Patient assessment
What are the three main components of the primary assessment?
What are airway, breathing and circulation
(the ABCs)
This injury is often treated by splinting, icing, elevation and administration of pain medication
What is a fracture, sprain or strain
The human skeleton consists of approximately how many bones
206
This manual maneuver is used to open the airway of a non-trauma patient by tilting the head back and lifting the chin
What is the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver
After working a structure fire, you feel tired, dizzy, have a headache and a racing heart. You are most likely suffering from this condition
What is dehydration
This action is performed to check for a pulse on an unresponsive adult
What is checking the carotid artery
You could use one of these hydraulic tools to push the dashboard off the legs of a person pinned in the driver's seat due to an MVA
What are hydraulic ram or the spreaders
To fully stabilize the shoulder region, what must be applied?
A sling & swathe
The most common cause of an airway obstruction in an unresponsive patient
What is the tongue
This rhinovirus illness is characterized by minor soreness, occasional low grade fever, sneezing and a hacking cough
What is the common cold
The primary goal when dealing with a patient who is vomiting copious amount of bright red blood
What is protecting the airway
This type of injury is characterized by a bone bending and cracking but not separating into separate pieces. It is more common in children
What is a greenstick fracture
The major nerve to the lower extremities, controls much of the muscle function in the leg and sensation in most of the leg and foot
Sciatic nerve
A high pitched whistling sound originating in the lower airway, often associated with asthma
What is wheezing
This condition exhibits pinpoint pupils, decreased level of consciousness, decreased respiration/respiratory arrest
What is opiate overdose
An unstable patient should be fully reassessed this often
What is every 5 minutes
You respond for a person impaled on a metal fence post. You could use this gasoline powered tool carried on the engine to cut the post
What is a K12 saw (rotary saw)
A small portion of the population lacks one or more of the bloods clotting factors. What is this known as?
hemophilia
This breathing device, often used by firefighters, recycles the user's exhaled air
What is a self-contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA)
After removing someone from a house fire, you notice they have soot stained nares, difficulty breathing, hoarseness and are coughing black sputum. What injuries do you suspect?
What are inhalation injuries including burns and edema
When assessing a patient's level of consciousness, this acronym is used
What is AVPU (Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive)
This condition isn't uncommon in the elderly and women. It makes bones brittle and prone to breaking especially with "minor accidents" like falls in the home
What is osteoporosis
This is a stretching or tearing of the muscle or tendon, causing pain, swelling and bruising of the soft tissues in the area
Strain
This condition is indicated by a "barking" cough and stridor in a pediatric patient
What is croup
Firefighting gear does not allow for effective heat dissipation and firefighters often sweat heavily in their gear. In winter conditions they may begin to shiver and then develop slurred speech, confusion, poor decisioin making, clumsiness. What condition should be suspected?
What is hypothermia