Test 14 Flashcards
How long to work for universal termination rule
3 periods of CPR (approximately 6 minutes)
Neck veins of patients in distributive shock
Flat
% of v-fib that can be converted if shocked in the first 3 minutes
70-80%
What takes longer but is option for intubation in tactical medicine
Digital intubation or intubation with night vision goggles
When to use wet decontamination?
When to not?
Wet when runoff can be contained, if casual contact with decon crew is dangerous, with severe skin corrosives
Don’t use when garments with sewn sleeves are worn
What is degradation
Using one chemical to destroy the hazards of another chemical
Neutralization vs degradation
Degradation uses hazards of one chemical to destroy another
Neutralization uses weak acids to neutralize bases and vise versa (think exothermic reactions)
What is absorption (chemical)
Uses a substance that binds the dangerous chemical and allows it to be removed
What is a cross sectional study
Snapshot - measures all variables at the same point in time (think surveys)
Pareto principle
80% of an organizations issues are controlled by leadership
20% controlled by workforce
What are callouts
QI issue: Ensure care team knows the same issues through communication
Who has primary responsibility to coordinate state public health agencies in educating the public on issues related to the EMS system
State EMS office
HIV mucous membrane exposure risk
0.0009 (or 0.09%)
What does the national EMS education and practice blueprint state
Defined an EMS education and training system that would provide both the flexibility and structure needed to guide the development of national standard training criteria
What does a medical director need to be able to do in regards to credentialing
Authority to immediately suspend an EMS providers privileges
Most common form of care for special needs patients in field
BLS procedures
If you get called to twin delivery in field, what should you do first
Call for additional resources
Primary mode of transportation for plague
Respiratory droplets
Plague symptoms
Think out west
Cough with bloody sputum, fever, chills
Large lymphadenopathy
Providers giving anthrax vaccine after mass exposure should do what
Wash hands with soap and water
Wear N95
Anthrax PEP
Cipro
Levo
Doxy
All for 60 days
First degree frostbite
Erythema, white or yellow plaques, edema and numbness
Second vs Third degree frost bite
Second: Small blisters with erythema and edema
Third: Extensive fluid filled blisters
Fourth degree frostbite
Subcuticular tissues
