Safety Sake
You should get help with at least _____ rescuers when lifting a patient who weighs more than 250 pounds.
What is four?
The definition of a symptom.
What is something a patient tells you?
The maneuver that should be used to open the airway of an unresponsive patient with suspected trauma.
What is the Jaw-thrust maneuver?
It’s a sign of respiratory distress usually observed only in pediatric patients
What is Seesaw breathing?
The medical term for profuse sweating.
What is diaphoretic?
An emergency patient move is indicated if:
What is the EMT is unable to protect the patient from scene hazards?
It's how can you best determine whether your patient's problem is medical or traumatic in origin.
What is perform a careful and thorough assessment?
The goal of oxygen saturation for most patients
What is 94-99%
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Signs of respiratory failure include:
What are bradycardia and diminished muscle tone?
If a patient’s capillary refill time is approximately 4 seconds you would suspect:
What is peripheral circulation is decreased?
Moving a conscious, weak patient down a flight of stairs, you should...
You would expect to see a patient have signs of altered mental status if they have what kind of trauma?
What is a head injury?
A patient develops difficulty breathing after your primary assessment, you should immediately...
What is reevaluate the airway?
Where you take a pulse in responsive patients older than 1 year of age.
What is the radial?
It is the type of pain that moves from its point of origin to another location:
What is radiating pain?
It's when you should remove patient restraints after securing them.
What is when hospital personnel have requested you to do so?
It is the type a stimuli a patient who moves and cries when you pinch his or her earlobe is responsive to.
What is painful?
The first treatment for external bleeding.
What is direct pressure?
If you see a patient is sitting in a chair, leaning forward on his arms it is a sign they are
What is experiencing difficulty breathing?
The pulse oximeter is an assessment tool used to evaluate the:
What is the saturation of oxygen on red blood cells?
It is the safest way to approach a patient with traumatic neck pain.
What is make sure the patient can see you approaching him?
*DAILY DOUBLE*
It would be a finding that indicates your patient has a patent airway.
What is the ability to speak?
It's how often should you reassess a patient in unstable condition.
What is every 5 minutes?
The pulse rate definition of bradycardia and tachycardia.
What are under 60 and over 100?
You should complete a head-to-toe assessment on these patients.
What are patients with a significant MOI and unresponsive medical patients?