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Acronyms Flashcards

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What does drtimed stand for

A 
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right individual
Right medication
Right expiration date
Right documentation
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How to size up a sager splint

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1.size to uninjured
2.pad
3 .thigh strap
4.ankle strap
5.pounds
6.Pms
7. elevate
8. strap

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Entenox Cautions

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  1. COPD
  2. Facial trauma
  3. Abdominal distension
  4. Drowsy drugs
  5. Shock
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Prep Entenox

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Chest oscillate
Abdo palp
Rights 
Pain scale
Shake 3x the bottle to combine chem
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Contraindications of nitro

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  1. Systolic Bp <110mmHg
  2. Pulse outside of 50 to 150 bpm
  3. viagra 24 hours
  4. cialis 48 hours
  5. hypovolemic
  6. hypotension
  7. severe anemia
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6
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How do you apply nitro

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.4 mg every 3-5 minutes
Spray under tongue
If it’s personal - check expiration date; name,

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Reasons to give oral glucose

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  1. Known or suspected hypoglycaemia
  2. altered level of consciousness
  3. coma or seiZure
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8
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How much oral glucose do you administer to a person with low glucose?

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10-25 mg 100-250 ml of oral glucose or dextrose in 10% water

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9
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What does aspirin do

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Prevents platelettes from clotting

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10
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When shouldn’t you take aspirin

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  1. Allergic to aspirin or any other non steroidal anti inflammatory
  2. asthma
  3. recent head injury/stroke/acute bleeding
  4. paediatric patient with viral symptoms
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11
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How much aspirin do you give?

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2x 80Mg baby aspirin chewed or 162mg regular .

Dispatch can refer another dose.

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12
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What are signs you need narcan

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Reverse respiratory depression

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13
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What are the doses of narcan?

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1st 0.4 mg
2nd 0.4 mg
3rd 0.8 mg
4th 2 mg

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14
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What must entenox be followed by

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High flow o2

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15
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What does pearl mean

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Pupils equal and reactive to light

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16
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Boots

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Beards
Older/
obesce
Toothless
Stiff lungs /strydor
17
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Scene survey acronym

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Hazards
Environment 
Moi
Number of patients
Poe
Additional resources
18
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Primary survey includes

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Sick or not sick (general impression)
Are their eyes tracking me
LOC
D-spine

19
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For airway or asa

A 
Skin
02
Airway Asa
Protocol-packing position
I-interventions
20
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Diabetic protocal:

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stay on scene take vitals
Chest pain: ASA
Rtc

21
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What are you evaluating when in the ambulance

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House 02 (bag to ambulance)
ABC
Meds,mother,muscle
Pen and paper
Suction on standby 
Temperature -crank heat 
Egress
Radius depth
22
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Secondary survey acronym and meanings ?

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Chief complaint
History of chief complaint
Allergies 
Medications
Past medical history
Last oral intake
Events leading up to chief complaint
23
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What do you take for vitals?

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LOC
Skin
Temp 
pupils  (pearl)
Pulse
Blood pressure,
Bgl.
Breaths 
SpO2 level
24
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What’s after chample in the secondary survey and what does it mean

A 
Pain
Position
Quality
Relief 
Radiate
Severity
Timing
25
Q

Major trauma

If oxygen level on reader is low

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Start from ten Lpm and go up from there

26
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What does pms stand for

A

Pulse motor sensory

27
Q

What does chample stand for and when do you use it ?

A 
Chief complaint
History of complaint
Allergies
Medications
Past medical History
Last oral intake
Events leading up to
28
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What does soapi stand for and when do you use it

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After primary to double check critical

Skin
O2
Airway management 
Protocol-packing position
Interventions 
Rtc?
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I
Ps
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Alcohol
Epilepsy
Insulin
Od/ o2
Urimea urine in the blood 
Trauma
Infection /icp (head injury)
Poison
Sepsis,seizure,stroke,shock
30
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When does anaphylactic shock happen

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When it affects 2 or more of the body’s system

31
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What does MARCH stand for

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-Massive hemorrhage – immediate treatment of life threatening bleeding;
-Airway with C-spine control – ensure airway patent, if not attempt to insert oPa, advanced airway or suction while protecting C-spine (LoC, d – rule out delicate spine and provide temporary stabilization);
-Respiration – check rate/ quality, if poor provide o2 +/- ventilatory support;
-Circulation – carotid, radial (rate/ rhythm). shock, risk of shock or lack of radial pulse requires immediate iv/io access;
-Hypothermia – cover and keep casualty warm and dry

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