An analytical process that can help someone through a problem in an organized and efficient manner.
What is Critical Thinking
100
An active process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm contract.
What is Inspiration
100
The heart and the blood vessels
What is Cardiovascular System
100
The most important element of cardiac arrest care is the administration of high-quality___________.
What is Chest Compressions
100
The body's basic source of energy.
What is glucose
200
A list of potential diagnoses compiled early in the assessment of the patient.
What is Differential Diagnosis
200
A form of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation used by EMS to help relieve difficulty breathing.
What is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
200
A blanket term used to represent any symptoms related to lack of O2 in the heart muscle.
What is Acute Coronary Syndrome, or Cardiac Compromise
200
The mnemonic CPR stands for
What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
200
A condition that occurs as the result of hyperglycemia, characterized by dehydration, altered mental status, and shock.
What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis
300
The record that you produce during a call is called a...
What is Prehospital Care Report (PCR)
300
Patient is moving some air in and out but it is slow or shallow and not enough to live.
What is Inadequate Breathing
300
A medication that dilates the blood vessels used in cardiac emergencies.
What is Nitroglycerin
300
The American Heart Association has summarized the most important factors that affect survival of cardiac arrest patients in this concept.
What is The Chain of Survival
300
A generalized seizure in which the patient loses consciousness and has jerking movements of paired muscle groups.
What is Tonic-Clonic Seizure
400
Examination findings that are negative, but are important to note.
What is Pertinent Negatives
400
An infection of one or both lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi that causes coughing, fever, chest pain and severe chills.
What is Pneumonia
400
The failure of the heart to pump efficiently, leading to excessive blood or fluids in the lungs, the body, or both.
What is Congestive Heart Failure
400
The Chain of Survival has 5 elements. Fill in the blanks:
1) Immediate Recognition and ___________.
2) Early ________.
3) Rapid ____________.
4) Effective ___________ Life Support.
5) Integrated Post-_________________ Care.
What is
1) Activation
2) CPR
3) Defibrillation
4) Advanced
5) Cardiac Arrest
400
A condition of altered function caused when an artery in the brain is blocked or ruptured, disrupting the supply of oxygenated blood or causing bleeding into the brain.
What is Stroke.
500
Most EMS agencies have a _______________ form to use in the event that you have done your best to persuade the patient to accept care or transport and the patient continues to decline.
What is refusal-of-care
500
No chest rise, no evidence of air being moved from the mouth or nose, no breath sounds.
What is Respiratory Arrest
500
The condition in which a portion of the myocardium dies as a result of oxygen starvation.
What is Acute Myocardial Infarction, or Heart Attack
500
Which rhythms will result in the AED stating, "No Shock Advised?"
What is Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) and Asystole.