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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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…

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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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10
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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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15
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How many lobes do the right and left have together?

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5

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16
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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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18
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What mnemonics should be used for pain

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OPQRST

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19
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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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20
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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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21
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BSI term

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Body substance isolation

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22
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What is the patella

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Kneecap

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23
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Where is the femur

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In thigh, bone

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24
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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

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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?
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  1. Use head tilt chin lift

2. Use jaw thrust

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27
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What pulse point to use for a conscious patient?

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Radial pulse

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28
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What pulse point to use for a unconscious patient and no radial pulse?

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Carotid pulse

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29
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What consists of a secondary assessment?

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(Head to toe)

Head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities, vital signs

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30
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Medical vs. Trauma patient examination %?

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Trauma: 80% hands on, 20% questioning
Medical: 80% questioning, 20% hands on

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31
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What’s part of vital signs ?

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Respiration, pulse, skin, pupils, blood pressure

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32
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Special masks or respiration’s help prevent the spread of?

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Tuberculosis

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33
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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:

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Move him to a warm environment

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34
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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?

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Start chest compressions

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35
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Immediately after the AED has given the first shock you should?

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Resume CPR

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36
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When suctioning the airway you should not suction for more than

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15 seconds

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37
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Do you have a patient that is breathing at 34 shallow and laboured what is your next step

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Delegate your partner to give the patient oxygen via NRB at 15 L/min

38
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Your patient is sitting upright leaning forward with her hands resting on their knees. This position is called

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Tripod position

39
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You have a patient who has cool and clammy skin what are they suffering from?

40
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The most important reason for controlling external brain is to

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Prevent shock

41
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What is AEIOUTIPS

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Alcohol/acidosis 
Epilepsy/environment 
Insulin/ischemia
Overdose 
Underdose/uremia
Trauma 
Infection 
Psychological 
Shock/stroke
42
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What does OPQRST?

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Onset
Provoke 
Quality 
Radiation 
Severity 
Time
43
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Patient with chest pain looses his pulse, you start chest compressions and what else?

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With supplemental oxygen with pocket face mask or BVM (bag value mask)

44
Q

What are common forms of COPD?

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COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Forms, emphysema & chromic bronchitis

45
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Infant orientation of the adult face mask is REVERSED

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Narrow part to nose. And the broad chin part reversed

46
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What pulse point to use for an infant?

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Brachial pulse

47
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What pulse point to use in a child?

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Carotid pulse

48
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What is included in a patient hand-off?

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  • 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
49
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What is a AAA medical emergency?

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm

50
Q

Signs/symptoms of an AAA medical emergency ?

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Fast pulse, low BP, back pain (described as a tearing sensation)

51
Q

Narcan/naloxone

52
Q

What does ‘q’ mean in a pharmacology?

53
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Signs & symptoms of anaphylactic shock?

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Acute respiratory obstruction, circulatory collapse

54
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A man is in anaphylactic shock and breathing is adequate what is your next step?

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Deliver oxygen by non-breather mask

Unless he needs artificial ventilation use BVM(bag-value mask)

55
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In EMS the term ‘medical status’ refers to

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The patients level of awareness of his surroundings

56
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When auscultation blood pressure, you should first find the ___ artery to listen over

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Radial or brachial

57
Q

What are the 3 c’s and e?

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Colour
Clarity
Concentration
Expiry date

58
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What are the 6 rights?

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Right PATIENT 
Right DRUG
Right TIME/DATE 
Right DOSE 
Right ROUTE 
Right DOCUMENTATION
59
Q

What are the 5 stages of grief?

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Denial
Anger
Bargaining 
Depression
Acceptance
60
Q

2 main groups of “defence mechanism”?

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Beneficial

Detrimental

61
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What is an MVA

A

Motor vehicle accident

62
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What is TIC? and DCAPBLS? When is it used?

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Tenderness
Instability
Crepitus

Deformities
Contusions
Abrasions 
Penetrations
Burns
Lacerations
Swelling

In head to toe exam

63
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What do you do in a head to toe exam

64
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A patient is grey and diaphoretic what is this a sign of?

65
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Parenteral drug administration includes what routes?

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Inhalation, intravenous, intramuscular, (non-oral)

66
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Which route would a oral or rectal administration of a drug be?

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Enteral route

67
Q

Contraindications of ASA

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Hypersensitivity and active ulcer disease, asthma

68
Q

The dose for oral glucose is

69
Q

What substance will neutralize a poison or its effects is called a

70
Q

What occurs to blood vessels during anaphylactic shock?

71
Q

Croup sounds like what

A

Bark like cough

72
Q

Placenta Previa

A

Is when the placenta is implanted over the opening of the cervix

73
Q

What is the max per leg with a traction splint?

A

It’s 15lbs

And 10% of body weight

74
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The blood pressure of the patient is 80/60. What type of shock results from internal and external bleeding?

A

Hypovolemic

75
Q

During the Assessment of the chest to find a sucking chest wound. The next step you would take is?

A

Apply an occlusive dressing

76
Q

A mid shaft femur fracture would be splinted with a

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Traction splint

77
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Coup injury is

A

The brain injury on the side of impact

78
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For an open chest wound, leave one side of AN occlusive dressing un-taped to what?

A

Permit air to escape as the patient exhales

79
Q

Are you dressing use the form an Airtight seal is called

A

Occlusive dressing

80
Q

What is the most effective way to control external bleeding?

A

Apply direct pressure using a dressing

81
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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

A

Take C-spine control

82
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Treatment for shock includes

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Rapid transport, elevate the legs, keep patient warm

83
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What describes the medical condition of shock?

A

Delayed capillary refill

84
Q

What should be done before and after the application if every splint

A

Assess circulation distal to the injury

85
Q

Which dressing would you apply to an abdominal evisceration?

A

A moist dressing that will not adhere to the wound

86
Q

What is the dose of Naloxone (narcan)

87
Q

Show Fowler’s position

A

(High)Angled 90, standard 60 angle, semi 30-45

88
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What is the medical condition describing shock?

A

A state of inadequate tissue perfusion

89
Q

Which organ secretes insulin after a person eats a large meal

90
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What position to put for shock

A

Trendelenburg position

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