ECA Confirmation Paper (End Week 3) Flashcards
What T means a fast heart rate, with a commensurate increase in pulse rate greater than 100bpm?
Tachycaridia
The skeleton is made up of .. … bones
a. 106
b. 206
c. 200 d
d. 210
b. 206
List the 5 classifications that bones are divided into.
What P means a higher temperature than normal?
pyexixc
This I is the name given to the dead piece of heart muscle that has been starved of oxygen.
Infarction
What D is the correction of ventricular fibrillation by electric shock
Defibulation
This E cannot be given if the patient has a significant head injury
Entonox
The human skeleton is divided into 2 major divisions called….
What H means `high blood sugar’
Hypergleamea
Which is the odd one out
a. Humerus
b. Femu
r c. Patella
d. Fibula
a. Humerus
List the five types of wound
List the five types of wound
- Contusion
- Laceration
- Incision
- Puncture
- Gunshot
What are the three types of collisions that occur in an RTC
machine
body
organ
List 3 signs and symptoms associated with angina
- Central, retrosternal chest pain
- •Pain referred to the throat, jaw and teeth also to the armpits and often into the arm
- •Frequently described as heaviness in the arms or chest
- •Pallor
List 5 of the functions of the skeletal system
support
list six causes of unconsciouness
- Fainting
- Infantile convulsions
- Stroke
- Heart attack
- Shock
- Head injury
- Anaphylaxis
- Poisons
- Epilepsy
Diabetes
. Name two types of stroke
ischaemic
haemorrhagic
The vertebral column (spine) is made up of 33 irregular bones consisting of
a. 12 cervical, 7 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, 4coccygeal vertebrae
b. 7 cervical,12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, 4 coccygeal vertebrae
c. 7 cervical,12 thoracic, 4 lumbar, 5 sacral, 5 coccygeal
d. 5 cervical, 7 thoracic,12 lumbar, 5 sacraI 4 coccygeal
b. 7 cervical,12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, 4 coccygeal vertebrae
What does the Acronym OPQRST stand for in relation to pain
when taking a patient history?
on set
provoking
quailty
radiates region
severity
Times
What does the Acronym ATMIST stand for when pre-alerting
a medical facility?
Age
time
MOI
injuries
Signs
Treatment
A on the AVPU scale means awake
F Alert
The weight limiton a carry chair is 31 stone
f
. Entonox can be given to someonewith abdo pain
. Entonox can be given to someonewith abdo pain
with caution
t
Inspired air contains 4% carbon dioxide.
f
.The normal breathing rate for an adult is 16-22
f
. The right lung has three lobes.
t
The tricuspid valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle
f
Haematemesis refers to blood coughed up from the lungs
f upper gastric
The supine position is flat on the back
t
All people who fit are epileptic
f
.Cyanosis to a casualties lips indicates:
a. poisoning with carbon monoxide
b. hyperglycaemia
c. too little oxygen in the blood
d. cerebral compression
c. too little oxygen in the blood
.The colour of a patient immediately following a faint is usually:
a. flushed
b. pale
c. yellow
d. cyanosed
b. pale
The commonest cause of convulsions in children under 5 is
a. Hypoxia
b. Hypothermia
c. Pyrexia
d. Trauma
c. Pyrexia
The driver in a crashed vehicle is drowsy, cold, pale, has clammy skin and a rapid weak pulse. The most likely condition causing these symptoms is:
a. carbon monoxide poisoning
b. cerebral compression
c. asphyxia
d. internal bleeding
d. internal bleeding
Which won’t you find in a trauma bag
a.Triangular bandage
b. BIast bandage
c. Nightingale dressing
d. Celox bandage
a.Triangular bandage
.Reduced oxygen levels in the tissue is known as
e. Apnoea
f. Anoxia
9. Hypoxia
h. lschaemia
f. Anoxia
Blood is pumped into the aorta from the
a. Right atrium
b. Left atrium
c. Right ventricle
d. Left ventricle
d. Left ventricle
The smooth inner layer of the heart is the
a. Endocardium
b. Epicardium
c. Myocardium
d. Pericardium
. Endocardium
.Shock resulting from an allergic reaction is
a. Hypovolaemic
b. Toxic
c. Cardiogenic
d. Anaphylactic
d. Anaphylactic
Acute means
a. Rapid onset
b. Slow onset
c. Over a long period
d. Worsening
a. Rapid onset
.The pulse point located on the neck is called
a. Radial
b. Carotid
c. Femoral
d. Brachial
b. Carotid
The medical term for a nosebleed is
Epistaxis
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes is
.
Bronchitis
The term for high blood pressure is
HTN
Hypertension
The initial, rapid assessment of a patient to identify and treat those conditions thatpresent an immediate threat to life is called the
Primary Survey
. Placing a patient in the half sitting position is known as
Semi recumbrent
.The sorting of casualties according to priority is
Triage
Label the attached diagram of the skeleton (Max 17 marks)
