first responder Flashcards
Recovery Position:
-Helps keep the airway open
-Allows secretions to drain from the mouth
Frequent exposure to stress causing situations to train the mind
is NOT a way to reduce stress (per FR class)
AVPU Scale
-Alert
-Verbal
-Painful Stimulus
-Unresponsive
Amputation
An entire body part is torn away
Dressing
An object placed directly on a wound to control bleeding and prevent further contamination
Bleeding from genital area
apply direct pressure with a dry, sterile dressing
Significant Head Injury
concerned with cervical spine injury
Which of the following represents the correct sequence for control of bleeding of an extremity?
Direct pressure, elevation, tourniquet, pressure point
Torso Injury (chest or back)
cover the open wound with an airtight material on 3 sides - occlusive dressing
Shock Position
treatment for shock – lay the patient flat on back on a horizontal surface
Occlusive Dressing
monitor patient for increased difficulty breathing and arrange for prompt transport
poisoning can be classified according to the poison the body
-ingestion
-inhalation
-injection
-absorption
poison
Is a substance that causes illness or death when eaten, drunk, inhaled, injected, or absorbed in relatively small quantities.
To stop an arterial extremity bleed, one can use this device.
Tourniquet
tourniquet should be placed where and how on an extremity?
High and tight
The area on the upper arms and upper legs to slow down extreme bleeding?
Pressure points
Most bleeding can be stopped by this type of pressure to the wound ?
Direct pressure
Bright, red, pumping blood indicates this type of bleed.
Arterial.
As soon as you determine that the patient is in shock, you should place the patient in
this position.
Shock position
You just applied dressing to a man who was stabbed, the most important thing to
monitor is?
Increased difficulty breathing
The sequence for controlling external bleeding from an extremity is the following.
Direct pressure, tourniquet, pressure point.
According to Special Order #15–019 after administering naloxone, what level of care
does someone need in order to relinquish care?
Higher level medical training
Pinpoint pupils, slow and shallow breathing are symptoms of?
Opioid overdose
Best position for someone who is unconscious or semi-unconscious?
Recovery position
When assessing an unstable patient, give 3-5 minutes for?
Reassessment
One breath every six seconds should be given to a patient who is not what?
Not breathing appropriately.
An expecting mother is 39 weeks pregnant. She tells you she is having strong
contractions and feels like she needs to move her bowels. What should you do?
Prepare for immediate delivery of the infant.
The length of labor is often what in women who have given birth prior?
Shorter
An infant with a pulse less than 60 BPM needs what?
CPR
The length of labor is often what in women who are first-time mothers?
Longer
Crowning is most accurately defined as?
The appearance of the infant’s head during a contraction.
Which of the following is not a normal question you would routinely ask when
obtaining a SAMPLE history?
Do any of your relatives have any medical problems?
The purpose of the Good Samaritan Law is to?
Protect citizens from liability for rendering aid in good faith.
Several members of one household are found at home with headaches, nausea,
dizziness, and vomiting. What should you suspect they all have?
Carbon monoxide poisoning
As a first responder, your most important job on scene is?
Ensuring your own safety
The first responder should assume that?
All patients may be infected with diseases
The purpose of the recovery position is to?
Prevent secretions from entering the airways.
What is not a normal part of the grieving process
Violence.
Rapid onset of hives itching, a rapid, weak pulse, and swelling are all sign of?
Anaphylactic shock
What medication would a person who is highly allergic to bee stings carry on them?
Epinephrine
Angina pectoris is a condition that occurs when?
Cardiac oxygen demand exceeds supply
A patient is said to be alert if he or she can do this.
Answer questions accurately and appropriately
Treatment of a conscious diabetic includes giving them this?
Sugar
While waiting for EMS to arrive a patient was exposed to dry lime. The patient’s arms
are covered with the lime and he complains of intense pain. What should you do?
You should have the patient remove their clothing and brush off the dry lime.
This may occur with heat stroke but not heat exhaustion.
A body temperature as high as 106°F or 41°C.
A sign is something that you can…
observe in a patient.
A construction worker is struck and has a large contusion and swelling at the injury
site, what should you suspect?
An underlying fracture.
The purpose of the jaw thrust maneuver is to?
Open a patient’s airway who has a suspected neck fracture.
What are the characteristics of a 3rd degree burn?
fluid loss, infection, disfigurement, and muscle and nerve damage.
The tearing away of an entire body part is?
Amputation.
