Mod 1 Flashcards
The NREMT was founded to establish what?
National standards for EMS personnel
Which hormone helps the body control stress, regulate metabolism, and influence an immune response?
Cortisol
What is the preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair?
Three: two lifting and one spotting
Which type of move would you perform to get a bed-ridden patient to a hard sur face to perform chest compressions?
Emergency move
The back of the right leg above the ankle is described medically as what?
The bite is located on the posterior aspect of the calf distal to the knee
An artery is a blood vessel that only does what?
Carries blood away from the heart
In what place is the femoral pulse palpitated?
In the crease between the abdomen and groin
What is the larger bone of the leg?
Tibia
The bone most commonly fracted with a broken hip is called what?
Femur
The most vulnerable part of the cell is called the what?
Membrane
Digestive disorders can seriously impact nutrient transfer and:
Hydration levels
What is the correct order of air flow from the nose to the alveoli in the lungs?
Nose, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli
The potential space between the lung and chest wall is called the what?
Pleural space
What is a normal HR for a school age child?
65-120/mn
What is the stage of development where there are several physiological and psychological changes, second only to those seen in infancy or adolescence?
Late adulthood
What is the most effective way to clear the airway of a patient who begins to vomit pieces of large food who is in cardiac arrest?
Using a large bore suction tubing without a tip or catheter attached
The process of air moving in and out of the chest is called what?
Ventilation
What should you do first to a patient who is unresponsive to a painful stimulus and is breathing shallowly six to eight times a minute?
Use a BVM with supplemental oxygen
What should you do to a patient who is 65 with a history of COPD and is sitting up complaining about shortness of breath?
Apply a non-breather mask giving 15 Imp of oxygen
What should you do for a patient who is a 7mo female who is unresponsive, just had an asthma attack, her conjunctive is pale and moist, there are only faint wheezes in her upper chest, and her vitals are P 76 and R 18?
Assist her ventilation with a BVM
An 8yo cannot be woken up. You do not hear any sounds when you auscultate her lower lungs and hear faint wheezes from her upper lungs. Her vital signs are P 60, R 26, BP 94/68, and SpO2 is 88% on room air. What should you expect?
Respiratory failure
An unresponsive 4yo female is apneic but has a carotid pulse of 52. What should you do first?
Insert an oropharyngeal airway
What could be a direct impact of positive pressure ventilation on perfusion when ventilating an infant?
Decreased preload
What should you do for a patient who fell 10ft off a ladder and landed head first, and you hear irregular, gasping regulations, and palpate a carotid pulse?
Perform a jaw thrust maneuver
How does positive pressure ventilation impact cardiac output?
It increases intrathoracic pressure which increases preload
What prevents the over-inflation of the lungs during normal respiration?
Stretch receptors
A 64yo male is having an asthma attack. Which class of medication can help improve his alveolar ventilation?
Beta2 antagonist
What causes the prolonged expiratory phase of the respiratory cycle in a patient who is having an asthma attack?
Bronchiole restriction
What is the impact on intrathoracic pressure when you squeeze the BVM while ventilating a patient?
It increases airway and intrathoracic pressures
