Additional Info from PPT Flashcards
an obligation to provide care to a patient
Duty to Act
Not providing care as would be expected of an EMT in your locality. For example: performing a task improperly.
Failure to Meet the Standard of Care
Air can leak around a
stoma
Crackles, rhochi, wheezing
lower airway
Stridor, snoring
upper airway
the individual is lying on their side
lateral recumbent
Marfan syndrome leads to
AAA
Breathing stops and starts while sleeping
Sleep apnea
Narrowest part of an adult airway
Glottic opening
Narrowest part in child airway
cricoid cartilage
What nerve can you stimulate during suction and placement of advanced airways
Vagus
What are these symptoms a sign of….
dyspnea, SOB, decreasing minute volume, diaphoresis, cannot speak full symptoms, pain with breathing, accessory muscle use, anxiety
Airway compromise
Respiratory patient assessment: breathing tidal volume should be between…
5-7 mL/kg
Uses light to measure oxygen in peripheral blood (capillary beds)
Pulse oximetry
What kind of patients are used to a low normal pulse oximetry?
Emphysema
Produced during cellular respiration and excreted through exhalation
CO2
Most abdominal organs are
hollow
Airway protection position of comfort
LLR
Normal ETCO2 monitor
35-45 mmHg
continuous monitoring of CO2 respiratory gases
capnography
Early recognition of CO2 levels…
hypoventilation, apnea, or airway obstruction
Attempt to maintain a minimum of — in CO2 capnograms…
10 mmhg
Bronchospasms occur in
COPD, asthma
Volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole
preload
resistance left ventricle must overcome to circulate blood
afterload
Afterload is increased in
hypertension and vasoconsttriction
preload is increased in
hypervolemia, heart failure
Hypertension is….
compensating
hypotension is
decompensating
ASA is an
antiplatlete
take the load off of the heart…
reduce the preload
Non-enteric coated
aspirin
Do not use nitro with
hypotension
Do not directly examine the __ with the ECG
Right ventricle
No conduction and no pump activity
Asystole
Quivering ventricles, irregular, minimal to no perfusion (output)
V fib
Verify carotid pulsel monomorphic or polymorphic
V tach
Over ventilation with cardiac resuscitation leads to
Regurgitation and aspirin
Ventilate adult cpr once every
6-8 seconds
With cardio cerebral resuscitation, continuous compressions with a
NRB at 15 lpm
Ventilation once every 6-8 seconds after
Advances airway placement
Neonates compression includes
3 compressions to 1 ventilation
MCMAID with what kind of resuscitation
Cardio cerebral
ROSC indications
Improves mental status Palpable carotid pulse at rhythm check intervals Agonal gasps End tidal co2 jump Obtain a 12 lead
How many cranial nerves
12
Means wandering, runs brainstem to colon
Vagus
Behind ear, respiratory tract and most of GI, stimulates muscle in upper respiratory tract, heart (Bradycardia)
Motor vagus nerve