Protocol 19-21 Flashcards
This is a study guide to study topic inside if protocol 19 through 21.
A.I.C.D stands for ______.
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator
Protocol 19 mainly is used to address issues specifically related to the _______?
Heart
_________ and _________ are associated with priority symptoms may indicate a prehospital emergency?
Multiple firings, firings
Myocardial infraction =
Heart Attack
Beating too fast, too slow, fluttering, or skipping
What does this represent?
Heart rhythm complaints
A non life-threatening problem with “flu-like” symptoms
Heat Exhaustion
A potentially life-threatening problem with red, dry skin and decreased level of consciousness
Heat Stroke
Pale, gray, numb, bloodless and cold; tissues feel woody or stoney
Frostbite
Sluggish, decreased level of consciousness, paleness, cyanosis
Hypothermia
Problem Suffix H
Heat Exposure
Problem Suffix C
Cold Exposure
A tube or hose (excluding urinary catheter or dialysis fistula) that is inserted into a body cavity or organ to remove or add fluid or material
Hemorrhage through tubes
Uncontrolled bleeding (spurting or pouring) from any area, or anytime a caller reports “serious” bleeding
Serious Hemorrhage
Controlled or insignificant external bleeding from any area
Minor Hemorrhage
Abdominal and thoracic eviscerations should be handled on ________.
Protocol 27
