Shake or Bake
This class of medications (eg. Diastat) is commonly prescribed to treat seizures. An EMR may assist with a medication in this class.
What are benzodiazepines. (Assist with Diastat)
What is a seizure that lasts longer than 5 minutes or multiple consecutive seizures lasting more than 5 minutes without a lucid interval
SLUDGEM: Salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, gastroenteritis, and emesis refer to an assessment of patients suspected of this type emergency
overdose or poisoning
This is the mechanism of action of ASA
Prevents fibrin coagulation
A unconscious unresponsive adult patient has no pulse. You will will provide compressions at this rate and depth.
100-120 compressions per minute at 2-2.4"
All patients who have had a seizure should have this checked due to this endocrine - related condition
What is Blood glucose and diabetes
This is the difference between a simple and a tension pneumothorax
Tension pneumothorax is characterized by increasing pressure in the chest cavity. The patient may present with distended neck veins, tracheal deviation, and hemodynamic instability. A simple pneumothorax does not.
Hypotension results from this condition in a patient with severe diarrhea or emesis
What is dehydration
This is the dose of Narcan for suspected opiate overdose
1mg in each nostril OR (1) dose of a 4mg pre-loaded spray
An EMT may determine a patient is obviously dead undertake following conditions.
Lividity, Rigor Mortis, Injuries incompatible with life eg. decapitation,
The period post seizure is termed this
Post-Ictal
This acronym is used for patients with a chronic lung disease in which there is chronic inflammation and mucous production. Patients may present with a barrel chest.
What is COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
Hematochesia refers to this
Blood in the stool
This class of drugs causes mydriasis (pupil dilation)
Opiates and Opioids
These are the 5 five rights you must check before pushing a medication
This condition may result from muscle contractions due to ecstasy use or from an environmental condition.
What is hyperthermia
This abdominal organ is responsible for management of home-stasis pertaining to water in the body. It is located in this cavity.
Kidney
Retro-peritoneal
Peristalsis refers to this
Wavelike motion of the intestines which propel food
Nitroglycerine may only be given when the systolic BP is above this value.
120mmhg
This is the route of administration for epinephrine at the EMR level
Intra muscular
An unconscious 68 year old male patient has been found in a snowbank with a shovel next to his side. The patient is breathing, has minimal chest rise, a weak thready carotid pulse at a rate of 34. After providing oxygen by non-rebreather, removing the patient's wet clothes and rewarming your patient in the ambulance the patient remains responsive to painful stimuli. BP is 74/40, HR 40, RR 24, SpO2 is 88% on on O2. The provider should suspect the patient has these two, (1) medical (1), environmental conditions.
Myocardial infarction
Hypothermia
This acronym and definition refer to provision of continuous pressure to assist a spontaneously breathing patient.
CPAP
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
You are presented to a patient with a BP of 60/50, HR 110, RR 26 in a skilled nursing facility. The patient has altered mental status and takes a regular blood-thinner. The staff states the patient's INR is low. The patient is likely suffering from this condition.
What is a GI bleed.
Ventilate the patient at 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
These are the routes of medication administration
IV, IM, SQ, PR, PO, Trans-dermal, SL