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What is a glucometer

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Used to check a patients blood sugar

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What is a pulse oximeter

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Measures the percentage of oxygen the patient has in his/her blood (hemoglobin)

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What are the rates for normal pulse oximeter

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What does it mean when a patients pupils are unequal?

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Indication of a serious head injury or stroke

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What are the steps of a patient assessment plan?

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Scene assessment, primary assessment, secondary assessment, patient history, ongoing assessment, hand-off report

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What are included in the primary assessment?

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General impression, LOC, ABC, EMS update

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You arrive to a scene and it involves hazardous materials what is your next step?

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You call for HazMat team

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The first 60 minutes following an accident are know as the what,

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“Golden hour”

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The long bone of the forearm, on the thumb side is called

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Radius

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Outermost layer of the skin is

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Epidermis

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Which body systems produces hormones?

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Endocrine system

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What are the 2 main portions of the skull?

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Cranium and face

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The inferior most portion of the sternum is the

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Xiphoid process

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What is considered part of the lower extremity?

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Femur…

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How many lobes do the right and left have together?

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5

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The term that means nearest the torso is

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Proximal

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When determining the chief complaint of a conscious patient it’s better to do what first

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Ask the patient and have him tell you in his own words

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What mnemonics should be used for pain

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OPQRST

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What’s the normal response of the pupils when exposed to bright light

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Constrict

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When taking blood pressure the cuff should be inflated to what point

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20-30 mmHg beyond the point where the pulse disappears

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BSI term

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Body substance isolation

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What is the patella

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Kneecap

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Where is the femur

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In thigh, bone

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What do you use during primary assessment to LOC?

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Use mnemonic AVPU(alert,verbal,painful, unconscious)

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What to do: | If a patient is unconscious and after observing no breathing, gasping respiration’s
Skip airway and breathing assessment, go to pulse check and begin CPR. Unless pulse is there follow primary assessment
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What to do: 1. When a patient is unconscious and no airway status what is the next step? 2. Unconscious but signs of trauma what is the next step?
1. Use head tilt chin lift | 2. Use jaw thrust
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What pulse point to use for a conscious patient?
Radial pulse
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What pulse point to use for a unconscious patient and no radial pulse?
Carotid pulse
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What consists of a secondary assessment?
(Head to toe) | Head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities, vital signs
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Medical vs. Trauma patient examination %?
Trauma: 80% hands on, 20% questioning Medical: 80% questioning, 20% hands on
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What’s part of vital signs ?
Respiration, pulse, skin, pupils, blood pressure
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Special masks or respiration’s help prevent the spread of?
Tuberculosis
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An unconscious man is found in a ditch near a bar. You can smell alcohol on his breath and it is cold outside. The first thing you should do is:
Move him to a warm environment
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You’ve done a scene survey and found it safe. You find a 62-year-old man unconscious non-breathing lying on the floor. After sending your partner for the AED what is the next thing that you should do?
Start chest compressions
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Immediately after the AED has given the first shock you should?
Resume CPR
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When suctioning the airway you should not suction for more than
15 seconds
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Do you have a patient that is breathing at 34 shallow and laboured what is your next step
Delegate your partner to give the patient oxygen via NRB at 15 L/min
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Your patient is sitting upright leaning forward with her hands resting on their knees. This position is called
Tripod position
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You have a patient who has cool and clammy skin what are they suffering from?
Shock
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The most important reason for controlling external brain is to
Prevent shock
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What is AEIOUTIPS
``` Alcohol/acidosis Epilepsy/environment Insulin/ischemia Overdose Underdose/uremia Trauma Infection Psychological Shock/stroke ```
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What does OPQRST?
``` Onset Provoke Quality Radiation Severity Time ```
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Patient with chest pain looses his pulse, you start chest compressions and what else?
With supplemental oxygen with pocket face mask or BVM (bag value mask)
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What are common forms of COPD?
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Forms, emphysema & chromic bronchitis
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Infant orientation of the adult face mask is REVERSED
Narrow part to nose. And the broad chin part reversed
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What pulse point to use for an infant?
Brachial pulse
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What pulse point to use in a child?
Carotid pulse
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What is included in a patient hand-off?
- age, sex of patient - chief complaint - LOC using AVPU - airway and breathing status - circulation status - secondary assessment findings - SAMPLE history - treatment, interventions, patients response to them
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What is a AAA medical emergency?
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
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Signs/symptoms of an AAA medical emergency ?
Fast pulse, low BP, back pain (described as a tearing sensation)
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Narcan/naloxone
IN: NASAL - IM: MUSCULAR -
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What does ‘q’ mean in a pharmacology?
Every
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Signs & symptoms of anaphylactic shock?
Acute respiratory obstruction, circulatory collapse
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A man is in anaphylactic shock and breathing is adequate what is your next step?
Deliver oxygen by non-breather mask | Unless he needs artificial ventilation use BVM(bag-value mask)
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In EMS the term ‘medical status’ refers to
The patients level of awareness of his surroundings
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When auscultation blood pressure, you should first find the ___ artery to listen over
Radial or brachial
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What are the 3 c’s and e?
Colour Clarity Concentration Expiry date
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What are the 6 rights?
``` Right PATIENT Right DRUG Right TIME/DATE Right DOSE Right ROUTE Right DOCUMENTATION ```
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What are the 5 stages of grief?
``` Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance ```
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2 main groups of “defence mechanism”?
Beneficial | Detrimental
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What is an MVA
Motor vehicle accident
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What is TIC? and DCAPBLS? When is it used?
Tenderness Instability Crepitus ``` Deformities Contusions Abrasions Penetrations Burns Lacerations Swelling ``` In head to toe exam
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What do you do in a head to toe exam
...
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A patient is grey and diaphoretic what is this a sign of?
Shock
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Parenteral drug administration includes what routes?
Inhalation, intravenous, intramuscular, (non-oral)
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Which route would a oral or rectal administration of a drug be?
Enteral route
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Contraindications of ASA
Hypersensitivity and active ulcer disease, asthma
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The dose for oral glucose is
25g
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What substance will neutralize a poison or its effects is called a
Antidote
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What occurs to blood vessels during anaphylactic shock?
Dilation
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Croup sounds like what
Bark like cough
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Placenta Previa
Is when the placenta is implanted over the opening of the cervix
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What is the max per leg with a traction splint?
It’s 15lbs | And 10% of body weight
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The blood pressure of the patient is 80/60. What type of shock results from internal and external bleeding?
Hypovolemic
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During the Assessment of the chest to find a sucking chest wound. The next step you would take is?
Apply an occlusive dressing
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A mid shaft femur fracture would be splinted with a
Traction splint
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Coup injury is
The brain injury on the side of impact
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For an open chest wound, leave one side of AN occlusive dressing un-taped to what?
Permit air to escape as the patient exhales
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Are you dressing use the form an Airtight seal is called
Occlusive dressing
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What is the most effective way to control external bleeding?
Apply direct pressure using a dressing
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You arrive on scene to find an 18-year-old man who has been ejected from his vehicle. The first step in treating this patient is
Take C-spine control
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Treatment for shock includes
Rapid transport, elevate the legs, keep patient warm
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What describes the medical condition of shock?
Delayed capillary refill
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What should be done before and after the application if every splint
Assess circulation distal to the injury
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Which dressing would you apply to an abdominal evisceration?
A moist dressing that will not adhere to the wound
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What is the dose of Naloxone (narcan)
2.0mg
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Show Fowler’s position
(High)Angled 90, standard 60 angle, semi 30-45
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What is the medical condition describing shock?
A state of inadequate tissue perfusion
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Which organ secretes insulin after a person eats a large meal
Pancreas
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What position to put for shock
Trendelenburg position

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