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| stretcher made of a steel wire mesh & tubular steel rim or plastic & steel rim used to transport patients from one level to another or over rough terrain |
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| proper use of body to facilitate lifting & moving & to prevent injury |
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| method of transferring a patient from ed to stretcher during which two or more rescuers curl the patient to their chests, then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher |
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| method of lifting & carrying a patient from ground level to a stretcher in which two or more rescuers kneel, curl the patient to their chests, stand, then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher |
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| method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping & pulling the loosened bottom sheet of the bed |
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| removal of patient from a hazardous environment in which safety is the first priority & spinal integrity is the second priority |
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| method of lifting & carrying a patient in which one rescuer slips hands under the patients armpits & grasps the wrists while another rescuer grasps the patients knees |
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| procedure done by 3 or 4 rescuers that is designed to move a supine patient onto a long backboard without compromising spinal integrity |
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| line that runs down the center of the body from the top of the head & along the spine |
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| patient move that may be made if speed is not a priority |
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| gripping with as much hand surface as possible the object being lifted, with all fingers bent at the same angle |
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| made from a squatting position with weight to be lifted close to boy feet apart & flat on ground body weight on or just behind balls of feet back locked in |
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| stretcher that splits in halves which can be pushed together under the patient |
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| portable folding chair with wheels use to transport the patient in a sitting position up or down stairs |
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| patient move that should be done quickly yet without any compromise of spinal integrity |
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| two large tubes that bring air to & from the lungs |
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| area inside mouth joining the nasal passageways and the throat |
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| voice-box contain epiglottis & vocal cords |
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| process o correcting blockage of the airway by moving the jaw forward without tilting the head |
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| head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver |
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| means of correcting blockage of airway by the tongue by tilting the head back& lifting the chin |
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| flap of tissue that caps the trachea as you swallow |
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| muscle of breathing that separates the abs from the thorax |
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| ring-shaped structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx |
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| breathing in air or oxygen |
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| a permanent surgical opening in the neck through which the patient breaths |
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| another word for breathing |
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| device connected to flow-meter to add moisture to dry O2 from and O2 cylinder |
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| expansion of the stomach caused by too forceful ventilation pressures which cause excess air to enter the stomach instead of the lungs |
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| flow-restricted oxygen-powered ventilation device: |
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| a device that uses oxygen under pressure to deliver artificial ventilation's |
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| a blue/gray color of skin from lack of O2 in body |
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| a handheld device with a face mask & self-refilling bag that can be squeezed to provide artificial ventilation's to a patient |
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| forcing air or O2 into lungs when patient has stopped breathing or has inadequate breathing |
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| the passageway by which air enters or leaves the body |
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| a valve that indicates flow of O2 in liters/minute |
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| open & clean passageway for air into the lungs |
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| use of vacuum device to remove blood, vomitus & other secretions of foreign materials from the airway |
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| reduction of breathing to the point where not enough O2 is being taken in to sustain life |
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| respiratory arrest: breathing completely stops |
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| device connected to O2 cylinder to reduce cylinder pressure to a safe pressure for delivery of O2 to patient |
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| valve on a BVM designed to blow off excessive pressure, this valve is no longer allowed per AHA standards on any BVM due to danger of under inflation of the lungs |
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| container filled with O2 under pressure |
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| device with on-way valve to aid in art. ventilation. a rescuer breaths through the valve when its on the persons face and acts as a barrier to prevent contact with a patients breath or fluids to be used with supplemental O2 when fitted with an O2 inlet. |
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| face mask & reservoir bag device that delivers high concentrations of O2; the patients exhaled air escapes through a valve |
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| rigid curved device inserted through patients mouth into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway |
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| flexible breathing tube inserted through patients nose into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway |
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| device delivers low concentrations of O2 through 2 prongs that rest in the patients nostrils |
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| hypoxia: insufficiency of O2 in tissues |
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| provide ventilation's at higher rate to compensate for O2 not delivered during suctioning |
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| vomiting when something is placed in pharynx |
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| 4 techniques to provide artificial ventilation |
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| mouth to mouth mask, 2-rescuer bag valve mask, flow restricted O2 power ventilated device, one-rescuer bag valve mask |
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always use nonferreous metal O2 wrenches to adjust flow rates
always use medical grade O2
always open valve fully then close it halfway
check tanks every 5 years |
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| inadequte breathing in a child |
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| less than 15 bpm & more than 30 bpm |
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chest movements are absent/ min, limited to abs breathing, no air felt or heard, weezes, snoring, rate of breath is slow, shallow, skin lips are blue/gray, unable to speak, in children may be retractions in clavical or ribs, nasal flaring
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| normal breathing for an adult is |
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| cyanosis can be observed by |
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| tongue, nail beds, & earlobs |
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| indication that patient experiences inadequate breathing |
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| talks in short choppy sentences |
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| first step to aid someone not breathing |
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| important mechanism of injury to airway care |
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| the procedure for opening the patients airway is different in trauma |
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| to open the airway of a patient with no head, neck, or spine injury |
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| head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver |
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| head-tilt, chin-lift manuever |
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| should not allow the patients mouth to close |
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| kneel at top of patients head, stabilze patients head with forearms, use index finger to push angles of patients lower jaw forward, do not touch heaed or neck |
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| inadequate artificial ventilations |
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| chest does not rise & fall with ventiliation, rate of vent is too slow or too fast, patients heart rates does not return to normal with ventilations |
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| mouth-mask ventilation ventilations delivered? |
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| over 1 1/2 ---> 2 seconds |
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| should have a non-jam valve with o2 inlet and be cabable of withstanding cold temps, & wen ventilating a suspected trauma patient best to use a device with 1,000-1,600mL use 2 EMTs and postion the EMT who has the mask seal at the patients head, when ventilating an unconscious patient must be used with a reservoir bag, oral airway, and an o2 tank & liter flow regulator |
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| if patients chest does not rise or fall using the bag-valve mask the EMT should |
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| repostion the head & reattempt ventilations, check for escape of air around mask, and use an alternative method of artifical ventilation |
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| if patient has a stoma and needs ventilatory assistance best device to use is a |
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| flow restricted O2 powered ventilation device should |
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| operate in both ordinary & extreme environmental conditions, have audible alarm when relief valve is activated, have a trigger so two hands can be used to seal the mask |
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| should be used to keep the tongue from blocking the airway |
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| oropharyngeal airway of proper size |
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| extends from the corner of the patients mouth to the top of an earlobe |
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| should be inserted upside down with tip toward the roof of the mouth then flipped 180 degress over the tongue //// right side up using tongue depressor to press the tongue down & forward to keep it from obstructing the ariway |
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| should be measured from patients nostril to earlobe |
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| lubricant for nasopharyngeal airway outside of the tube with |
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| purpose of suctioning include removal of |
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| blood vomit & other secretions |
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| it has a rigid tip, allows for excellent control over distal end of the device, has a larger bore than flexible catheters |
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| avoid suctioning for X time when a patient is unconscous |
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| insert a rigid tip suction catheter |
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| fully presurized O2 tank should have |
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| portable O2 cylinder when ful will last the longest when delivering O2 |
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| before connecting a regulator to an O2 supply cylinder EMT should |
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| stand to the side of the main valve opening & crack the cylinder valve slightly |
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| humidified O2 isused for patients |
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| on chornic O2 therapy and is habit forming but not needed in adult patients being transported for short distances |
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| givign too much O2 to patients with COPD |
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| are invalid in the prehospital setting |
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| best method to use when givign a high concentration of O2 to breathing patients is a |
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| NRM nonrebreather mask and O2 concentration is between 80% - 100% |
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| flow rate of a nonrebreather mask should be |
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| O2 concentration of a nasal canula |
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| elderly patient injured ribs found berathing rapidly at rathe of 4o & shallow |
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| her minute volume may be diminished |
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| area in lungs outside the alveoli |
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| no gag reflec, what airway adjunt woudl you consider using |
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| oropharyngeal airway try inserting one of the appropriate size straight in with a tongue depressor |
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| if patient vomits during BVM ventilations |
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quickleey turn the patient onto hsi side remove airway adjunct and BVM and allow him to vomit, make sure you clear out the airway so he does not aspirate vomit into his lungs
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| patients pulse has not increased so quckley should have called for an ALS intercept? |
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| yes consider an als unit if one is not on the scene when you are ready to transport arrange an intercept en route to the hospital, ALS providers can intubate the patient & administer medication as needed |
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