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General Stuff And Things Flashcards

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SAMPLE

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Acronym for PT History... SAMPLE = 
Signs & Symptoms
Allergies
Medications
Past Medical History
Last intake/output
Events leading up to injury
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OPQRST

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Acronym used for Pain Assessment
OPQRST
Onset
Provocations
Quality 
Radiation
Severity
Time
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AVPU

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Acronym for LOC assessment
AVPU
A - Alert
V - responds to verbal
P - responds to pain
U - Unresponsive
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DCAPBLS-TIC

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Acronym for physical exam
DCAPBLS-TIC
Deformities
Contusions
Abrasions
Penetrations/Punctures
Burn
Lacerations
Swelling
Tenderness
Instability
Crepitus
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AEIOU-TIPS

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Acronym for things to consider with unconscious PT:
AEIOU-TIPS
Alcohol (also Drugs)
Epilepsy
Insulin
Overdose (Or Opiates)
Uremia
Trauma
Infection
Poisoning
Stroke (or shock)
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NOCP

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NOCP - National Occupational Competency Profile

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4 Levels recognized by NOCP

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EMR - Emergency Medical Responder
PCP - Primary Care Paramedic
ACP - Advanced Care Paramedic
CCP - Critical Care Paramedic

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BSI

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Body substance isolation

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ABCDE

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Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Deadly bleed
Environment
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SLUDGE

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Acronym for symptoms of discharge of the parasympathetic nervous system that can occur from drug overdose and some poisons
SLUDGE
Salivation (drool)
Lacrimation (tears)
Urination
Dedication
Gastrointestinal disease
Emesis
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Manditory Reporting Requirements

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Child Abuse
Spousal Abuse
Elder Abuse
Gunshot wound 
Communicable Disease
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4 Components of a Neglegence Claim

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4 Components of A Neglegence Claim:
Duty to act, 
Breach of Duty, 
Actual Damages, 
Proximate Cause
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What is Hematology?
What is the woord root?
What is the Suffex?

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Study of Blood
Hemat/o - blood
logy - study of

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What is an Electrocardiogram?
What are the word roots?
What is the Suffex?

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A record of electrical activity in the heart
electr/o and cardi/o – electrical and heart
gram - record of

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Scene Assessment Actions (7 items)

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  1. Appropriate BSI/PPE
  2. Hazard assessment
  3. Environment
  4. Number of patients
  5. Bystanders? gather info.
  6. Nature of Illness (medical) or Mechanism of Injury (Trauma)
  7. Consider Extra resources
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