Things to Know and Love

Question 1

List signs and symptoms of a stroke

Answer 1

Speech
Droop
Drift

Question 2

List Basic life support treatment for an infant, child, and adult.

Answer 2

Infant: Compression 30-2 ( 1 rescuer) 15-2 ( 2 rescuers)
Child: 30-2 ( 1 rescuer) 15-2 ( 2 rescuers)

Question 3

List normal vital signs for an infant, child, and adult

Answer 3

Infant: Resp: 30 to 60 Pulse: 90 to 180 BP: 50 to 70
Child: Resp: 15 to 20 Pulse: 70 to 120 BP: 80 to 110
Adult: Resp 12 to 20 Pulse: 60 to 100 BP: 90 to 140

Question 4

List signs of chronic bronchitis

Answer 4

often cyanotic, rhochi, weezing, or rales, frequent cough, excessive mucus

Question 5

describe the functions of a pulse oximeter

Answer 5

Reads the amount of Oxygen saturation in the patient

Question 6

List treatment for rattlesnake bite

Answer 6

calm the patient, clean bite with soap and water, NO ICE, if hypotensive use a constriction band

Question 7

list treatment for burned eye or eye lid

Answer 7

most sterile dressing

Question 8

Stages of Death and Dying

Answer 8

Denial, Anger/hostility, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance

Question 9

define Gallbladder

Answer 9

A sac on the under surface of the liver that collects bile from the liver and discharges it into the duodenum through the common bile duct.

Question 10

Define Advanced Directive

Answer 10

Written Documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent should the patient become unable to make decision, aka living will

Question 11

List modes of transmission for AIDS

Answer 11

sexual contact, or mixture of body fluids (contagious to non contagious)

Question 12

treatment for complete airway obstruction for infant child and adult

Answer 12

Infant: back blows
child: abdominal thrusts
Adult Abdominal thrusts
ALL: in unconscious patients clear mouth of large pieces of food and vomit and suctioning is a good way to maintain a clear airway

Question 13

Define medical director

Answer 13

The Physician who authorizes and delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field

Question 14

Define Triage

Answer 14

The process of sorting patients based on the severity of injury and medical need to establish treatment and transportation priorities

Question 15

signs and symptoms for croup

Answer 15

Inflammation and swelling of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea
S&S: Stridor seal bark cough

Question 16

Calculate the percentage of a thermal burn based on The Rule of Nines, for an infant, child and adult

Burn to the head, Torso, and left extremities

Answer 16

Infant: Head: 18%, Torso: 18%, Arm: 9, Leg: 13.5%
Child: Head: 12%, Torso: 18%, Arm: 9%, Leg: 16.5%
Adult: Head: 9%, Torso: 18%, Arm: 9%, Leg:9%

Question 17

Thermal Burn injury treatment

Answer 17

Stop burn, cool if necessary, remove jewelry, cover with dry sterile dressing to avoid heat loss

Question 18

Describe EMT’s priority at a hazardous material incident

Answer 18

Safety of the EMT and others

Question 19

Define the function of the left ventricle of the heart

Answer 19

receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and then pumps it through the aortic valve and into the aorta spreading to the body

Question 20

Signs and symptoms of a closed head injury

Answer 20

anasacoria, inappropriate response to questions, hypoxia, hypotension,widening pulse, loss of sensation or function, etc.

Question 21

initial dose of aspirin

Answer 21

324 mg

Question 22

causes of hypoxia

Answer 22

head trauma, cerebral edema, airway obstruction, pulmonary edema, etc.

Question 23

treatment for closed fracture of the arm

Answer 23

Check DNVF and circulation, straighten into original normal alignment, if badly deformed and pulse is present splint arm in deformed state

Question 24

treatment for closed chest injury

Answer 24

Constantly assess vitals signs, maintain airway and breathing

Question 25

describe assessment for closed chest injuries

Answer 25

check for weak pulse, difficulty breathing/ abnormal breathing, watch for tracheal deviation which signifies hemo, nuemo, or hemonuemothorax

Question 26

what oxygen percentage does a nasal cannula deliver at one to six L/min

Answer 26

24% to 44%

Question 27

Define Critical Burn Injury

Answer 27

Burn to the face, hands, feet, and genitalia are considered critical burns

Question 28

Define Emphysema

Answer 28

A disease in which there is an extreme dilation and eventual destruction of the pulmonary alveoli with poor exchange of oxygen and Carbon Dioxide; it is one form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 29

Define Miscarriage

Answer 29

The delivery of fetus and placenta before 20 weeks

Question 30

Define Congestive Heart Failure

Answer 30

A disorder in which the heart loses part of its ability to effectively pump blood, usually as a result of damage to the heart muscle and usually resulting in backed up fluid in the lungs

Question 31

Define Stridor

Answer 31

a high-pitched noise heard primarily on inhalation

Question 32

Define Trimester

Answer 32

a period of 3 months

Question 33

Signs and symptoms of appendicitis

Answer 33

generalized, dull, and diffuse pain