Extra Practice: Lecture Notes Flashcards

1
Q

When was the “white paper”/highway safety act created? what did it do?

A

EMS under the DOT and NHTSA federally in 1966

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2
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What did the EMS development act of 1973 do?

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States given money to create the EMS system

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3
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What did article 30 under NYS public health law do?

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established EMS

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4
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What did part 800 under article 30 accomplish?

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lists mandatory equipment
regulates certification
suspension, revoke, fine

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5
Q

HIPAA was established in the year …

A

1996

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6
Q

Name the normal respiratory rates for
adults
children
infants

A

12-20
15-30
25-30

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7
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Name the normal pulse rates for
adults
children
infants

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60-100
70-150
100-160

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8
Q

When are OPAs contraindicated?

A

gag reflex, or pt is AVP

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9
Q

When are NPAs contraindicated?

A

Facial trauma

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10
Q

Name the suction times for
adults
children
infants

A

adults: 15
children; 10
infants: 5

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11
Q

Where are Voids?

A

back of knees
behind neck
Ankles
lumbar spine

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12
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Compressions should be at a rate of ___ for adults and pediatrics

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100-120bpm

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13
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Name the shockable and non-shockable rhythms

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Shockable: pulseless v-tach, v-fib
Non-shockable: Asystole

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14
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When should a pt in cardiogenic shock be laid down?

A

Never

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15
Q

Name the three areas where an EMT listens to lung sounds

A

On both R and L
mid-clavicular
mid-axilary
Bases

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16
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Name the areas of the spine and number of vertebra

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7, 12, 5, 5, 4
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Cocyx

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17
Q

The diaphragm and intercostal muscles ___ during inhalation

18
Q

Name the order of the valves from Right atrium to Left ventricle

A

tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral/bicuspid, aortic

19
Q

Compare axial skeleton to appendicular

A

axial: on vertical axis/core, ex. skull, rib cage
appendicular: promote movement/everything attached to the “core”: pelvis, limbs, shoulder blades

20
Q

Nitroglycerin is typically prescribed to pts with ____

A

angine pectoris

21
Q

What is AEIOU TIPS?

A

Possibilities for AMS
Acidosis/Alcohol, Epilepsy, Infection, Overdose, Uremia
Trauma/Tumor, Insulin, Psychosis, Stroke

22
Q

HHNS, DKA, Kussmaul respirations, are all signs of

A

Hyperglycemia

23
Q

The gallbladder is in which quadrant?

24
Q

The spleen is in which quadrant?

25
The appendix is in which quadrant?
RLQ
26
The liver is in which quadrant?
RUQ
27
The dosage for albuterol is?
2.5mg in 3ml solution, administer at 6-8LPM 3x on standing order
28
What are pruritus and urticaria?
Puritus: itchy skin urticaria: hives/rash both signs of anaphylacis
29
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
30
If a pt has soot in their airway, can CPAP still be used?
No
31
What does DCAP BTLS stand for?
Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures, Burns, Trauma, Lacerations, Swelling
32
C 3, 4, and 5 .... while C 5, 6, and 7 ....
keep pt alive due to phrenic nerve and diaphragm control the chest wall
33
The spinal cord stops at which vertebrae?
L1
34
What sort of medications that a pt may take indicate that the EMT should not try to push a dental avulsion back in?
antibiotics
35
What are the five ways the body can lose heat?
1. convection 2. radiation 3. evaporation 4. breathing 5. Conduction
36
What is conduction?
losing heat to an inanimate object
37
What is convection?
losing heat to wind
38
Hyperthermia is at __ degrees F
101
39
Describe skin presentation on a pt with heat exhaustion vs heat stroke
HE: cold and clammy HS: Dry, warm skin
40
Describe typical pulse ox for a neonate one minute after birth
60-65%
41
Neonate compression to breath resuscitation ratios are ...
3:1