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You get the tone out
Scene size up begins when ________.
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Non-rebreather
What device is used for a patient with an O2 sat of 89 with no history of CHF or COPD?
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absence or petit mal
Your patient is staring into space. He has a history of seizures. Which type is he experiencing?
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battle signs
Bruising behind the ears is known as ______________
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Diabetic issues
What should immediately be ruled out when you have a patient presenting with altered mental status?
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Critical - every 5 minutes
Stable - every 15 minutes
How often do you reassess stable and critical patients?
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Nasal Canula
Which oxygen delivery method is used when the O2 is set to 2 - 6 LPM?
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disoriented, confused, won't remember seizure, incontinency, weakness
Describe post-dictal state.
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Checking pulse, motor, sensory, and capillary refill
What procedure must be done at least twice when splinting an extremity?
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Stroke (Hemorrhagic)
Your patient has unequal pupils and weakness to one arm. While talking to her, her speech becomes slurred. What should you suspect?
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Primary Assessment
Identifying and correcting life threats are included in which part of the patient assessment?
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8 - 10 LPM
What is the O2 flow rate needed for a nebulizer?
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generalized or grand mal
Seizures involving the entire body are called _______.
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Mid-shaft femur fracture is the only injury to that leg and hip.
A traction splint can only be used under what condition?
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supine
What position should a patient with chief complaint of shortness of breath never be placed in?
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Reverse the history taking and secondary assessment for the trauma patient
Difference between a medical and trauma patient assessment
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10 - 15 LPM
What O2 flow rate is used with a non-rebreather mask?
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high fever (febrile seizures)
What is the most common cause of seizures in young children?
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Cut a hole in bottom of paper cup and put over it, Secure cup in place with uninjured eye closed.
How should you treat a pen impaled in the eye?
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Carotid
Which pulse is checked in a patient who is unresponsive?
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Scene size up, primary assessment, history taking, secondary assessment, reassessment?
List the five steps in a medical patient assessment in order.
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15 LPM
What O2 flow rate is used with a BVM?
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epilepsy, shock, fever, overdose, allergic reaction, pregnancy,trauma, etc.
List 3 possible causes of seizures in adults.
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Pack cheek with gauze or cover with occlusive dressing on the outside to prevent air escape when bagging
Describe treatment for a lacerated cheek when rescue breathing is needed.
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more than 40
Newborns have a breathing rate of how many breaths per minute?
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