First Responder Flashcards
Components of EMS Systems
- Reporting: System is initiated after a call comes in through 911.
- Dispatch: Telecommunication sends the appropriate services.
- First response: The first trained personnel arriving.
- EMS response: Trained EMS personnel arrives.
- Hospital care: Treated by physicians.
The Good Samaritan Law
(A) Any person who render first aid to a person, without the expectation of compensation, who is unconscious, ill, or injured when:
(1) there is a reasonable expectation of prompt decisions and actions in medical care, and: (2) the necessity of immediate medical care, or these delay in rendering medical care, would seriously worsen the physical condition or in the life of the person
(B) The person shall not be found liable for any injuries of ledge to have been sustained by person or death of the personnel edge to have occurred by act or admission in the rendering of treatment unless it is established at the injuries or death was caused by gross negligence, wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing on the part of the person rendering the treatment.
Actual consent
If a person is conscious, and the person’s judgement appears unimpaired, you should obtain/his consent.
What is the primary concern when being the first responder?
Safety.
Which disease is a non-pathogen?
(a) Flu
(b) Herpes
(c) TB
TB
Can tasers result in excited delirium?
Yes.
Should you or EMS remove taser probes from someone eyes or gentials?
EMS.
If you’re laying on your stomach, which position are you in?
Prone.
True or false: If a patient is sitting in car with no pulse, you should move him.
True.
Excited delirium is not affected by which of the following?
(a) Cardiac problems
(b) Tasers
(c) Child abuse
Child abuse.
Moving a patient is dependent on ________ and _______.
Severity and urgency.
Lack of oxygen resulted in blue lips or finger tips is called _______.
Cyanosis.
Which drug is an opioid antagonist?
Naloxone (Narcan)
Name the four triage levels:
(a) Green: Alert, good pulse, and able to follow commands.
(b) Yellow: Alert, radial pulse, breathing less than 30 breaths per minute.
(c) Red: Altered mental state or no radial pulse or breathing more than 30 breaths per minute.
(d) Black: No pulse or no breathing
What is the most important PPE?
Gloves.
What is the primary role of an AED?
Analyze heart rhythm
You can visible see a ______. Your patients _________ is something they feel.
(a) Sign
(b) Symptom
____ degree burns have blisters.
2nd.
__degree burns are concerning because of infections and is the most critical.
3rd.
Dilated pupils can be a medical sign of ________ or _______.
Drugs or shock.
Anaphylactic shock relates to __________.
Allergies.
What do you do if someone is in shock?
Lay down and elevate feet.
What are the two types of consent?
(1) Actual: consent is verbally given
(2) Implied: unconscious needing medical attention
Hypoglycemia relates to __________.
Diabetes.
It is most appropriate to use a ______ seal for a sucking chest wound.
Chest seal.
How many sides does an occlusive dressing have?
3.
What is the most common type of seizure?
Epileptic.
What is the first step to treating severe bleeding?
Put on gloves.
True or false:
Police officers should always apply splints.
False. EMS should apply splints.
Imminent childbirth circumstance:
Crowning.
How far above should you apply a tourniquet?
2-3 inches.
Rapid and weak pulse is a sign of ______.
Shock
Powerlines, cars, and smoke are ____ hazards.
Fire
What is the process of sorting people during a large scale emergency?
Triage
Major artery blood is _____.
Red.
When treating patients, airway, shock, and bleeding are ____ priorities.
High.
You respond to someone involved in a minor accident with minimal injuries. While on the scene, a robbery in progress gets called in. What should you do?
Stay on scene until EMS responds.
When someone is bleeding, you should apply _____ pressure.
Direct.
What type of position is it when you’re laying on your back?
Supine
Before CPR, you should check for ______, ______, and ______.
Airway, breathing, and pulse.
