Exam Review Flashcards
(36 cards)
When talking on radio?
Give patient report and chief complaint
Chief Complant
Main reason PT is sick
Title Volume
Amount of air inhaled or exhaled while breathing
How to increase Title Volume?
- Deep breaths
- More breaths per minute
Respiratory Rate
Amount of breaths taken in 1 min
Tachycardia
Fast heart rate
Least level of certificate to be in an ambulance?
EMT
Least level of certificate to be an EMS?
EMR
Axial Skeleton
Central core (head and tronco)
Appendicular Skeleton
Appendages attached to axial
Mid Axillary Line
Line running from axile
Key about refusal?
You tell the pt about all potential problems if treatment is refused
Homeostasis
Stable
If pt is unresponsive?
Check airway
ABC
Airway, breathing, circulation
Viceral Pleura
Membrane that covers lungs
Parietal Pleura
Membrane that covers chest
If SNS (fight-flight) is stimulated?
- Heart rate increased
- Increased blood pressure
- Vasal constriction
- Decreased Peristolsis
- Contraction of smooth muscle for fecal matter movement
Preload
of blood in heart before it contracts
- Low preload, less cardiac output
Preserve Evidence?
In paper bag
Dermis
Outer layer of skin
Compensation for shock
Pedriatic pt compensate for shock the longest
- Vitals appear good but they are sick
Dispatchers
First responders
- Give instructions to pt prior to EMS arrival
Implied consent
Any normal person would consent in such situation