Medical Terminology
A slower than expected heart rate.
What is bradycardia?
The first step to control a bleed.
What is direct pressure?
The compression rate during CPR on an adult.
What is 100-120 compressions/minute?
The primary concern when you are on any scene/call.
What is your safety/provider safety?
The first thing we are looking for when walking up to our patient after determining the scene is safe.
What are immediate life threats?
Inflammation of one or more joints.
What is arthritis?
occurs when the cells of the body cannot be supplied adequately with oxygen and nutrients, & when waste products cannot be removed; hypoperfusion of cells.
What is shock?
The maximum amount of time each compressor should perform compressions for
What is 2 minutes? (or sooner if rescuer is fatigued sooner)
The size (dimensions) of a landing zone for at night.
what is 100 x 100 ft?
A glucose reading that is within normal limits for an adult.
What is 60 to 180 mg/dL?
Difficulty Breathing
The four basic "treatments" for EMT-Bs for shock management/prevention.
What is stop the bleed, Maintain body temperature (warmth), oxygenate, and rapid transport?
The maximum amount of time compressions should be paused during a CPR.
What is 10 seconds?
A patient move necessary when a patient's life is in immediate danger
What is an emergency move?
Patients with mottled skin after most likely indicates.
What is poor perfusion? (shock / hypothermia)
commonly referred to as heart attack.
what is myocardial infarction?
The four main categories of shock..
What are Hypovolemic, Cardiogenic, Obstructive and Distributive Shock?
The ratio of compressions to ventilations in a single rescuer CPR for pediatric patient.
what is 30:2?
The best position for a patient who is recovering from a seizure
What is the lateral recumbent position?
The normal body temperature
what is 98.6 degrees F?
often known as a stroke
what is cerebrovascular accident (CVA)?
Sensitive to changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide levels and to changes in pH.
What are chemoreceptors?
The compression depth on an adult patient.
what are 2 to 2.4 inches or 5 to 6 cm?
When using your protocols to perform an intervention or treatment you utilize this type of medical direction
what is off-line medical direction?
A normal etco2 reading in a healthy patient.
what is 35 to 45mmHg?