Acronyms
What does CPR stand for
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
How many bones in the adult human body?
206
Used for rescue breathing during 1-person CPR (also helps prevent transfer of disease during CPR)
Pocket Mask
A person comes in with a localized point of pain in their right elbow after falling playing tag... what do you think the problem is? How will you fix it?
Fracture! Splint/stabilize, and call home to take kid to hospital. If really bad, call 911
What is a position used for an unconscious but breathing person, that helps keep their airway open and prevents choking?
Recovery position
What does AED stand for
Automated External Defibrillator (not Automatic)
What are the smallest blood vessels in the body called?
Capillaries
Hard, moldable piece of equipment used to stabilize fractures
Sam Splint
A person comes in light-headed, super red, tired and sweaty. The school's AC broke, and they just finished basketball practice. What is your strategy and treatment plan?
Heat Exhaustion- First move to cool area, Begin active cooling (take off excess gear, fan, wet cloths), rehydrate, monitor vitals (especially for anything that point to condition worsening ie. heat stroke), call home, then 911 if condition doesn't improve.
What is the name for an injury where the organs are sticking out of the wound?
An evisceration
What does PEARL stand for? (hint:vitals)
Pupils Equal And Reactive to Light
What are the two main organs involved in respiration?
Diaphragm and Lungs
Used for rescue breathing during 2-person CPR
BVM (Bag-value-mask)
You and your friend were on a hike when they fell and sliced the medial side of their upper arm on a tree branch. Within minutes, they show rapidly increasing signs of blood loss. What do you think happened? What should you do?
They may have injured their brachial artery- Call 911 immediately. Try and stop bleeding with direct pressure and gauze- if that doesn't work, apply tourniquet between elbow joint and shoulder (approx. 5cm above injury) and note time applied.
When performing 2-person CPR to infant, what is compression-breath ratio? Does it change if theres only one person?
15 compression- 2 breath: Yes, it changes to 30-2
What does HHEMPBC stand for?
Hazards, Help, Environment, Mechanism of Injury, Patient count, BSI (ppe), Condition of patient
What artery do you measure blood pressure off of?Where is it located?
Brachial Artery- running through upper arm/elbow region
Used to assist with the administering of an inhaler (especially for kids)
Spacer
Out to eat when a 7-month pregnant woman starts violently coughing. Then after a minute, she can't cough anymore and looks to you for help. What is happening? What should you do? (scenario doesn't advance to full unresponsiveness)
Severe Airway obstruction due to choking- call for help/ someone to call 911, encourage to keep coughing but if cannot, move on to chest compressions (NO ABDOMINAL THRUSTS), Object comes out!!! when responsive and breathing, put in comfortable position and monitor vitals until responders arrive
What is the difference between a Hemothorax and Pneumothorax?
Hemothorax= blood is collecting pleural cavity, can cause lung to compress
Pneumothorax= air is entering pleural cavity, can casue lung to collapse
What does SAVEME stand for? (hint; opioid overdose, naloxone!)
Stimulate (LOC, 911), Airway (ABC's), Ventilate (Oxygen), Evaluate (assess breathing and pulse), Muscular Injection (naloxone), Evaluate (2nd dose)
What are the two bones in the human forearm? Which is on which side of the arm?
Radius and Ulna- Radius (thumb side) ulna (pinky side)
Used to hold down patients tongue, and secure safe airway
OPA (oral pharyngeal airway)
In your morning block, a peer comes in and sits down complaining of head pain and confusion. They answer the teacher, but their speech is very slurred. Then, they drop their water bottle and can barely move their left arm to pick it up. They look to you in panic, but only their right eye and eyebrow is raised. What is happening, what should you do?
STROKE! Get another person to call 911 Immediately! Note time right away, and reassure patient. Get them to sit down, or into recovery position if nauseous/vomiting, or drowsy. Monitor vitals and LOC until responders get there.
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