Extra Practice: Lecture Notes Flashcards
When was the “white paper”/highway safety act created? what did it do?
EMS under the DOT and NHTSA federally in 1966
What did the EMS development act of 1973 do?
States given money to create the EMS system
What did article 30 under NYS public health law do?
established EMS
What did part 800 under article 30 accomplish?
lists mandatory equipment
regulates certification
suspension, revoke, fine
HIPAA was established in the year …
1996
Name the normal respiratory rates for
adults
children
infants
12-20
15-30
25-30
Name the normal pulse rates for
adults
children
infants
60-100
70-150
100-160
When are OPAs contraindicated?
gag reflex, or pt is AVP
When are NPAs contraindicated?
Facial trauma
Name the suction times for
adults
children
infants
adults: 15
children; 10
infants: 5
Where are Voids?
back of knees
behind neck
Ankles
lumbar spine
Compressions should be at a rate of ___ for adults and pediatrics
100-120bpm
Name the shockable and non-shockable rhythms
Shockable: pulseless v-tach, v-fib
Non-shockable: Asystole
When should a pt in cardiogenic shock be laid down?
Never
Name the three areas where an EMT listens to lung sounds
On both R and L
mid-clavicular
mid-axilary
Bases
Name the areas of the spine and number of vertebra
7, 12, 5, 5, 4
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Cocyx
The diaphragm and intercostal muscles ___ during inhalation
contract
Name the order of the valves from Right atrium to Left ventricle
tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral/bicuspid, aortic
Compare axial skeleton to appendicular
axial: on vertical axis/core, ex. skull, rib cage
appendicular: promote movement/everything attached to the “core”: pelvis, limbs, shoulder blades
Nitroglycerin is typically prescribed to pts with ____
angine pectoris
What is AEIOU TIPS?
Possibilities for AMS
Acidosis/Alcohol, Epilepsy, Infection, Overdose, Uremia
Trauma/Tumor, Insulin, Psychosis, Stroke
HHNS, DKA, Kussmaul respirations, are all signs of
Hyperglycemia
The gallbladder is in which quadrant?
RUQ
The spleen is in which quadrant?
LUQ
The appendix is in which quadrant?
RLQ
The liver is in which quadrant?
RUQ
The dosage for albuterol is?
2.5mg in 3ml solution, administer at 6-8LPM 3x on standing order
What are pruritus and urticaria?
Puritus: itchy skin
urticaria: hives/rash
both signs of anaphylacis
For a pt with suspected CO poisoning, what CO level is cause for transport?
> 25%. If between 12-25%, wait thirty minutes, reassess, then check
If a pt has soot in their airway, can CPAP still be used?
No
What does DCAP BTLS stand for?
Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures, Burns, Trauma, Lacerations, Swelling
C 3, 4, and 5 …. while C 5, 6, and 7 ….
keep pt alive due to phrenic nerve and diaphragm
control the chest wall
The spinal cord stops at which vertebrae?
L1
What sort of medications that a pt may take indicate that the EMT should not try to push a dental avulsion back in?
antibiotics
What are the five ways the body can lose heat?
- convection
- radiation
- evaporation
- breathing
- Conduction
What is conduction?
losing heat to an inanimate object
What is convection?
losing heat to wind
Hyperthermia is at __ degrees F
101
Describe skin presentation on a pt with heat exhaustion vs heat stroke
HE: cold and clammy
HS: Dry, warm skin
Describe typical pulse ox for a neonate one minute after birth
60-65%
Neonate compression to breath resuscitation ratios are …
3:1
