I can do that!
This provider level is able to perform cardiac monitoring.
What is a paramedic?
This is a term that is used for protective measures designed to prevent coming into contact with possibly infected materials.
What are standard precautions?
This medication is used to treat pain and is also given daily to a patient with previous cardiac history. We as emts do not give it for its analgesic effects, but its other effects on the blood.
What is Aspirin?
This is the normal breathing rate for an adult.
What is 12 to 20 breaths per minute?
You should never reach more than this distance in front of you when you are moving a patient.
What is 15 to 20 inches?
This is the device that is used to open the airway in an unresponsive patient with no gag reflex
What is an OPA (oropharyngeal airway)
After providing an IM injection to the patient, we are never supposed to do this with the needle.
What is recap the needle?
This is a route of medication administration where the emt places said medication under the patients tongue and instructs the patient to allow it to disolve.
What is sublingual?
This is the correct way to position an unresponsive non trauma patients airway.
What is head tilt, chin lift?
This device is used to move patients up and down stairs safely.
What is a stair chair?
This is the level of training where I am told what I will do.
What is protocols/medical direction/local level?
This is the stage in the grieving process where someone will do anything to get their loved one back, even attempt to trade their own life for them.
What is bargaining?
This term is used to describe when a medication would harm a patient. May be a relative or absolute.
What is a contraindication?
This positive pressure device is used to force fluid from the lungs.
What is the CPAP?
This technique is used when you want to emergently move a patient out of harms way. Sometimes called the fireman's drag.
What is the arm to arm drag?
This is the very first step on the patient assessment form.
What is BSI/PPE?
Along with acute, delayed, and critical incident stress reactions, this type of reaction occurs from prolonged or excessive stress.
What is a cumulative stress reaction?
This is the most common medication given by EMT's. All cells need this medication to function.
What is oxygen?
In a patient with decreased respiration's you may find this ETCO2 reading.
What is low (below 35)?
This type of move is used when the patient has become unstable but the scene is still safe. You may be using the rapid extrication technique during this procedure.
What is an urgent move?
A patient needs this treatment if they are unresponsive and start to vomit.
What is suctioning?
This term describes a combination of exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced performance that is resulting from long term job stress.
What is burn out?
This medication is given to a patient who is experiencing cardiac related chest pain. Usually sublingual.
What is nitro?
This is the primary control of breathing that uses chemo receptors and the medulla in an otherwise healthy person.
What is the hypercarbic or carbonic drive?
This type of lift is used when the patient does not have a suspected spinal injury, when they are in a sitting position.
What is the extremity lift?