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EMS Vital Signs Flashcards

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Pulse That’s Rapid, Regular, and Full

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Indicates Exertion, Fright, Fever, High Blood Pressure, First Stage Blood Loss

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Pulse That’s Rapid, Regular, and Thready

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Indicates Shock, Later Stages of Blood Loss

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Slow Pulse

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Indicates Head Injury, Drugs, Poisons, Heart Problems, Lack of Oxygen in Children

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No Pulse

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Indicates Cardiac Arrest

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High Blood Pressure

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Indicates Medical Condition, Exertion, Fright, Emotional Distress, Excitement

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Low Blood Pressure

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Indicates Athletic or Normally Low Blood Pressure, Blood Loss, Late Sign of Shock

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Cold and Moist Skin

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Sign of Shock, Anxiety, or Loss of Body Heat

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Cold and Dry Skin

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Exposure to Cold

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Goose Pimples With Shivering, Chattering Teeth, Blue Lips

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Communicable Disease, Exposure to Cold, Pain, Or Fear

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Hot Skin, Dry or Moist

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High Fever or Heat Exposure

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Pink Skin

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Normal in Light Skinned Patients, Inner Eyelids, Lips, and Nailbeds or Dark Skinned Patients

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Pale Skin

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Constricted Blood Vessels from Blood Loss, Shock, Hypotension, Emotional Distress

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Cyanotic Skin (Blue-Gray)

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Lack of Oxygen in Blood Cells and Tissue from Inadequate Breathing or Heart Function

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Flushed Skin (Red)

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Exposure to Heat or Emotional Excitement

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Jaundiced Skin (Yellow)

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Abnormalities of the Liver

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Mottled Skin (Blotchy)

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Seen Occasionally in Patients with Shock, Especially Children and the Elderly

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Adult/Adolescent Respiratory Rate

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12-20 Respirations Per Minute

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6-12 Years Old Respiratory Rate

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15-30 Respirations Per Minute

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6 Months - 5 Years Old Respiratory Rate

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20-30 Respirations Per Minute

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0 - 5 Months Old Respiratory Rate

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25-40 Respirations Per Minute

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21
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Newborn Respiratory Rate

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30-60 Respirations Per Minute

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Snoring

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Indicates Airway Blocked, Open Patients Airway, Prompt Transport

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Wheezing

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Indicates Medical Problem Such as Asthma, Assist Patient in Taking Prescribed Medication, Prompt Transport

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Gurgling

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Indicates Fluid in Airway, Suction Airway, Prompt Transport

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Crowing

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Indicates Medical Problem That Can’t be Treated on Scene, Prompt Transport

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Normal Pulse Oximeter Reading

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96%-100%

27
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Mild Hypoxia

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91%-95%

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Moderate Hypoxia

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86%-90%

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Severe Hypoxia

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85% or Less

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Dilated Pupils

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Fright, Blood Loss, Drugs, Prescription Eye Drops

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Constricted Pupils

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Drugs, Prescription Eye Drops

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Unequal Pupils

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Stroke, Head Injury, Artificial Eye, Prescription Eye Drops

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Lack of Reactivity in Pupils

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Drugs, Lack of Oxygen to the Brain

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Adult Systolic Blood Pressure

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120 or Less

35
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Adolescent Systolic Blood Pressure

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88-140 (114)

36
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6-12 Years Old Systolic Blood Pressure

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80-122 (105)

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3-5 Years Old Systolic Blood Pressure

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78-104 (99)

38
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Infants/Children Systolic Blood Pressure

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2 x Age + 80

39
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Adult Diastolic Blood Pressure

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80 or Less

40
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Adolescent Diastolic Blood Pressure

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(76)

41
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6-12 Years Old Diastolic Blood Pressure

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(69)

42
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3-5 Years Old Diastolic Blood Pressure

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(65)

43
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Infants/Children Diastolic Blood Pressure

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2/3 Systolic

44
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Adult Pulse Rate

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60-100

45
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11-18 Years Old Pulse Rate

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60-105

46
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6-10 Years Old Pulse Rate

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70-110

47
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3-5 Years Old Pulse Rate

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80-120

48
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1-3 Years Old Pulse Rate

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80-130

49
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6-12 Months Old Pulse Rate

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80-140

50
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0-5 Months Old Pulse Rate

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90-140

51
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Newborn Pulse Rate

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120-160

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