AHA/CPR
How many compressions do we perform in one minute
What is 100-120 compressions a minute.
The foul smelling, discharge of amniotic fluid is called?
What is meconium.
True of False... Spending extra time on scene with a patient suffering from a behavioral emergency is understandable.
What is true
Name the book that commonly used in Fire/EMS to tell you initial information about a chemical? These are located in most first responder vehicles. (Hint that are orange)
What is an Emergency Response Guidebook.
What is every 5 minutes.
Patient had a seizure for 90 seconds, following 30 second later, started seizing again for another 6 minutes... what am I?
What is status epilepticus?
Describe a patient in cardiac arrest?
What is agonal breathing or no breathing, and no palpable pulse?
What position to we place a pregnant female to prevent placental hypoperfusion?
What is a left lateral recumbent position.
What is removing the patient through an open door.
Active power lines are down near a vehicle involved in a crash; there are people inside the vehicle. What are our next priorities?
What is safety of the crew, then safety of the patients, keep patients in the vehicle until the power can be safely turned off and power lines removed.
Name the range of normal blood sugar for an adult patient?
What is 80-120mg/dl
Patient calls 911, states they have a condition in which blood is unable to form clots properly. This condition is known as...
What is Hemophilia.
Describe agonal respirations?
What are occasional gasp and not part of normal breathing
Describe the third stage of labor
What is after baby has been born and delivery of placenta.
Most appropriate location to approach a helicopter while on scene of an emergency?
What is approach the helicopter from the front, never from behind.
Describe or define weapons of mass destruction?
What is any agent used to cause mass death or causalities.
What is Eyes, Motor Response, and Verbal Response
Common causes of obstructive shock?
What is a cardiac tamponade or a tension pneumothorax, and a pulmonary embolism
What is the compression to ventilation ratio for single rescuer CPR?
What is 30 compressions to 2 ventilations
APGARS stands for...
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration
Describe the role of NIMS (National Incident Managment Systems)?
What is a consistent approach to managing a disaster by multiple responding departments and agencies.
What are the control zones: cold (safe), warm (decontamination), and hot (center).
Name 5 indications of new on-set type 1 diabetes?
What is polyuria, polydipsia, Fatigue, Polyphagia, and weight loss.
Patient complained of facial droop and slurred speech, by the time EMS arrived on scene the signs and symptoms resolved... What Medical emergency am I?
What is transient ischemic attack (TIA).
What is the compression to ventilation ratio for a 2-person CPR of a child or infant?
What is 15 compressions to 2 ventilations?
Body is pink but hands and feet are blue, Pulse is 105 beats/min, Newborn gives weak cry in response to stimulus, makes weak attempt to resist straightening, with rapid respirations... the APGAR score is...
What is 7.
Describe the role of a transportation unit supervisor?
What is coordinate the transfer of patients to ambulance for transport to the hospital.
Name the most powerful of all radiation
What is Neutron.
Name 4 reasons why it be inappropriate to use your patient's arm to obtain a blood pressure?
What is ALS established an IV, patient suffered significant injury, patient with a mastectomy on the BP side, patient has fistula.
What is sickle cell
Abruptio Placentae can be described as...
What is the placenta ripping away from the uterine wall associated abdominal pain.
During what blast phase do we see patients complain of excruciating ear pain?
What is the primary blast phase.
As an OSHA "First Responder" with this training EMT's are able to do what?
What is recognize a potential hazardous material and call for appropriate resources.
Full-Thickness burns to fronts of both legs, and entire left arm. Using rules of 9's what is the estimated percentage of patient's body burned?
What is 36%.
What is placenta previa.
Describe the structure/vessel that carries oxygen depleted blood to the right atrium?
What is the inferior and superior vena cava.
How to treat a pregnant female with a prolapsed umbilical cord includes...
What is high flow oxygen, and keeping presenting baby off the umbilical while rapid transport to the hospital.
Partially encapsulated protective clothing, breathing device that contains their own air supply fall into what level of Hazmat personal protective clothing?
What is Level B.
The US DOT uses what types of identification for hazardous materials?
What is placards, labels, and markings.
Name the types of lung sounds
What is stridor, Rhonchi, wheeze, and Rales/Crackles.
Family member not acting right, patient is confused and complaining of a headache for two days after falling at a baseball game two weeks ago, you notice a bruise on the side of their head - no other assessment findings... Name that emergency
What is a subdural hematoma.
After how many minutes does compressors switch roles?
What is every 5 cycles or 2 minutes.
What is tactile stimulation, Drying, Warming, and Airway Management.
You ensure your equipment is all in order, Supplies are functioning and accounted for, and all EMT's have their roles for the day; this describes what phase of transport operations?
What is the preparation phase of transport operations
What is chlorine gas, Phosgene, and Diphosgene.
Using the rules of nines for a 10 month old patient, the percentage BSA of infant's head is...
What is 18% of the total body
An elderly patient is complaining of fluid building up in their lungs making it difficult to breath. What anatomic structures are located at the ends of the bronchioles that are responsible for gas exchange?
What are the alveoli.
What is the single most important skill that is utilized by every first responder on a cardiac arrest?
What is high-quality chest compressions.
What is the MAJOR difference between a pregnant woman with preeclampsia and eclampsia?
What is seizures.
How big and under what conditions makes an ideal landing zone?
Out of these 4 incidences which chemical type will kill the patient most quickly? liquid on the arm, Solid on the torso, aerosolized in the lungs, or liquid in the eye?
What is aerosolized in the eyes.
Average Respirations, Pulse, and Blood Pressure for an adult patient?
What is respirations 12-20 breaths/min, Pulse 60-100 beats/min, and blood pressure 120/80.
Patient is complaining of abdominal pain, skin is pale, patient is weak, they state they have black semi-formed stools, that give off an unique odor? What medical emergency am I?
What is a lower GI Bleed.