EMT-B Flashcards
What do you ALWAYS do first before giving patient care
BSI
“ Body , Substance , Isolation “
What is the 5 parts in the GRIVING PROCESS.
- Denial - refusal to accept
- Anger - hostility , blame.
- Bargaining - I promise
- Depression - Sad
- Acceptance
When caring for critically and ILL patients you should
- Avoid sad or grim comments
- Orient the patient - May be confused or unsettled
- Be honest decide how much they can understand
- Refusal of care - talk about the seriousness
- Allow hope - im not gonna give up on you
- Locate and notify family members
The 4 communicable diseases are.
- DIRECT - person or droplets - ordinary contact
- INDIRECT - vehicle borne - sex contact
- VECTOR BORNE - insects - house flies
- BIOLOGICAL - insects - Ticks , mosquitoes
Negligence and duty to act =
- Duty to act - there is a emergency
- Breech of duty
- Damages
- Reasonable cause and effect
Your 4 different kinds of consent are.
- Expressed consent
- Informed Consent - Told potential risks
- Implied Consent - Someone who is not able to make a decision “ including minors “
- Minor and consent - No parent / true emergency
Your physical signs of death are.
- Dependent Lividity - however the deceased body lays a puddle of blood forms.
- Rigor Mortise - 2-12 hours face and jaw first
- Purification - ( Decomposition , 40-96 hours )
- DOA - Dead on arrival
- DOS - Dead on scene
- Medical ID
The bleach solution to kill germs ETC is
• 1 part bleach to 10 part water
The STATS for CPR are
- Adult - call 911 first then perform CPR
- Child - 2 minutes CPR then call 911
- Adult - considered 12 years old and up
- Child - considered 1 year old - 12 years old
- Infant - 0-12 months
What is the top sections and bottom sections of your heart called
- Top - Atrim
* Bottom - Ventrical
The chain of survival is
- Activate EMS
- Early CPR
- Rapid Defibrillation
- ALS
- Integrated post cardiac care
Chain of survival for children is
- Prevention
- Early CPR
- Activate EMS
- Pediatric ALS
- Integrated post cardiac arrest care
Chest compressions should
- Restore some circulation
- Be Rhymetic
- Center of the chest
- Adult rate - 100 per minute
- Depth - at least 2 inches or 1/3 of the chest size.
Oxygen percentage
- Room air 21% oxygen
* Exhale 16% oxygen
Infant with a pulse of 60 or less you should
• Start CPR
When checking for a pulse in a Infant you use the
• Brachial
The meaning for HEPAT is
• LIVER
The meaning for NEPHR is
• KIDNEY
The meaning for NEUR is
• NERVES
The meaning for PHYCH is
• MIND
The meaning for THORAC is
• CHEST
The meaning for HYPER is
• Over excessive , High / EXAMPLE : hyperventilation - fast ventialtions
The meaning for HYPO is
• Under , Below normal / EXAMPLE : hypo perfusion - below normal blood flow to vital organs
The meaning for TACHY is
• Rapid , Fast / EXAMPLE : tachycardia - fast heart rate
The meaning for BRADY is
• Slow / EXAMPLE : bradypnea - slow breathing
The meaning for PRE is
• Before / EXAMPLE : prenatal - occurring before birth
The meaning for POST is
• After , Behind / EXAMPLE : postsurgical - occurring after surgery
The meaning for AL is
• Pertaning to / EXAMPLE : syncopal - pertaining to syncope
The meaning for ALGIA is
• Pertaining to pain / EXAMPLE : arthralgia - joint pain
The meaning for ECTOMY is
• Surgical removal of / EXAMPLE : appendectomy - surgical removal of the appendix
The meaning for IC is
• Pertaining to / EXAMPLE : diaphoretic - pertaining to diaphoresis
The meaning for ITIS is
• Inflammation / EXAMPLE : epiglottis - inflammation of the epiglottis
The meaning for LOGY is
• Study of / EXAMPLE : cardiology - the study of the heart
The meaning for LOGIST is
• Specialist / EXAMPLE : pulmonologist - specialist in disease of the lungs
The meaning for MEGALY is
• Enlargement / EXAMPLE : cardiomegaly - enlargement of the heart
The meaning for METER is
• Measuring Instrument / EXAMPLE : sphygmomanometer - Instrument to measure BP
The meaning for OMA is
• Tumor / EXAMPLE : lymphoma - cancer of the lymphatic system
The meaning for PATHY is
• Disease / EXAMPLE : nephropathy - disease of the kidneys
the 4 colors you look for is
- Chloro - Green
- Leuk - White
- Eryth - Red
- Cyan - Blue
BONE
• Osteo
MUSCLE
• Myo or Sarco
NERVES
• Neuro , Neuron
SKIN
• DERM
BLOOD VESSELS
• Angi (o)
VEINS
• Ven (o) , or phleb (o)
HEART
• CARDIO
NOSE
• Rhino
KIDNEY
• Neph
SKULL
• Crani
LIVER
• HEPAT (o)
BLOOD CLOT
• Thromb (o)
DYS
• not working properly
MAL
• bad
EMIA
• blood condition
OSIS
• condition or disease
ANTERIOR
• front
POSTERIOR
• back
SUPERIOR
• top
INFERIOR
• bottom
DISTAL
• farther away from body
PROXIMAL
• is closer to the body
MEDIAL
• closer to the midline of the body
LATERAL
• farther away from the midline of the body
EXTERNAL
• outside
INTERNAL
• inner
SUPERFICIAL
• outside layers of skin
APPEX
• tip
PALMER
• palm
PLANTER
• foot
AVPU
• A- alert
V - verbal
P - pain
U - unresponsive
A really good blood pressure is
120/80
A hypertensive blood pressure is
140/90
The SYSTOLIC on a blood pressure is what.
• the top number
The DIASTOLIC on a blood pressure is what.
• the bottom number
The 4 movement terms are what
- Flexion - flexing muscle
- Extention - straightening of something
- Adduction - bringing to the body
- Abduction - taking away from the body
The 5 Anatomic Positions are
- Prone - Laying on your face flat on belly
- Supine - Laying flat on your back
- Fowlers - Semi Reclined
- Trendelenburg - 6-12” higher then the head.
- Shock Position - Flat and feet elevated 8-12”
ligaments do what
• Attach bone to bone
TENDONS do what
• Attach muscle to bone
APPENDICULAR is
• Other extremities , Limbs
What is the CRANIUM
• it is bones fused together to make a skull
What is the FORAMEN MAGNUM
• Large opening at the base of the skull
what is another name for the JAW BONE
• MANDIBLE
The upper portion of the spinal column is what
• CERVICAL VETERBRAE
The CERVICAL VERTERBRAE contains how many.
• (7) C1-C7
The LUMBAR VERTEBRAE contains what
• (5) L1-L5
The THORACIC VERTEBRAE contains what
• (12) T1-T12
The SACRUM contains what
• 5 fused together
The COCCYX contains what
• 4 fused together to make the tailbone
What does the CHEST contain
- Heart
- Lungs
- Esophagus
- and great vessels ( aorta and two Venea cava )
What are SKELETAL MUSCLES also called
• Voluntary muscles
The CLAVICLE is located where
• Color bone
The SKALPULA is located where
• Shoulder Blade
The HUMOROUS is located where
• Upper Arm
The STERNUM is located where
• Breast bone
The OLNA and RADIUS is what
• Two bones connect from the Elbow joint to Wrist
The FEMUR is located where
• Upper leg
The PATELLA is located where
• Knee cap
The TBIA and FIBULA are located where.
• lower leg
The CARPULA is what
• Bone structure in the hand
The TARSO is what
• Feet
FILANGIES are what
• Fingers and Toes
The UPPER Airway includes what
- mouth
- tongue
- Jaw
- Oral cavity
- Larynx
- Pharynx
The NASAL PASSAGE does what
• Warms , Filters and humidifies the air we breath
Where is the ESOPHAGUS located
• Behind the Trachea
What’s is the EPIGLOTTIS
• it is a leaf shaped thin valve protecting the opening of the Trachea
What is the LARYNX
• it is the VOICE BOX
The MEDULLA OBLONGATA is what
• brain becoming brain cell. Controls complete cardiovascular system. Also is on the brain stem
In breathing how much should a ADULT breath a minute
• 12-20 times
In breathing how much should a CHILD breath a minute
• 15-30
In breathing how much should a INFANT breath
25-30 NOSE BREATHERS
In a ADULT male what is the total lung capacity
• 6,000 ML
What is TIDAL VOLUME
• Amount of air moved into or out of the lungs in a single breath
What is RESIDUAL VOLUME
• gas that remains to keep the lungs open
What is MINUTE VOLUME
• Air that moves in and out minus the dead space
Is the CIRCULATORY SYSTEM or CARDIOVASCULAR completely closed
TRUE OR FALSE
• TRUE
The PULMONARY ARTERY is the only artery in the body that does what
• carries Deoxygenated blood
The PULMONARY VEIN is the only vein in the body that does what
• carries 02 rich blood
The size of the heart is about the same size of what
• A clenched fist
In the heart MYOCARDIUM is what
• muscle tissue
Is the left side of the heart more muscular then the right
TRUE or FALSE
• TRUE
What is the Steps in order for the flow of the heart
- Inferior vena cava
- Superior vena cava
- right atrium
- tricuspid valve
- Right ventricle
- pulmonary valve
- pulmonary artery
- lungs to dump and grab 02 rich blood
- pulmonary vein
- left atrium
- mitral valve
- left ventricle
- aortic valve
- aorta
How much blood is ejected from the heart each heart beat.
• 70/80 ML
A STEMI is
• ST - elevated Myocardial infraction
Does veins have multiple layer
TRUE or FALSE
• TRUE
How many ML of blood is carried by the spleen at any given time
•450 ML
What is the HEMOGLOBIN responsible for
• carrying oxygen
What does the SOMATIC do
• transmitts signals from the Brain to the voluntary muscles
The DERMIS is what
• sweat glands , sebaceous glands , hair follicles , blood vessels , nerve ending
The ABDOMAN is the second major what
• body cavity
The RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT contains
• liver , gallbladder , portion of the colon , small intestine , pancreas
The LEFT UPPER QUADRANT contains
• stomach , spleen , colon , small intestine , pancreas
The RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT contains
• two portions of the large intestine , appendix , small intestine , bladder
the LEFT LOWER QUADRANT contains
• descending sigmoid colon , small intestine , bladder
The LIVER is the largest what
• solid organ
The RENDERS is what
• poisonous substance produced by digestion. It is harmless
How much bile does the human body produced daily
• 0.5 - 1 liter
The PRINCIPLE ORGAN is for what
• storage of sugar for immediate use by the body for energy
The LIVER is connected to the intestines by bile ducts
TRUE or FALSE
• TRUE
bile ducts and gallbladder together form the what
• BILIARY SYSTEM
HORMONES have a what kind of effect
• STIMULATING or INHIBITING
The ENDOCRINE SYSTEM does what
• uses hormones to help the brain control the body
What is the URETER
• kidneys to the bladder
The URINARY SYSTEM produces how much urine every day
• 1.5-2 liters
Blank % of CO passes threw the kidney each minute
• 20%
What is DCAPBTLS
- deformities
- contusions
- abrasions
- punctures
- burns
- tenderness
- lacerations
- swelling
What is SAMPLE
- signs symptoms
- allergies
- medication
- past Pertinent history
- last oral intake
- events leading up to
What is OPQRST
- onset
- provocation
- quality
- radiation
- severity
- time