Trauma
When their guts are hanging out!
Evisceration
You measure an oral airway from here to here.
Corner of the mouth to earlobe (or center of the mouth to angle of the jaw)
Nitroglycerin tablets or sprays are this dose
0.4mg
This triage category is often called the "walking wounded."
Green
This part of an infant's skull is used to observe for dehydration or excess pressure.
Fontanelle
BSA when both arms are burned
18%
The common or brand name for a rigid suction catheter.
Yankauer
Beck's triad consists of muffled heart sounds, hypotension and this sign
JVD
You must operate an ambulance with this in mind.
Due regard for the safety of others.
The baby is born during what stage of labor?
Second
The one bone you can apply a traction splint to
Femur
You do this for an unresponsive patient with an airway obstruction.
CPR compressions
Air in the pleural space causes this condition.
Pneumothorax
When the actions of an EMT actually cause harm to a patient in a negligent act.
Proximate cause
This type of fracture is incomplete and often seen in children.
Greenstick
This occurs when the brain is pushed through the foramen magnum.
Herniation
Your pediatric patient won't accept a mask or cannula. Administer oxygen through this method.
Blow-by
The "A" in the FAST stroke exam looks at this
Arm drift
If someone is acting in loco parentis, they are doing this
Acting in the place of a parent
Burns to both legs of a pediatric patient compromise this BSA
27%
Burns to the anterior surface of both legs cover this BSA
18%
Oxygen attaches to these molecules in the red blood cell.
Hemoglobin
Borborygmus is the term for this sound.
Stomach growling
This hepatitis is transmitted through the oral-fecal route
Hepatitis A
This may be found on a baby at birth and indicates distress in utero.
Meconium