Airway
This basic airway maneuver is preferred over head-tilt-chin-lift when spinal trauma is suspected
What is Jaw-thrust maneuver
What is the first intervention for an unresponsive, pulseless adult according to the AHA
For a conscious diabetic pt with altered mental status, who can swallow and follow commands, this is the BLS treatment you should administer
What is oral glucose
This is the first priority in trauma care and should be addressed before anything else
What is controlling major bleeding
Crowning during childbirth means this part of the baby is visible at the vaginal opening
What is the head
This airway adjunct is used in an unresponsive pt with no gag reflex to prevent the tongue from obstructing the airway
What is the Oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
This device analyses heart rhythm and delivers a shock if a lethal rhythm with ventricular fibrillation is detected
What is an automated external defibrillator (AED)
This life-threatening allergic reaction requires rapid recognition and may require assisting a patient with this prescribed auto injector
What is anaphylaxis
This type of shock is most commonly associated with trauma and results from significant blood loss
What is hypovolemic shock
If the umbilical cord is wrapped around the baby's neck, you should first attempt to do this
What is gently slip the cord over the baby's head
When a patient has inadequate respirations, NREMT guidelines emphasize providing ventilations with this device attached to oxygen
What is a bag valve mask (BVM)
Current BLS guidelines recommend compressing the adult chest at this rate per minute
What is 100-120 compressions per minute
In a suspected stroke pt, this scale is commonly used at the BLS level to identify facial droop, arm drift, and speech abnormalities
What is the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale
For an open chest wound, BLS care includes applying this type of dressing to prevent air from entering the chest
What is an occlusive dressing
If a newborn is not breathing after drying and stimulation, this is the next BLS intervention
What is begin ventilations with BVM
This airway adjunct is appropriate for a semi-consciuos pt who still has a gag reflex but needs help maintaining a patent airway
What is a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)
This medication may be administered for at the BLS level for a pt with suspected cardiac chest pain and no contraindications
What is aspirin
During an active seizure, your primary action is to do this while avoiding placing anything in the mouth
What is protect the pt from injury and maintain the airway
A trauma patient with a suspected spinal injury should have this manually maintained until a cervical collar can be applied
what is manual cervical spinae stabilazation
After delivery, this scoring system evaluates the newborn's condition at 1 and 5 minutes
What is the APGAR score
According to current airway priorities, this comes before advances airway placement in cardiac arrest and respiratory failure
What is effective oxygenation and ventilation with BLS airway management
During CPR, rescuers should compress the chest to at least this depth in an adult patient
What is at least 2 inches
What is the supine position (often with legs elevted )
This rapid trauma assessment is performed to identify life threatening injuries in critical patients
What is the primary survey (head-to-toe rapid exam
What is 37 weeks