Medications
EMT/AEMT
Mechanism of action of Aspirin
What is platelet aggregate, makes blood slippery, helps prevents creation of new clots
3 Critical steps when using CPAP to treat a patient with severe respiratory distress to ensure safe patient care
What is ensuring a proper seal, ensure adequate BP, LOC, No trauma, etc.
What does EtCO2 measure and what is the normal range of EtCO2
What is measurement of exhaled CO2 and normal range is 35-35 mmHg
According to the textbook - what systolic blood pressure constitutes a hypertensive emergency
What is systolic over 180 mmHg
What medical condition is describes as a genetic disorder that affects the lungs and digestive system?
What is Cystic fibrosis
3 Contraindications of Oral glucose
What is no patent airway, unable to follow commands, hypersensitivity, hyperglycemia
Auscultation of breath sounds in a patient complaining of shortness of breath reveals wheezing, which condition is responsible for this finding?
What is Bronchiole constriction
How do EMT's assess for subcutaneous emphysema
What is palpating the anterior and posterior chest
What medical emergencies can cause pulmonary edema
What is brain injury, near drowning, and heart attack
Which portion of the heart, when weakened by a heart attack, is responsible for causing fluid to back up into the alveoli?
What is the left ventricle
What is the dose of Aspirin
What is 81mg-324mg
Define the term hypercapnic
What is high carbon dioxide in your body
Patient assessment of a 3 year with difficulty breathing, child had sling stridor upon inspiration, Alert and oriented, 30 breaths/min, skin is warm, pink, dry. Radial pulse is strong and regular with lung sounds clear bilaterally. Patient was playing with friends in the playroom 15 mins prior to 911 call. What is most likely the child's condition?
What is foreign body air obstruction
Best describe an acute myocardial infarction
What is necrosis of a portion of the myocardium due to prolonged lack of oxygen
What is stridor an indication of...
What is an upper airway obstruction
The medication contained within a metered-dose inhaler is in which form?
What is aerosolized
Frothy pink sputum indicates:
What is congestive heart failure
5 year old patient "sick" with sore throat and fever, making 'funny noises' and cannot breathe well. Patient is lethargic, sitting upright, with high pitched tracheal noises when they breath in. What should be the priority action for an EMT?
What is administering supplemental oxygen if indicated
What term best describes chest discomfort caused by partial or temporary blockage of blood flow to the hear muscle?
What is Angina Pectoris
Stand up and show proper placement of 12 lead electrodes - name each limb lead and precordial leads
What is RA, LA, LL, RL, V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, & V6
What is the medication EMT Basic's can give for nosebleeds
What is Afrin
What makes children more prone to croup when they acquire a viral infection than adults infected with the same virus?
What is a child's airway is narrower than an adults and even minor swelling can result in obstruction
Confused, lethargic, nonverbal 50-year-old female has altered mental status. Patient history includes COPD. Patient assessment reveals respiratory rate of 6 breaths/min, cool, clammy, skin with cyanosis around the lips. What should your priority management be?
What is assisting respirations with positive pressure ventilation
The ability of cardiac muscle cells to contract without stimulation from the nervous system is called?
What is automaticity
What are normal ranges of adult of Pulse and respirations
What is pulse 60-100 beats/min & Respirations 12-10 breaths/min