Mock Exam 2 flashcards
GEMS
G: Geriatric patients
E: Environment assessment
M: Medical assessment
S: Social assessment
What causes migraines
Change in blood vessel size at the base of the brain
Four types of motorcycle impacts
Head on crash
Angular crash
Ejection
Controlled crash
What can cause an open chest wound
Bullet, fractured rib and knife
How does deoxygenated blood from the body enter the right atrium
Through the vena cava
Retrograde amnesia
When people remember everything but the events leading up to the injury
What’s the lower airway consist of
bronchioles, main bronchus, trachea
Hepatitis B
Virus that is transmitted through blood and causes a serious infection of the liver.
Rigor mortis
Stiffening of the body’s muscles after death
What shocks are related to pump failure
Cardiogenic shock, obstructive shock
What are opioid drugs used to treat narcotics
Morphine, Oxycodone, Fentanyl
Examples of advance directive
DNR
Living will
Durable power of attorney
When a pregnant patient has limb presentation, how do you want to position your patient for transport
On her back with pelvis elevated
Where would you expect a patient to have the most pain while experiencing pancreatitis
upper left and upper right quadrants
Characteristics of preclampsia
Severe hypertension, severe persistent headache, visual abnormalities
Early signs of hypoxia
Anxiety and tachycardia
What do you expect to find in a newborn with fetal alcohol syndrome
Severe respiratory depression, low birth weight, newborn is premature
Primary blast injuries
injuries incurred caused by the pressure wave generated by the explosion.
Secondary blast injuries
injuries that are due to being struck by flying debris from the explosion or from glass and splinters that were set in motion by the explosion.
Quaternary blast injuries
injuries that are miscellaneous injuries such as burns from hot gases from the blast, respiratory injury from the inhalation of toxic gases, crush injuries from building collapse, and other types of medical emergencies related to the explosion.
Tertiary blast injuries
injuries that occur when the patient is thrown by the force of the explosion against a stationary object, such as a house, car, or tree.
Beck Triad symptoms of cardiac tamponade
Narrowing pulse pressure, presence of JVD, muffled heart sounds
Avulsion
an injury that separates into various layers of soft tissues and hangs like a flap
Common chief complaint for patients with sickle cell disease
Severe pain
Two types of seizures
Generalized and partial seizures
Generalized seizure
Result of abnormal electrical discharges from large areas of the brain involving both hemispheres
Signs and symptoms: unconsciousness and severe general twitching of the muscles
Partial seizure
Two types are simple and complex
Simple partial seizure: No change in the level consciousness
Complex partial seizure: Changes in mental status and unusual interaction with the patient and their environment
Two main types of stroke
Ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke
Ischemic stroke
occurs when the blood flow through the cerebral arteries is blocked.
Accounts for 80% of all strokes
hemorrhagic stroke
occurs when a blood vessel ruptures and causes increased pressure in the brain from the accumulated blood.
What percentage of the vital capacity do older adults over 75 years of age have compared to young adults?
50%
What illnesses could cause a patient to hyperventilate
Diabetes and sepsis
Medical terms for hives
Urticaria
Congestive heart failure signs and symptoms
Pink, frothy sputum and a sudden onset of severe dyspnea
What are the two broad categories that classify traumatic brain injuries?
Primary injury, secondary injury
How is pulseless electrical activity defined?
patient is in cardiac arrest that exists despite an organized electrical complex
STOP mnemonic
Starts
Transferred
Out of strength
Physician
Scope of practice
describe the care an EMT is legally able to provide for a patient?
Ventilation rate of BVM
1 breath every 5 to 6 seconds
