incident command system
You are transporting a patient who is having a STEMI. You want to assist them with a medication that dilates coronary arteries and improves cardiac blood flow
What is nitroglycerin?
You are transporting an altered patient from a SNF. As you are placing the monitor on you notice bruising of various healing stages all over the torso. The patient's clothing is very dirty and she appears to be malnourished.
What are signs of abuse
A patient was hit by a car crossing the street. He has absent lung sounds on the right side with crepitation. Your partner is assisting ventilations. The right side is becoming greater than the left in size.
What is tension pneumothorax
A pregnant patient is complaining of bright red vaginal bleeding with no pain. Vital signs are BP 88/50 HR 110 RR 24. She guesses she is 34 weeks pregnant with no prenatal care.
What is placenta previa
You are assisting the ER staff with an unstable patient. The ER physician requests you grab a medication that is an alpha 1 agonist, beta 1 agonist, beta 2 agonist.
What is epinephrine
You are transporting a patient who opens their eyes to voice, makes unintelligible words/sentences, and localizes to pain. You give a courtesy notification to the hospital that the patient has a GCS of:
E: 3 V: 3 M: 4 = 10
A prisoner is hypoxic but you do not put oxygen on him because you found out he is a murderer. He ends up going into cardiac arrest and dies. The family is suing you for...
What is negligence.
A patient fell from a 2nd story balcony. Initial vital signs are BP 80/48 HR 40 RR 0 . You can suspect
What is neurogenic shock/spinal cord injury
A mom brings her 10 month old to the station and says she hasn't been waking up. She is lethargic, pale and vomit is seen at the mouth. Pupils are pinpoint and respirations are shallow. You suction the airway and are assisting ventilations. You ask the mom about ____ in the household.
What are narcotics/opiods.
A neighbor calls 911 for a wellfare check for a patient whom was last seen complaining of flu-like symptoms two days ago. Firefighters bring you a patient out of a mobile home trailer who is unresponsive, agonally breathing, and has flush dry skin. VS are BP 94/46 HR 128 RR 8 SpO2 96% BG 88
What is carbon monoxide poisoning