Medications
EMT
This medication can be given to your chest pain patient or your CHF patient. Chewed not swallowed.
What is Aspirin
Give the three medical indications that create an asthma attack
What is excessive mucus production, wheezing, and bronchospasm
Tricuspid Valve prevents blood from flowing where...
What is the free flowing from the right ventricle into the right atrium
Proper procedure for correcting an error on a paper PCR report
What is drawing line through error, write correction, initial, and date
71-Year-Old patient complains for sudden onset of shortness of breath and rapid breathing. Experiencing chest pain, that worsens when taking a deep breath. Patient is alert and oriented with a patent airway and breathing is adequate. Pulse is 92, BP 116/68, and had leg surgery 5 days ago - what ailment is our patient likely experiencing
What is pulmonary embolism
Patient has been given oral glucose with hypoglycemia and altered mental status. Describe therapeutic effects of this medication administration?
What is increased levels of BGM, patient status is now alert and oriented.
Two medical ailments that are associated with COPD
What is Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis
Acute Coronary Syndrome is described as...
What is any group or clinical symptoms consistent with acute myocardial ischemia
Role of FCC in Fire/EMS
What is regulation of every radio frequency
What is
What is Valsalva Maneuver. Have patient sitting upright, blow through a 10ml syringe until the plunger moves, then lay the head down and put the leg up.
What medications can an EMT administer PO?
What is Aspirin
COPD stands for...
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Who is at highest risk for a silent "MI"
What is female and diabetic
Transporting a 21-year old female who overdosed on an unknown drug. For this patient who is permitted access to the prehospital care report (PCR)?
What is health care provider assuming care of the patient.
AEMT
This is the adult dose Zofran in milligrams and milliliters.
What is 4mg in 2ml
Medication that can be administered by an EMT only if the patient has a prescription for it?
What is nitroglycerin
Indications of epiglottitis
What is sudden onset, drooling, high fever, dyspnea,
The primary pacemaker site of the heart is...
What is the sinoatrial node (SA).
Importance of oral report when transferring care at the ED?
What is to summarize patient assessment and treatment information to next step of patient care
Paramedic
This is the new preferred sight for adult needle decompression.
What is 4th/5th intercostal space anterior axillary
Name the medications and doses for the three medications EMT basics can administer for respiratory difficulties
What is Albuterol: 2.5mg in a 3ml solution
What is atrovent: 0.5mg in a 2.5 ml solution
What is EPI: 0.3-0.5mg in a nebulized solution
4 Lung Sound Types
What is Stridor, Rale/Crackles/, Wheezing, and Ronchi
Explain the importance of obtaining an ECG
What is taking a 'picture' of the electrical activity of the heart
EMT
This is the total GFAST score for a stroke patient that is positive for gaze, positive for facial droop, positive for slurred speech and no arm drift.
What is 4
EMT
This is the number of puffs from a MDI that should be given to a patient experiencing an asthma attack, if a nebulizer is not available.
What is 6 puffs