General Flashcards
What is indirect (offline) medical control
SOs
training
supervision
What is direct (online) medical control
Physician direction
What are the different ways of being contaminated
Direct Indirect Airborne Food Vector
What are the physiological signs of shock
Increased R and P Increased BP Cool clammy skin Dilated pupils Tensed muscles Increased glucose levels Perspiration Decreased blood flow to gastrointestinal tract
What is the Scope of Practice
outlines care you provide
defined by state law
MD further defines with protocols and SOs
What is assault
unlawfully placing person in fear of harm
What is battery
unlawfully touching person
Kidnap
carrying away without consent
Define ATMIST
Age Time of injury MOI Injuries found/ suspected Signs and symptoms Treatment given
What are the different parts of the back
Cervical - 7 Thoracic - 12 Lumbar - 5 Sacrum - 5 Coccyx - 4
What does the skeleton system do
Creates blood cells Stores calcium Allows movement Protects organs gives body its shape
What is Costodvertebral Angle ?
90 deg angle from Spine and 12th Rib. Pain is caused by kidney
What is cholecystitis?
Acute cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is an organ that sits below your liver and helps your body digest fat.
pain right upper quadrant radiating to right shoulder
DOPE
Displaced Tube
Obstructed Tube
Pneumothorax
Equipment failure
Nervous System
CNS -
PNS - Somatic and Autonomic