Scaly Bites
What is the only venomous lizard in the US?
The Gila Monster
What are the two types of spiders that are dangerous in UT?
Black widows, hobo spiders (Brown recluse don't actually live in UT)
Name two symptoms of a scorpion sting?
Pain, muscle twitching, high heart rate, sweating, high blood pressure, tingling)
What technique do you do to help someone who is choking?
The heimlich maneuever
What is something a paramedic can do that an EMT can't?
Start an IV, give many types of medication, put in breathing tubes
If you get bitten by a pit viper out while hiking, name 3 things you should do.
Evacuate, get to an ER, take off jewerly, gently immobilize, elevate bite area to level of heart, identify snake, cleanse wound
What is the most common body part that is bit by a black widow?
What is a hymenoptera?
A winged insect that stings like honeybees, wasps, hornets, yellowjackets
If you see someone collapse in front of you and you can't tell if they are breathing what is the first thing you should do?
Call 911.
What is the best way to avoid getting measles?
Get the vaccine.
What are 3 things you should NOT do when bitten by a pit viper?
Cut open the wound, try to suck out the venom, apply ice, apply tourniquet, try to catch the snake, bring the snake into the ER.
Pain (muscle pain, sometimes severe abdominal pain)
What type of scorpion is found in the Southwest?
A bark scorpion
Where do you put the sticky pads used to shock someone from an AED?
On front and back of chest across heart or front and side. (Usually front and back if child, front and side in adult but could do either)
What is it called where you prioritize who the sickest or most injured patient is if there are several patients at the same time?
Triage
Name two types of pit vipers in the US
rattlesnake, copperhead, water moccasins
What does a black widow bite look like?
Central bite, surrounding white area, surrounding red area on the outside.
What is the most dangerous effect of a bee or wasp sting?
A severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) where they can stop breathing
Name two things you need to make a tourniquet?
Something to tie and a hard object/stick to turn and tighten
What is the first thing you should do to an actively bleeding wound?
Apply pressure.
What do you give someone bit by a rattlesnake? How much does it cost?
Crofab or anafib; costs thousands of dollars for each vial.
What does a brown recluse bite look like?
Necrotic (black) center that becomes a big central ulcer.
What changes in the body does a scorpion bite cause that is dangerous?
Can cause nerve and muscles not to work right and cause trouble with breathing.
If you are doing CPR, how many compressions a minute is the goal?
100-120
Who do you talk to first when you call 911?
The dispatcher.