Final Review Flashcards
Cumulative Stress Reaction
A stress reaction that is a result of constant exposure to stressful situations that build over time. This is a common cause of burnout.
Squat Lift
The squat lift is an alternative technique you can use if you have on weak leg. To accomplish the lift you place your weaker leg slightly forward and push yourself up with your stronger leg.
Power Lift
The power lift is a technique that offers you the best defense agains injury and protects the patient with a safe and stable move. Lift with both legs equally and placed at shoulder width apart.
Downtime
Is from the time the patient goes into cardiac arrest until CPR is effectively being performed.
Total Downtime
The total time from when a patient went into cardiac arrest until you delivered the patient to the emergency department.
What are the s/s of tuberculosis? And what is the correct PPE used for a suspected tuberculosis patient?
Fever, cough, bloody sputum, night sweats, & weight loss.
The EMT should wear an N95 and the patient should wear a surgical mask.
Know anatomical terms and definitions.
Superior Inferior Anterior Posterior Proximal Distal Superficial Deep
Superior- closer to the top
Inferior- closer to the bottom
Anterior- closer to the front
Posterior- closer to the back
Proximal- closer to where the extremity attaches to the body
Distal- Further from where the extremity attaches to the body
Superficial- closer to the surface
Deep- further from the surface.
Pertinent negative
Signs and symptoms that are expected, base on chief complaint, but that the patient denies having. (Ex. Pt complains of chest pain, but denies SOB)
Pneumonia: Definition and S/S
A lower respiratory tract infection.
Fever, cough, sputum, dyspnea, tachypnea, tachycardia, chest pain, weakness, & crackles/wheezing/rhonchi.
Good Samaritan Law
Protects a person who is not being paid for their services from liability for acts performed in good faith unless those acts constitute gross negligence
Nuchal Cord
An umbilical cord that is wrapped around an infant’s neck during delivery. It should be slipped over the baby’s head or shoulders or clamped and cut to avoid strangulation of the infant.
Venous bleeding
Dark red and steady flow
Critical Fractures
Femur = can lose 1.5 L of blood
Pelvis= can lose 2 L of blood
What are the four things necessary to prove negligence in court?
Duty to act
Breach of duty to act
Damages
Proximate Cause
5 obvious signs of death
Valid DNR Rigor Mortis Dependent Lividity Decapitation Decomposition
Automaticity
A characteristic of cardiac muscle cells that allows them to conduct their own electrical impulses.
Enhanced 911
Provides dispatch with the caller’s callback number and automatic location identification
Differences in Pediatric Airway
- Head is larger
- Tongue is larger
- Mouth is smaller
- Trachea is narrower and more flexible
- Cricoid cartilage is narrowest part
- Trachea is easily kinked
- Epiglottis is U-shaped and protrudes further in to pharynx
NFPA 704 System
A placard system for hazardous materials used at fixed storage facilities identifying the hazards of that chemical.
Blue= health hazard Red= flammability hazard Yellow= instability hazard White= special characteristics.
Para Gravida
Para= How many times the mother has given birth Gravida= How many times a mother has been pregnant
Repeater
A communication device that receives transmissions from a relatively low-powered source and rebroadcasts it at another frequency and a higher power.
Ventilation Complications
Dentures
Stoma
Tracheostomy tube
Dentures- if the are secure leave them in place, if they are loose remove them.
Stoma- Ventilate over the stoma with a pediatric/infant mask
Tracheostomy tube- attaches directly to BVM with mask removed
4 Types of Shock
Hypovolemic
Distributive
Cardiogenic
Obstructive
Routes of exposure
Ingestion
Injection
Inhalation
Absorption
Online Medical Direction
Direct orders from a physician to a prehospital care provider given by radio or telephone.
Offline Medical Direction
Medical policies, procedures, and practices that medical direction has established in written guidelines
Respiratory Arrest
complete stoppage of breathing; also called apnea
Respiratory failure
Insufficient respiratory rate and/or tidal volume
Respiratory Distress
Increased respiratory effort resulting from impaired respiratory function while tidal volume and respiratory rate are still adequate.
Hypovolemic Shock
Shock caused by the loss of blood or fluid from the intravascular space resulting in a low blood volume.
Obstructive Shock
A poor perfusion state resulting from a condition that obstructs forward blood flow.
Cardiogenic Shock
Poor perfusion resulting from an ineffective pump function of the heart, typically the left ventricle.
Distributive Shock
Shock associated with decrease in intravascular volume caused by massive systemic vasodilation and an increase in the capillary permeability.
