Medical Terms
Speed causes a bullet to generate pressure waves, which cause damage distant from the bullet's path
What is Cavitation
The diaphragm is innervated through which vertebrae
What are C3, C4, C5 (keep the diaphragm alive)
Children have disproportionately larger ________ and __________.
What are heads and tongues
What is Septic Shock
What are the 2 types of medical direction?
What are online (orders given real time) and offline (set protocols)
What is Compartment Syndrome
This organ filters out old blood cells and holds a small reserve of blood
What is the spleen
You are dispatched to a residence for a 4 y/o girl who is sick. Your assessment reveals that she has increased work of breathing and is making a high-pitched sound during inhalation. Her mother tells you that she has been running a high fever for the past 24 hours. Your MOST immediate concern should be:
Assessing the need for ventilation assistance
During CPR and defibrillation of an adult patient, which of the following is an appropriate time to check for a pulse?
After 5 cycles (2 minutes) of CPR is completed
Get ready to apply force, you do this when a femur is broken
Traction Splint
Dying respirations, irregular breaths usually seen just before respiratory arrest
What are agonal breaths
What are falls and motor vehicle collisions
Painless, bright red vaginal bleeding in the 3rd trimester pregnant patient, is likely caused by
You are treating a patient who complains of respiratory distress. He is breathing rapidly but shallowly and can speak only 1-2 word sentences. His skin color is poor and he appears tired. His family states that he ahs "bad" chronic bronchitis and congestive heart failure. You should:
Administer ventilations via BVM
Pathway of blood through the heart starting with the superior and inferior vena cava
Superior and inferior vena cava, R atrium, tricuspid valve, R ventricle, Pulmonary valve, Pulmonary artery, Lungs, Pulmonary veins, L atrium, Mitral valve, L ventricle, Aortic valve, Aorta, Body
An often lethal disruption of the cardiac rhythm, caused by a blow to the chest during ventricular repolarization; results in cardiac arrest
What is commotio cordis
S/S: vomiting blood, black tarry stools, hemoptysis, distended abdomen, broken ribs
What is internal bleeding
Three components of PAT
What are
1. Appearance
2. Work of breathing
3. Circulation to the skin
A patient exhibits tachycardia, tachypnea, and a decreased LOC. His skin is cool and clammy. This patient is in what stage of shock?
What is compensated shock
Major concern for injuries around the mouth
What is airway obstruction and profuse bleeding
Increased anterior-posterior diameter of the chest seen in emphysema
You are assessing a 33 y/o male's Glasgow Coma Score. The patient opens his eyes in response to pain, is speaking with incomprehensible words, and withdraws from pain by flexing his upper extremities. What is his GCS score?
What is 7
During transport of a 37 week gestation female patient complaining of nausea and vomiting she begins to complain of feeling lightheaded. You note weak rapid radial pulses with pale, cool and moist skin. You should:
Place patient in left lateral recumbent position
Describe COPD and what treatment would be a NO-GO out in the field for these patients
Normal respiratory drive initiates ventilation due to high amounts of CO2. Someone who has COPD has maintained high levels of CO2 for a long time, therefore their bodies have had to adjust and instead now ventilation is initiated due to low levels of O2. In the field, high flow oxygen should not be given to pts with COPD. Their bodies will see the high amount of O2 coming in and think that it doesn not need to ventilate while the high amount of O2 is present.
A 56 y/o obese man reports left-sided chest pain, describing it as "pressure" for over an hour, that started when he was walking his dog. He is SOB and feels like he's sweating more than usual. It's happened before, and usually it gets better when he rests, but not today. He smoked 1.5 packs of cigarettes per day for 25 years, but quit two months ago. He denies drug or alcohol use. Physical exam shows HR 110, RR 18, and BP 188/96. What do you suspect he has
What is acute coronary syndrome