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1
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What is the Pediatric Assessment Triange?

A

Circulation, Work, Appearance

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2
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In the PAT, what does Appearance mean?

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Mental Status

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3
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In the PAT, what is Circulation?

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Skin color, tone, cap refill

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4
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What is CAB? Used for pulsless and Apnic patients.

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Circulation, Airway, Breathing

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What is XAB? Use for trauma patients.

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Exenuation (Bleeding), Airway, Breathing

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What is ABC? Used for general patients.

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Airway, Breathing, Circulation

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7
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What is the temp you are worried about?

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104 degrees F

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What special considerations on scene, should you take for STEMI and Stroke?

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Primary Vital Signs, Cincinati Stroke Scale (Stroke), Aspirin (STEMI), 12-lead ECG

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9
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What does the Clasgow Coma Score (GCS) encompass?

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Eye Response, Verbal Response, Motor Response

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10
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What are the levels of Eye Response in the GCS?

A

Spontanious (4)
To Verbal (3)
To Pain (2)
No eye opening (1)

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What are the levels of Verbal Response in the GCS?

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Orientated (5)
Confused (4)
Inappropriate Words (3)
Incomphrenensable Sounds (2)
No verbal response (1)

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12
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What are the levels of Motor Response in the GCS?

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Obeys Commands (6)
Localizes Pain (5)
Withdrawl from pain (4)
Flexion to pain (3)
Extension to Pain (2)
No motor Response (1)

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13
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What is a complete assessment?

A

Expose, Visualize, Palpate, Auscaltte

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14
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How soon should you have your primary survey complete?

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30 seconds

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15
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What is an important question for stroke patients?

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When were they last seen normal?

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16
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What is an important question to ask for cardiac emergencies?

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Is there a family history?

17
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What are the steps of RSI?

A

Sedate, Paralyze, give and Analgesic

18
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What is breakthrough pain?

A

10/10 pain that is casuing health deterioration

19
Q

How soon should you have your primary vital signs?

A

Within 2min

20
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How long should you check a heart rate for accuarcy?

A

1min

21
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Is EtCO2 a primary or secondary vital sign?

A

Secondary

22
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What are normal BGLs for an adult?

A

70-120

23
Q

Where is the best place to listen to lung sounds?

A

The Back

24
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How many regions do you listen to lung sounds, and where are they?

A

6; Upper lungs, middle lungs, lower lungs

25
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How long do you listen to abd sounds?

A

5 minutes

26
Q

What is a delay in cappliary filling?

A

Compensated Shock

27
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What is liable?

A

What you write down in your documenttion using innapropriate verbage

28
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What is slander?

A

When you SAY innapropriate verbage

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