Secondary Assessment
The O in OPQRST stands for
Onset
What are the 3 priorities in the primary assessment
ABC (Airway, Breathing, Circulation)
Your patients spouse has become suddenly violent on scene what should you do?
Leave the scene and request law enforcment to secure the scene.
Your patient is was ejected through the window of the car is this considered a MOI or NOI?
MOI due to trauma
Where was freedom house EMS founded?
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
The P in Sample stands for
Past pertinent medical history
What is checked as part of the skin assessment
Skin Color, Temp and condition
This radio is located in your EMS station
Base station
Your patient is complaining of chest pain from hitting the steering wheel during a car accident is this a MOI or NOI.
MOI due to the trauma
Who did freedom house EMS mostly serve?
The underserved Black population (Hill District)
What is the difference between Quality and Severity
Quality is the patient decribing the pain to you severity is the 1-10 pain scale.
What are the signs of shock?
Pale, Cool and Clammy
First team that has everyone in a different chair gets the points!
If you really want to be an EMT you got to be quick on your feet!!!!!
Your patient was in an accident they have no physical complaints but are getting progressivley more worked up hysterical and short of breath. Would this be considered an MOI or NOI?
This one is tricky but would be classified as a NOI while the anxiety or panic attack is related to the accident it was not a direct result of the trauma.
How long was the training course for freedom house?
Around 300 hours
This is done in your Trauma assessment to ensure nothing is missed.
Head to toe exam
What vital signs are included in the Primary assessment?
Pulse, RR and Pulse Oximeter
Your patient is Pale, Cool and Clammy what is your treatment?
Lay them supine, give them high flow O2 15 LPM and keep them warm turn the heat up and put a blanket on them.
First one to turn the light off gets the points.
Dang you guys are slow on the uptake!
What did freedom house EMS accomplish?
It pioneered the way for modern paramedics, their training manuals and standards were adopted by the federal goverment in 1975.
In your medical assessment you perform ___________ of the affected system
Focused assessment
Your patient has bi-lateral wheezing and does not improve after a nebulizer treatment what is the next best treatment for this patient.
CPAP with another nebulizer
This allows your radio to communicate with the dispatch centers radio
Repeater
Your patient is suffered a fall and landed on their feet they complain of back pain do you stablize C-Spine yes or no and why?
Yes if the patient fell and we don't know how far and they are complaining of back pain (spine potential) we would stablize the spine
What book describes the impact of freedom house on the modern EMS system?
American Sirens