Operations
You are the first ambulance to arrive on the scene of a school bus rollover. The fire department has stabilized the bus. What should you do?
Have your partner begin triage.
A 44 year old male involved in a car accident is in respiratory distress. What is the best way to assess his breathing?
Expose his chest and palpate while counting breaths.
What should you do when the automated external defibrillator (AED) performs its rhythm analysis?
Remain clear of patient
A 32 year old male is presents with difficulty breathing. He has bilateral inspiratory and expiratory wheezing. Vital signs are BP 120/80, P 88, R 32, SpO2 93%. What should you suspect?
Asthma
The root word cirrh/o means
yellow-orange
A 43 year old male complains of a stiff neck, persistent cough, and fever for the past week. He states he has been in and out of homeless shelters for the past 5 months. What PPE is required? (Must have all 3 correct)
gloves, gown, and HEPA mask.
What is the name of the leaf shaped valve that prevents food from entering the trachea?
Epiglottis
An alert 45 year old female is pale and cyanotic. Her vitals are BP 180/104, P 102 and irregular, R 28 with bilateral crackles. What is the most likely cause of her shortness of breath?
Pulmonary edema
A 76 year old female complains of chest pain on the right side directly above her 4th intercostal space. She states that she had a "hip replaced" a couple of weeks ago and that she is recovering well. What should you suspect?
Pulmonary embolism
The __________ fills the entire anteroposterior depth of the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
Liver
What is a hazardous, odorless gas resulting from incomplete combustion?
Carbon Monoxide
You arrive on scene to find a 4 year old male with a pulse but inadequate respiratory effort. At what rate do you administer assisted ventilation?
1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds
Which breath sounds would you expect to hear in an anaphylactic patient?
Wheezing
An 66 year old female had a syncopal episode while attempting to stand up. She describes a history of COPD, CHF, and gout. Vital signs are BP 96/40, P 56, R 18. What should you suspect?
Decrease in cerebral blood flow
The medical term for painful or difficult urination is:
dysuria.
When should you check and restock any missing inventory on your vehicle?
At the beginning of your shift
A conscious 32 year old complains of difficulty breathing. He is coughing while pointing to his throat. What should you do?
Encourage him to keep coughing.
A 25 year old female began to experience shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. She has difficulty speaking in full sentences. Vital signs are BP 116/64, P 96 and regular, RR 24 and labored, SpO2 93% on room air. You auscultate her lung sounds and hear high-pitched lung sounds on exhalation. What should you do?
Administer albuterol with a nebulizer
A 87 year old female has bilateral rales. What should you suspect?
Pulmonary edema
Twelve pairs of ribs attach to the ___________ section of the spinal column.
Thoracic
While driving an emergency response vehicle, when should you exercise due regard for others?
Always
An 18 year old male complains of chest pain. Lung sounds reveal coarse rhonchi bilateraly. His skin color is pale and he is warm to the touch. Vital signs are BP 124/90, P 88, R 16, SpO2 96%. What should you suspect?
Pneumonia
An 18 year old male presents with symptoms of hypoglycemia. What criteria must be met for him to receive oral glucose?
He must be conscious, with a patent airway.
A 26 year old female is supine and only responding to voice with unintelligible gurgling noises. Her husband tells you she is an epileptic. She had a seizure during which he was able to gently assist her to the ground. What should you do?
Roll the patient onto her side and suction the airway.
The bony prominence on the lateral/superior aspect of the thigh is called the:
Greater trochanter