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What is Jaundice

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yellowing of the skin and eyes

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what is resting pulse rate

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60 - 100 beats per min

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what is the respiratory
rate

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12 to 20 breaths per min

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flow rate & oxygen delivered of NRM

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10 - 15 L/Min and 60 - 85% O2

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flow rate & oxygen delivered of nasal cannula

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1 - 6 L/Min and 24% - 44% 02

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flow rate & oxygen delivered of BVM

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Blue 2L/Min 24%
white 4L/min 28%
yellow 8l/min 35%
red 10 L/min 40%
Green 15 L/min 60%

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define tidal volume

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amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs at each respiratory cycle

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what is a hemorrhagic stroke

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when blood from the artery begins bleeding into the brain

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what is Osteoporosis

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brittle bones

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spine vertebraes (33 bones)

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7 Cervical
12 Thoracic
5 Lumbar
5 Sacrum
4 Coccyx

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what is a coronary embolism

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blocked artery that happens as a result of a blood clot in one of the chambers of the heart

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O2 Medications on patients

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Adult 100% - SP02 of 94% - 98%

Child 100% - SP02 of 96% - 98%

C.O.P.D 100% - SP02 of 92%

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lower Body bones

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Femur
Patella (above the knee)
Knee
Tibia (shin)
Fibula (short shin bone)
Tarsals (ankle)
Metatarsals (foot bones)
Phalanges (toes)

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what are metacarpals

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long bones that are located between the carpal bones in the wrist and the phalanges

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different types of respiration

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External Respiration - breathing in and out

internal respiration - exchanges of gas

agonal respiration- low oxygen (hypoxia)

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what is a sprain

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injury to ligaments around a joint

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what is a pandemic

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Worldwide spread of a disease

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what is an epidemic

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disease break out to a limited region

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what is an ishemic stroke

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blood supply to the brain is reduced preventing brain tissue of oxygen etc

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3 burn categories

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First degree - Superficial, effects the outer layer (epidermis)

Second degree (partial thickness) burns down to the dermis

third degree - full thickness urns

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3 types of muscles

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Cardiac

Smooth

Skeletal

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what is OPQRST

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Onset
Provocation
Quality
Region/ Radiation
Severity
Time

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what is syncope

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to faint

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what is SAMPLE

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Signs / Symptoms
Allergy
Meds
Past Medical
Last Oral in take
Events

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What is ASHICE
Age Sex History Injury Condition ETA
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what is Bradycardia
slower that normal heart rate
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What is Tachycardia
Faster than normal heart rate
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what is FLACC
Face Legs Activity Cry Consolable
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Paediatric Weights for Meds
Neonate 3.5kg 6 Months 6kg 1 - 5 yrs ( age x 2) + 8 kg great than 5 yrs (ages x 3) + 7
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7 rights for medications
Right Patient Right meds Right dose Right route Right time Right documents Right to Refuse
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What are Medication Route
Oral (PO) Sublingual (under the tongue) Buccal (inside of cheek) inhalation (inhaled) Internasal (up the nose) Intramuscular (IM)
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what is minute volume
amount of gas inhaled or exhaled from a persons lungs in one minute
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what is a hepatoma
its a bad bruise
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what is a strain
excessive tension on a muscle or ligaments
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What colours are the following; Local Authorities Ambulance Service Garda
Red - Local Authorities Green - Ambulance Blue - Garda
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what are the 3 cordons of a major emergency
Inner (Bronze) Outer (Silver) Traffic (Gold)
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Who is in the Inner Cordon (Bronze)
Operational area Emergency care & Rescue Personal
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Who is in the Inner Cordon (Silver)
Tatical area Garda
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who is in the traffic cordon
Strategic area Senior Chiefs
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Upper Left Abdomen
Spleen Tail of Pancreas stomach left kidney transverse colon
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upper right abdomen
gallbladder head of pancreas right kidney transverse colon
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lower left abdomen
small intestine left ovary (if female) left fallopian tube ( if female) descending colon
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lower right abdomen
appendix small intestine right ovary (if female) right fallopian tube ( if female) ascending colon Caecum
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what are the indicators of death
pooling, skin change rigor mortise
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what is FBAO
Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
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what is PPV
Positive Pressure Ventilation
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what is FAST
Face Arms Speech Time
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what is TILE
Task Individual Load Environment
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what is CLIPS
Contusion - Bruise Laceration - Tear Wound Incision - Clean Cut Puncture - Pierce Skin Special - Gun shot
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what is BEAPAIL
Bruising Eviseration - insides fall out Abrasion - Scrape Puncture Avulsion Incision Lacerions
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what is PEEPS
Posture Elevate Examine Pressure Shock
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what is hyperglycaemia
not enough insulin, high levels of sugar in the blood
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what is hypoglycaemia
too much insulin, low levels of blood sugars
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what is stroke volume
blood pumped from the left ventricle
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what is Systolic blood pressure
pressure in your arteries when your heart beats
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what is cardiac out put
amount of blood pumped per minute
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what is cardiac pre load
force that stretches the muscle prior to contraction
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major emergency command response
command saftey Communication Assessment triage Treatment Transport
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what is Superior
towards head end of the body upper
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what is Proximal
near to centre
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what is inferior
away from head lower body
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what is distal
parts further away from the body
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what is endocardium
the inner most layer of the heart
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what is myocardium
muscles of the heart
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where is the subendocardium
inner ventricle walls of the heart just beneath the endocardium (the Purkinje Fibers)
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what is pericardium
is a fibrous sac that encloses the heart and great vessels
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What are the 5 links in the chain of survival
Early access Early CPR Early AED Early ALS Post ROS Care
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what is Aphasia
Can't Speak
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what is Diaphoresis
Sweating
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what is dysphagia
swallowing difficulty
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what is dysgeusia
metallic taste in mouth

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