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| Brief short description of why EMS was called |
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| When assessing a child the most important aspect is |
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| The EMT"S general impression of the patient. |
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| Baseline vital signs consists of checking |
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| pulse, breathing, blood pressure skin and pupils. |
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| Normal breathing rate for an adult |
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| 12 to 20 times per minute |
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| normal breathing rate for a child |
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| 15 to 30 times per minute |
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| normal breathing rate for an infant |
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| 25 to 50 times per minute |
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| An emt should be concerned if an adult respiratory |
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| rate is less than 8 or greater than 24 times per minute |
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| common place to check pulse for an conscious adult |
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| Quality of pulse refers to |
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| Brachial pulse located in the |
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| Check capillary refill in patients less than |
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| Heat emergency with dry skin |
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| late stage carbon monoxide poisoning |
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| check skin color in the following areas |
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| conjunctiva oral mucosa nail beds |
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| blood pressure should be checked on patients |
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| first sound noted when taking a blood pressure |
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| pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle is at rest |
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| systolic blood pressure may indicate a serious problem if it is |
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| normal pulse rate for an adult |
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| 60 to 100 beats per minute |
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| normal pulse rate for a child |
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| 80 to 100 beats per minute |
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| normal pulse rate for an infant |
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| 100 to 140 beats per minute |
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| equal and constrict when exposed to light |
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| deflate a blood pressure cuff at a rate of |
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| percentage of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen in the blood. |
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| Why does a pulse oximeters provide inaccurate information for carbon monoxide victims |
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| the oximeter cannot differentiate carbon monoxide in the blood from oxygen in the blood |
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| An E cylinder tank will hold |
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| rate of supplemental oxygen with a pocket mask or bag valve mask is |
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| max rate for a nasal cannula |
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| earlobe to corner of mouth |
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| upside down rotate 180 degrees |
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| Measurement of nasal airway |
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| tip of nose to the earlobe |
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| assist rate of ventilation of an adult when rate is below |
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| do not use flow restricted oxygen powered ventilation devices on |
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| suction unit should have a vacumm of at least |
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| chest rises and falls as each ventilation is delivered |
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| Bradycardia may occur during |
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| common endotracheal tube size for an adult is |
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| after inserting endotracheal tube fill cuff with |
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| Intubating a trauma patient you should |
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| place head in the neutral in line position |
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| most adults can be intubated using what size curved blade |
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| for children under 8 years old use what kind of endotracheal tube |
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| uncuffed endotracheal tube |
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| to determine size of tube for infant or child match tube size to |
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| diameter of patients little finger |
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Injuries associated with
windshield broken
broken car dashboard
accident in shallow end of pool
bent steering wheel |
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head cervical spine injurt
hip injury
head cervical spine injury
chest injury |
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| to open an airway for an unresponsive patient use |
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| rapid trauma assessment is |
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| 60-90 seconds long and is a quick head to toe examination |
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| Patient with single system trauma focused and physical exam should start at the |
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| when only 1 emt is present perform |
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| initial assessment first then rapid trauma assessment then check vital signs and take history |
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| step after initial assessment of an unresponsive medical patient is |
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| rapid head to toe assessment |
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| Perform detailed physical while |
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| patients having difficulty breathing should recieve |
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| oxygen with a non re breather at 15liters per minute. |
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| wheezing noises may indicate |
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| actions and side effect of albuterol |
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| dilates bronchioles and speeds up heart rate, tremors of hands |
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| patients with COPD but not in respiratory distress should receive oxygen wtih |
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| nasal cannula 1-4 liters / minute |
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| COPD patient in severe shock due to trauma should receive oxygen via |
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| When a asthma patient is confused and irritable patient is becoming |
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| patients is becoming hypoxic |
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| severe asthma attack unrelieved by oxygen and medication. |
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| sudden onset of dyspena cyanoiss sharp stabbing chest pain |
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| Chest pain with a cardiac emergency patients should get oxygen |
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| immediately via a non re breather mask. position in a postion of comfort |
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| max dose of nitrogylcerin |
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| IF after shock pulse returns you should assess breathing with |
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| ventilations with bag valve mask |
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| Swelling of lower extremities difficulty lying flat distended nexk veins difficulty breathing. |
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| CHF Patients should be transported |
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| sitting upright while receiving oxygen |
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| Consciouness stroke patients should be transported |
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| head elevated 30 degrees to lower intracranial pressure |
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| Stroke like symptoms that are very brief. |
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| Oral glucose is administered to patients with |
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| diabetes or alterd mental status |
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| 1 tube should be placed between cheek and gums. |
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| Normal blood glucose level |
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| No suspected Cervical spine seizure patient should be transported in the |
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| full body convulsive activity |
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| dilate bronchioles and constrict the blood vessels |
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| EPIPEN WILl increase what and skin color will be what color |
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| Common poison route for children |
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| Contraindications for activated charcoal |
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| can not swallow altered mental ingestion of acids and alkalis |
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| adult and child dose for activated charcoal |
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25-50 g
12.5-25g
1g/kg of body weight |
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| Sympotoms of meth and amphetamine |
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| incrase pulse increase breathing dilated pupils |
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| early signs of hypothermia |
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| increase pulse and increase breathing |
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| bag of water that protects the baby |
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| skin between vagina and anus may tear during pregnancy |
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| gloves gown eye protection and mask |
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| beginning of contractions too the cervix fully dilates |
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| period from complete dilation of the cervix to child birth |
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| delivery is imminent when contractions are |
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| transport unless delivery is expected in less than |
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| rotation of baby's head normally occurs once the head is |
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| only insert fingers inside the vagina when |
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| prolapsed cord and during a breach birth to form an airway for the baby |
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| Steps to take immediately after delivery of head |
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check for prolapsed cord
check amniotic sac is not over babys face
suction the mouth than the nose |
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| steps to take after birth |
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| dry baby off and keep warm with blanket place bloth over the babys head |
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| normal breathing rates for a new born baby |
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| rub the back of the baby or tap the soles fo the feet |
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| what level should the baby be placed until the cord is clamped and cut |
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level of mothers vagina
too high will cause hypovolemia
too low will cause fluid over load |
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| after pulsations in the cord have ceased |
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| where do u place the clamps |
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1st clamp 4 inches from the baby
2nd clamp 2 inches from the first and cut between the clamps |
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| after cord is cut where do u position the baby |
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| with head slightly lower than the trunk |
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| if new born heart rate drops below 100 |
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| start positive pressure ventilation |
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| new born rate stays below 60 beats after 30 seconds of assisted ventilation |
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| placenta will deliver when and how do u transport |
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| 20 minutes after birth warp in twoel placed in plastic bag |
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| normal blood loss during birth |
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| to control bleeding from the vagina you should never |
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| pack the vagina instead massage the abdomen place in shock position and place sterile pad over the vagina opening |
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| hypoperfusion caused by blood loss |
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| Early indicatior of shock |
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| Check capillary refill in |
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| children and infants younger than 6 |
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| restlessness and anxiety change in mental status increased pulse rate moist skin and dilated pupils |
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| airway and breathing maintained major bleeding controlled administer oxygen place in the shock position and keep the patient warm |
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| dangerous level of blood loss includes |
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1 litter of blood for an adult
500 cc for a child
100 to 200 cc for an infant |
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| dark red blood that flows steadily is called |
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| bleeding that is bright red and blood spurts with each heartbeat is called |
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| steps to control bleeding |
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| direct pressure first step torniquets should only be used as a last resort |
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| technique for a tourniquet |
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| should be wrapped twice before tightened should be 4 inches wide applied proximal to the wound and never loosened once applied |
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| after applying the tournquiet |
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| document its use and time it was applied on the emt report write the letters tk and the time it was applied on the patients forehead |
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| managing a nose bleed with a head injury you should |
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| not attempt to control the bleeding |
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| Emesis looks like coffee grounds : |
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| internal bleeding in the upper intestines bright red bleeding is bleeding from the lower intestines. |
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| An EMT who suspects internal bleeding must be alert for |
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| pelvic injury with signs of abdominal bleeding |
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| Contraindication of a PASG |
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| chest injury of isolated head injury chest sounds indicating fluid in the lungs |
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Should lie below the last pair of ribs,
inflated untill the hook and loop tape starts to crackle or the pop off valves release. pressure reading of 60mm HG never deflate |
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Bone injury and associated blood loss for the following:
Femur
Humerus
Pelvis
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125 cc for the rib
250 cc for the humerus
tibia 500 - 750 cc
femur 1000 cc
pelvis 1000 to 10,000 cc |
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| Bilateral femur fractures may be accompanied by |
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| Two types of shock associated with widespread vasodilation are |
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| septic and neurogenic shock |
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| the vasodilation cuased by toxins released in the blood stream |
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| damage to spinal cord causes blood vessels to relax and dilate |
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| Hypoperfusion occurs because |
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| the blood vessels lose their ability to constrict. |
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| closed soft tissue injury |
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| Type of bleeding from an abrasion is |
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| Bleeding from a laceration is |
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| severe and can be controlled using direct pressure |
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| puncture wound with and entracnce and exit wounds |
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| Stellate laceration has what type of edges |
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| Early managment of an open chest wound include: |
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| seealing the wound with an occlusive dressing at the same time as supplying high flow oxygen |
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| Eviscreations should be covered with |
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| moist sterile dressings that are then covred wtih an occlusive dressing. no not replace organs or apply direct pressure |
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| no suspected spinal injury for eviscreation patient transport on |
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| his or her back with hips and knees flexed |
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| neck vein laceration should be covered with |
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| from the corner closest to the nose to the outside cornor can use a nasal cannula attached to intravenous tubing. |
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| thermal chemical electrical a steam burn is a thermal burn |
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| partial thickness burns include |
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| reddening , blisters and intense pain. |
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| Without oxygen brain damage occurs in |
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| most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient |
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| steps for basic life support |
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| scene safety, bsi, establish if patient is responsive call for help open the airway |
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| perferred method for opening the airway of a pateitn without suspected spinal injury |
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| method for opening airway suspected cervical spine injury |
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| adult patient who is not breathing but has a pulse should be ventialated every |
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| Chest compressions should be delievered to what part of the sternum |
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| one rescuer adult rate of chest compressions |
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| patients who are not breathing should be ventilated with |
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| to relieve an airway obstruction in a pregnant woman or obese patient use |
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| chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrust |
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| when perfroming cpr on a child |
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| compress the lower half of the sternum with the heel of one hand or with two hands |
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| to perform cpr on a child who has a pulse but is not breathing ventilate the patient |
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| ventilate the patient 12-20 times a minute or once every 3-5 seconds this is the same rate as for an infant. |
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| pulse use to assess an infant and pulse use for a child |
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| when ventilatiing an infant the emt should cover the |
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| infants mouth and nose with hisor her mouth or a mask give each breath over 1 second |
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| ratio of comressions to ventilations for an infant or child is |
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30:2 if only 1 emt
15:2 if 2 emts present and when an advanced airway is not in place |
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| type of thrust to perfrom on an infant |
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| to relieve airway obstruction in a conscious infant |
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perform cycles of five back blows followed by five chest compressions
unresponsive perform cpr do not perform blind finger swipe |
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| removal of foreign bodies obstructing infants airway only get removed if they can be |
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| emt should keep infnats head lower than the blank when performing maneuvers to relieve an airway. infant can be straddled over the emts arm to accomplish this |
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| when 1 EMT present and unresponsive infant or child present emt should perform |
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| CPR for 2 minutes then activate EMS and resume as quickly as possible |
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| most common cause of cardiac arrest in children |
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| after opening the airway the emt should |
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| look listen and feel for breaths |
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| when assessing a child the first concern is |
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| child breathing. respiratory arrest is more common than cardiac arrest in children. |
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| when performing a detailed physical exam on infant examine the |
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| heart and lungs first and the head last. |
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| when performing a detailed physcial on a toddler use a |
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| turunk to head appraoch. ariway breathing and circulation still take priority over vital signs. |
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| traumatic injury is number one cause of death among |
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| when opening the airway of an infant or child be carefull not to |
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| inserting oral airways in a child should be inserted how |
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| right side up rather than upside down adn rotated. a tongue blade should be used to assist in placementl |
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| while suctioning an infant or child continually monitor the childs |
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| administering oxygen to a new born or infant should be done how |
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| nonrebreather mask or a blow by method . |
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| stridor is heard on inspiration and is a sign of |
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| Wheezing on expiration indicated |
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| infant or chuild is considered to be in respiratory arrest when breathing rate drops |
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| 10 breaths per minute artifical ventilations hsould be started immediately. |
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| decreased uring output is a sign of |
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| hypoperfusion in infants. |
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| hypoperfusion infants will be |
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| pale and tears will be absent even when the child is crying. |
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| leading cause of traumaticd death in children |
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| emt should pad children under the blank to keep the spine in a neutral in line position. |
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| shoulders and or upper torso |
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| when using a PASG for children |
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