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What is the SAMPLE history?

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Signs and Symptoms
Allergies
Medications
Pertinent medical history
Last oral intake
Events leading up to accident
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What does AVPU stand for?

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Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

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What are false contractions called?

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Braxton Hicks

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What does PPE stand for?

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Personal Protective Equipment

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What is Standard Precautions?

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The assumption that all body fluids are possibly infected

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What is scope of practice?

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the range of skills allowed to be performed

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What are an EMR’s Primary responsibilities?

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Ensuring safety of self and bystanders
Gaining access to patient
Determine any threats to patient's life
Summoning more advanced personal as needed
Providing needed care for patient
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What is the Standard of care?

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the criteria established

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What is Competence?

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The Patients ability to understand things

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What is Expressed Consent?

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Verbal, Gesture. If miner must be from parent/Guardian

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What is Implied consent?

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Unconscious, confused, mentally impaired, seriously injured, seriously ill. Miners when Parent or Guardian is not present. Emancipated Miners

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What is Prone?

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Patient is lying face down

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What are the 4 chambers of the heart?

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Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle

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What are the 6 rules for dragging a patient?

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  1. Keep back locked in postition
  2. Use a power grip
  3. Use a power lift or squat lift- use legs
  4. Reach no more than 20 inches from the body
  5. Use log rolling- spinal injuries
  6. push rather then pull if possible
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What does HAINES stand for and what is it used for?

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High
Arm
IN
Endagered
Spine
Spinal injuries
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What is 360 assessment?

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Looking in all directions

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What are the ABC’s?

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Airway-open airway
Breathing- look, listen and feel
Circulation- pulse

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What does OPQRST stand for?

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Onset
Provocation
Quality
Region
Severity
Time
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What does DOTS stand for?

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Deformities
Open Injuries
Tenderness
Swelling

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When preforming a physical exam where should you start?

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The head

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What is the normal Respiratory rate?

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12-20 breaths per min

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What is the normal Pulse rate?

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60-100 beats per min

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What is the normal Blood Pressure?

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120/80

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What is Respiratory Distress?

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Difficulty breathing

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What is Respiratory arrest?
not breathing at all
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What is the ratio for giving ventilation's for adults?
1 every 5 seconds
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What is the ratio for giving ventilation's for children?
1 every 3 seconds
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How long should you suction an adult's mouth?
no more then 15 sec
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How long should you suction a child's mouth?
no more then 10 sec
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How long should you suction an infant's mouth?
no more then 5 sec
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What are the 4 oxygen delivery devices?
Nasal Cannela, non-re-breather mask, resuscitation mask, BVM
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What is V-fib?
The heart quivers
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what is another word for hear attack?
myocardial infraction
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What is the ratio of chest compression's and ventilation's when preforming CPR?
30 Chest compression's to 2 ventilations
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What does AED stand for?
Automated external defibrillator
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What does FAST stand for?
Face Arms Speech Time
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What are the two types of diabetes?
Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia
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What are the 4 ways poison enters the body?
Ingestion Inhalation Absorption Injection
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What are the symptoms of Anaphlaxis?
Difficulty breathing/ wheezing swelling of face, tough, neck rash or hives
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What should you do if you run into a behavioral emergency?
call for more advanced care and be calm.
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What is another word for Shock?
Hypoperfusion
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What should you do to help a patient that has gone into shock?
Put a blanket on them. Keep them comfortable
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What are characteristics of arterial bleeding?
Blood is bright red, spurts, hard to stop
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What are characteristics of veinal bleeding?
darker red color, steady flow, easier to stop
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What are characteristics of capillary bleeding?
Darker red color, oozing, spontaneous clotting
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What should you apply on the wound first?
Dressing
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What are the different types of wounds and how are they different?
Abrasion: scrape Amputations: when a limb is removed Avulsion: part of the skin is partially torn away Crush injuries: high degree of pressure Puncture/Penetrations: when skin is pierced Laceration: smooth or jagged edges due to a sharp object
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What are the Degrees of a burn and their symptoms?
Superficial- 1st degree- turns red Partial Thickness- 2nd degree- blisters Full thickness- 3rd degree- charred/waxy/pearly skin
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What are the 4 basic types of injuries?
Fractor: bone-break or damage to bone Dislocation: Joint- bones from a joint separate Sprain: Ligaments- Bone to bone Strain: Tendons- muscle to bone
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What are the rules for splinting?
Splint only for transporting assess circulation immobilize above and below injury don't push protruding bones back
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What is manual stabilization?
stabilizing the head with use of hands
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When do you use the APGAR score?
1 min and 5 min after birth
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What are the three components of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle?
Appearance Breathing Skin
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What are decreased in elderly people?
sensations of pain, taste, and smell
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What are the two type of roles an EMR may assume?
Traditional | Non-Tradional
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What 5 pieces of equipment must an EMR must have when responding to a situation involving extrication?
``` Helmet with chin strap Protective eyeware Puncture and eye resistant clothes Heavy protective gloves boots with steel toes and insoles ```
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What are the safety zones for a HAZMAT incident?
Hot Zone Warm Zone Cold Zone
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What are the four colors for triage?
Black Red Yellow Green (White)
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What does CBRNE stand for?y
``` Chemical Biological Radioactive Nuclear Explossive ```
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What are the 3 types of non-swimming rescue assists?
Reaching Throwing Wading

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