What ate Gilbert Grape?
What are the doses for adult and pediatric EPI?
What is Adult 0.3mg-0.5mg Adult
0.15mg for Peds
Describe the functions of the medulla oblongata
What is blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, swallowing
Hemophilia disorder can be described as...
What is a blood is unable to form clots properly
What does GFAST stand for?
What is Gaze, Facial Droop, Slurred Speech, & Time
Which type of seizure occurs in children and is caused by a high core temperature?
What is a Febrile Seizure
Why is it important to use the Cincinnati prehospital stroke scale, BEFAST, or GFAST during a typical assessment process?
What is identifying strokes, even when it is not the patient's chief complaint
What is urticaria
What is Hives
What is the average range for an adult blood glucose level?
What is 80-120 mg/dL
What organ is located in the lower right abdominal quadrant
What is the appendix
What is swelling of the upper airway
What is an absence seizure
Define the term "altered mental status"
What is any change away from a normal state of mental function
Describe the term transient ischemic attack?
What is stroke signs and symptoms that resolve themselves within 24 hours
Using the common causes of seizures Table 18-2 in your textbook, how would EMTs classify the brain tumor as which type of cause?
What is structural
Patient is 48 years old, gurgled speech, and left-arm paralysis... your first priority is?
What is suction the airway.
What term would you use for a patient having a allergic reaction of an unknown origin?
What is an idiopathic reaction
What is in their refrigerator
The pain associated with a kidney stone is caused by...
What is the passage of the stone through the ureter
What kind of blood pressure would you anticipate for an anaphylaxis reaction - Hypertension or Hypotension
What is hypotension
Name the seizure experience in which some patient's may experience an odd smell or something auditory
What is an aura
Patient has history of upper GI Bleed that complains of weakness and abdominal pain - they vomited 5 minutes prior to EMS arrival. What do you want to know about this patient's vomit?
What is the color of the vomit, it is red or look like coffee grounds
Explain the importance of treating a patient who complains of a headache?
What is assessing a patient to determine if patient's headache represents a life-threatening condition
Your patient has just seized for 90 seconds, then 30 seconds later your patient seizes again, and then seizes again... What emergency is your patient experiencing?
What is status epilepticus
Patient is responsive to painful stimuli, inadequate respirations at 28/min, irregular, and strong radial pulse, patient is not moving right arm or leg, and is incontinent of urine... what is your first priority?
What is provide positive pressure ventilations
Describe the three major indications of Anaphylaxis: Use medical terminology
What is Urticaria, Angioedema, & Wheezing
How would you describe insulin?
What is a hormone that enables glucose to move into the cells
What organ is located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen
What is the gallbladder
What must EMT's ensure prior to assisting a patient with their epinephrine auto-injector administration?
(No... its not the 9 rights)
What is on-line or off-line medical direction
Consequences of increased intracranial pressure on the brainstem
What is brainstem herniation
Your patient is experiencing a gastrointestinal bleed that is slow in nature - what type of stool might you encounter?
What is black semi-formed stool
Create on your dry erase board the Glasgow Coma Scale
Eye (4-1) Verbal (5-1) Motor (6-1)
What is the difference between tonic and clonic movements
Tonic = Stiffening
Clonic = Jerking/Twitching
Patient complains of severe abdominal pain and patient's BP is elevated. What happens to the BP when the patient's in a lot of pain?
What is an increase in Blood pressure
What does PNES stand for?
Your diabetic patient took their insulin this morning but haven't eaten breakfast or lunch... what do is happening to their blood glucose levels?
What is low blood glucose levels
What kind of hypoglycemic patient is a good candidate for oral glucose?
What is patient is alert, possibly confused, maybe cool skin, patent airway, follow commands
Describe the term for a patient that is unable to speak
What is aphasia
What is expressive aphasia?
What is receptive aphasia?
Expressive aphasia is inability to use right words
Receptive aphasia is difficulty understanding spoken words
Describe the EMT concern for a patient with Esophageal varices and what equipment might you need to manage this patient?
What is massive bleeding and will need suction equipment
Patient can't move left arm or leg, based on patient presentation which part of the central nervous system has a stroke occured?
What is the right side of the brain
Describe indications of a partial (focal) seizure
Numbness, Weakness, Lip smacking, eye blinking, isolated jerking, Unpleasant smells, visual hallucinations, uncontrollable fear, repetitive physical behavior
When treating a patient who has a seizure, the most important aspect of providing care is to:
Think medical assessment...
What is assessing for and managing any life-threatening condition found
Name 6 side effects of epinephrine?
High blood pressure, Increased pulse rate, Anxiety, Cardiac arrhythmias, Pallor, Dizziness, Chest pain, Headache, Nausea, Vomiting
Describe signs and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis?
What is hyperglycemia, Altered mental status, or unconscious, dehydrated, dark urine, weakness, or seizures
Patient is complaining of lower left quadrant pain after lifting and moving friends couch to an upstairs bedroom - The EMT would recognize this history as what abdominal pathology?
What is a hernia
Why is it dangerous for a patient to sign off after administering EPI?
What is the concern of medication to wear off and concern about impact of side effects.
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Transient Ischemic Attack, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, New Onset Type 2 Diabetes... Which has the greatest risk of an acute neurologic deficit?
What is Transient Ischemic Attack
Describe the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease
What is abnormal hemoglobin formation that means blood cannot carry oxygen efficiently
Signs and Symptoms of a hemorrhagic stroke
Sudden onset severe headache, worst ever. Otherwise general stroke symptoms.
Describe the pathophysiology of a seizure
What is the massive and uncoordinated electrical discharge in the brain
Patient can't speak and is possibly having a stroke...what is most important question to ask the family?
What is...what time did the symptoms start?
What is the pathophysiology of an anaphylaxis reaction?
What is Sensitization, Re-exposure to Allergen, Release of histamine, and Multi-Organ Dysfunction
What are the 3 medical terms that describes levels of hyperglycemic emergencies?
What is hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketoic syndrome (HHNS)
Describe differences between an allergic reaction and anaphylaxis?
Allergic reaction is a reaction to an allergen and not life threatening
Anaphylaxis is life threatening condition that impacts 2 or more body systems