Scene Size Up/Initial Assess
List the 5 items of scene size up.
What is Scene safety, MOI/NOI, Additional resources, # of patients, consider c-spine?
What are the 5 ways a patient loses heat?
respiration, convection, radiation, evaporation, conduction
arterial gas embolism
What is the result of gases leaving a damaged lung and entering the bloodstream
placenta
organ of pregnancy where exchange of nutrients, oxygen and wastes takes place between baby and Mom
placentia previa
placenta attached in abnormal location and causes painless bleeding
You have a medical patient who is responsive to verbal stimuli only and appears to be breathing normal rate and volume, what would be the best oxygen treatment?
What is non-rebreather @ 10-15 LPM.
What is passive rewarming?
simply removing wet clothing and wrapping patient in blankets
Decompression sickness
What occurs when divers comes up too quick from a depth
What are the 3 stages of labor?
What is dilation, expulsion, and placental delivery
abruptio placentae
causes painful vaginal bleeding, life threatening, placenta tears away from uterine lining
What comes after the General Impression and Chief Complaint?
What is checking level of consciousness?
What is active rewarming?
What is applying external heat sources to the body
Climbed a mountain and now has a severe headache, no balance, loss of coordination, severe fatigue, AMS, loss of consciousness, and possibly seizures.
What is high altitude cerebral edema
Supine Hypotensive Syndrome
weight of baby presses vena cava against spine and Moms BP drops
ectopic pregnancy
fertilized egg implants outside of uterus
What are you checking for in airway?
open and patent airway, not blocked
What is the difference between frostnip and frostbite
frostnip comes from direct contact witha cold object or exposure and has a clear line of demarcation. In frostbite, bones, muscles and deep tissues become frozen
climbed a mountain and is now SOB, has a dry cough, tachynea, tachycardia, and a low O2 sat
What is high altitude pulmonary edema
cephalic presentation
normal birth presentation, head first
preeclampsia/eclampsia
What is a complication of pregnancy that produces large amounts of fluid and hypertension and can cause seizures
What are you checking for in circulation?
What is skin color, temp, moisture, radial pulse, and possible shock state?
Explain the differences between heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and a heat stroke.
What is heat cramps because the body has lost salt and muscles cramp. Exhaustion is moist, pale skin that is normal or cool to touch. Caused by working in high heat and prolonged sweating. Stroke is when the body's temperature regulating mechanisms have failed.
treatment of a snakebite
treat for shock, keep patient calm, remove jewelry, immobilize with a splint, transport
prolapsed umbilical cord
when umbilical cord presents first and is squeezed between the vaginal wall and baby's head
spontaneous abortion/miscarriage
when the baby delivers before the 20th week