EMT 10 Flashcards
Medications EMT can administer
Oxygen
Glucose
Patient prescribed Epi/Nitro
Activated Charcoal
Sympathetic Reaction on the body
Pupils dilate, Heart & Respiratory Rate increase, vasoconstriction, bronchus-dilates, muscles flooded with blood
Mass Casualty Incident (define)
Any event that places excessive demands on personnel & equipment
Typically involves 3 or more patients
START triage
Simple triage and rapid transport
SIDS
Sudden infant death syndrome (unexpected)
Under 1 year of age
Peak incidence is 2-4 months
CBRNE (WMD)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological Nuclear & Explosive
Organs in the Mediastinum
Trachea Esophagus Heart Vena Cava Aorta
Insulin
Secreted when blood Glucose is elevated
Decreased blood Glucose by 1) increasing movement of Glucose out of blood & into cells 2) causes liver to take Glucose out of blood & store it as glycogen
Components of Primary Assessment
1) form general impression
2) asses level of consciousness (mental status)
3) assess airway
4) assess breathing
5) assess oxygen
6) assess circulation
7) establish patient priorities
Steps of Scene Size Up
1) BSI
2) Scene Safety
3) MOI/NOI
4) Number of Patients
5) Additional Resources
Components of Secondary Assessment
Conduct Physical Exam
Take Baseline Vitals
Obtain a History
Advantages of AED (3)
Speed of operation (first shock delivered quickly)
Safer, more effective delivery
More efficient monitoring
Large Intestine
Tubelike structure beginning at distal end of small intestine & ending at the anus
Reabsorbs fluid from intestinal contents, enabling the excretion of solid waste
Located in Right Upper/ lower Quadrant
Duodenum
The first part of the small intestine that connects to the stomach
Loaded in Right Upper Quadrant
Glucogen
Function is the exact opposite of insulin
Secreted when blood Glucose level is low & will work to increase blood Glucose level
Increases & Maintains blood Glucose by:
1) concerts glycogen stores in liver back to Glucose & back into the blood 2) concerts other non carbohydrate substances into Glucose in the liver
Urinary Bladder
Saclike structure that acts as reservoir for the urine received from the kidneys
Located in lower quadrants
Heat Stroke
Occurs when body cooling mechanisms break down
Body stores increasingly more heat, brain cells eventually start to die
Commonly unresponsive, skin hot & red
Referred pain
Visceral pain (pain from the organ itself) that is felt elsewhere in the body
Usually poorly localized but is felt consistently in the part of the body it is referred too
Brain becomes confused in the interpretationC causes patient to feel pain elsewhere
Evaporation
Process of liquid or solid changing to vapor (sweating)
Acute Abdomen
Abdominal Pain
May be severe, can have number of causes
