EMT Acronyms – Flashcards
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Supine position
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face up
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Prone position
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face down
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Right lateral recumbent position
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Laying on right side
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Left lateral recumbent position
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Laying on left side
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Fowler's position
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45 degree angle
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Trendelenburg position
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feet elevated higher than head
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Shock position
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feet elevated 12 inches higher than head
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P-PRBSP (baseline vitals) 1st
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Pulse
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R-PRBSP (baseline vitals)
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Respirations
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B-PRBSP (baseline vitals)
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Blood Pressure
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S-PRBSP (baseline vitals)
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Skin
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P-PRBSP (baseline vitals) 2nd
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Pupils
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Normal Breathing Rate (adult)
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12-20 respirations per minute
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Normal Breathing Rate (child)
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15-30 respirations per minute
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Normal Breathing Rate (infant)
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25-50 respirations per minute
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Normal Breathing Rate (newborn)
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30-60 respirations per minute
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S-SAMPLE History
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Signs and Symptoms
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A-SAMPLE History
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Allergies
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M-SAMPLE History
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Medications
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P-SAMPLE History
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Pertinent Past History
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L-SAMPLE History
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Last Oral Intake
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E-SAMPLE History
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Events Leading to the injury or illness
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Hypoxia
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Inadequate amount of oxygen delivered to cells
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Cyanosis
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Bluish-gray color, is a late sign of hypoxia and may be found in several areas of the body
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Stridor
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harsh, high-pitched sound heard during inspiration
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MOI
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Mechanism of Injury
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SOB
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Shortness of Breath
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A-ABC
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Airway
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B-ABC
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Breathing
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C-ABC
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Circulation
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A-AVPU
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Alert
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V-AVPU
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Verbal Stimulus
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P-AVPU
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Painful Stimulus
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U-AVPU
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Unresponsive
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Emergency Care for vomiting
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Suction
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Emergency Care for open wound to the anterior, lateral, or posterior chest
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occlusive dressing
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Emergency Care for Paradoxical Movement of the Chest
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BVM
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Emergency Care for Major Bleeding
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direct pressure
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Emergency Care for pt. with altered mental status
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high flow oxygen
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Emergency Care for pt. who is snoring
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head-tilt chin-lift
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Emergency Care for inadequate respiratory rate
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PPV with supplemental oxygen
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Emergency Care for inadequate tidal volume
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PPV with supplemental oxygen
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Emergency Care for rapid and weak pulses
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NRBM at 15 LPM
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Emergency Care for pale, cool, clammy skin
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NRB at 15 LPM
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Emergency Care for capillary refill longer than 2 seconds
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NRBM at 15 LPM
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Emergency Care for absent carotid pulse
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CPR
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O-OPQRST
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Onset
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P-OPQRST
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Provokes
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Q-OPQRST
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Quality
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R-OPQRST
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Radiation
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S-OPQRST
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Severity
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T-OPQRST
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Time
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How do you obtain ONSET?
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When and how did symptom begin? (current condition)
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How do you obtain PROVOCATION?
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What makes the symptom worse? What makes it better?
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How do you obtain QUALITY?
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How would you describe the pain?
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How do you obtain RADIATION?
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Where do you feel the pain? Where does it radiate?
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How do you obtain SEVERITY?
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From 0-10 how bad is the pain?
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How do you obtain TIME?
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How long have you had the symptom? (could be days, weeks, months)
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Apnea
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absence of breathing
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Aspiration
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Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs
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CSF
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Cerebrospinal fluid
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Dyspnea
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Shortness of Breath
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Occluded
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closed or blocked
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Aspirin
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blood thinner
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Epinephrine
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bronchodilater, vasoconstrictor
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Oral Glucose
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sugar administered orally
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Activated Charcoal
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absorbs injested poisons
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Pallor
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Pale skin
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What was the Department of Government that was charged for developing EMS?
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DOT
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You are dispatched to a rock climber injured on a very steep hillside. Knowing that you are not trained in this type of rescue, you should?
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Wait for a trained rescue crew
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On call you notice that all the family members, including the dog have similiar signs of disorientation, you should suspect...
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The environment to be toxic
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During initial assessment a life threahttp://quizlet.com/edit/1137380/#add-imagetening injury is found, you should....
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treat immediately
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D-DCAPBTLS
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Deformities
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C-DCAPBTLS
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Contusions
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A-DCAPBTLS
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Abrasions
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P-DCAPBTLS
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Punctures
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B-DCAPBTLS
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Burns
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T-DCAPBTLS
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Tenderness
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L-DCAPBTLS
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Lacerations
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S-DCAPBTLS
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Swelling
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Anaphylaxis
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Severe allergic reaction
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Battle Signs
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discoloration of mastoids
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Cardiac Arrest
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No pulse, no breathing, unresponsive
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Dermis
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second layer of skin
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Dura Mater
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outer layer of brain tissue
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Ecchymosis
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black and blue discoloration
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Edema
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Swelling
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Femur
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thigh bone
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French Catheter
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Soft Catheter
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Hematoma
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closed injury under the skin caused by a mass of blood beneath the epidermis
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Hemoptysis
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coughing up blood
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Hypopnea
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inadequate tidal volume
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Dx
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chief complaint
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Duration x
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Onset
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Hx
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medical history
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T/O
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Time out
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10-1
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receiving poorly
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10-2
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receiving well
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10-4
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message received and understood
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10-7
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out of service
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10-9
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repeat
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10-21
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call the station by telephone
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10-97
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arrived at scene
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Dyspnea
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Difficulty Breathing
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Tachypnea
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rapid respiratory rate
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Apnea
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absense of breathing
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Pleura
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lining around lungs
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Thorax
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chest
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Pericardium
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lining around heart
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Myocardium
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heart muscle
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Myocardial Infarction
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heart attack
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Pericarditis
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inflammation of lining of heart
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Angina
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chest pain
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Where does de-oxygenated blood start?
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Right Atrium
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What is Ketoacidosis?
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high blood sugar, inadequate amount of insulin. Cells are burning fat for energy (ketones). As the cells burn more fat, acid levels in the body begin to increase to dangerous levels (acidosis)
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What are signs/symptoms of Ketoacidosis?
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excessive urination, excessive hunger, excessive thirst, kussmaul respirations, fruity breath, altered mental status
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What is another name for Peroxide?
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Betadine
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What is epiglottis?
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What is emphysyma?
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What is a Subdural Hemotoma?
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What does frostbite do to the cells in your body?
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Ice crystals damage the cell membranes
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does heroine dialate or constrict pupils?
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Dialates
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When Coral snakes bite, do they chew the skin?
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True
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What is a greenstick fracture?
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Do you administer high flow or low flow oxygen for chronic bronchitis patients?
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How many LPM of oxygen would you administer to pt's with emphysema?
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How much oxygen would you administer to patients with asthma?
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4-6 LPM humidified oxygen
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What would you be concerned about, if a pt. had a gunshot wound to the back?
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Tenderness to the spine
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What is the most abused drug?
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Alcohol
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A pt. just swallowed a handful of pills. Transport, Ipecac, or Activated Charcoal?
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Transport
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Your driving in fog, high beams or low beams?
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low beams
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True or false, It is possible to cut off an infants airway by over extending the neck?
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True
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What is valium?
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.
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True or False, on an Evisceration you use a moist sterile dressing to cover the wound?
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True
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What is Diabetic Coma?
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severe diabetic hypoglycemia
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Your unit is on the scene of a 19-year-old female who may have taken an overdose of pain medications. You are conducting the initial assessment and would like to assist her breathing with bag mask ventilation. Actions you take to correct problems you find are called:
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interventions
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Which of the following would be reassessed in the ongoing assessment of a patient with a closed fractured leg?
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CSM
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The EMT-Basic is assisting a patient with chest pain to take his own nitroglycerin. If the patient continues to experience no relief after one dose, the EMT-Basic should:
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obtain medical direction to administer a second dose
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The reason EMT-Basics do an ongoing assessment on all patients is to:
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identify changes in the patient's condition
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En route to the hospital, you take additional sets of vital signs on a conscious medical patient and compare them to the first set that you previously obtained. This skill is called:
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trending
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When conducting an ongoing assessment on a patient en route to the hospital, when reassessing ____________ the EMT-Basic should determine if a pressure bandage, cold, or elevation is needed.
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bleeding control
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When reassessing the circulation of a young child, the EMT-Basic should not forget to check the:
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capillary refill
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A patient with chest pain or pressure associated with cardiac compromise will frequently experience difficulty breathing, which is called:
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dyspnea
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A build-up of fatty deposits on the inner walls of the arteries is called:
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atherosclerosis
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A condition in which the artery walls become hard and stiff due to calcium deposits is called:
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arteriosclerosis
