Medicolegal | Anatomy & Physiology | Vitals/SAMPLE | Airway/Respiratory | Random |
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What is implied consent?
Allows us to treat unconscious patients.
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What are the right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle?
The four chambers of the heart.
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What are pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and skin color/temperature/condition?
The things measured when taking vital signs.
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What is ventilation?
The physical act of moving air into the lungs.
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What is prone?
A patient lying flat with his/her chest facing down and back facing up is in this position.
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What is abandonment?
The act of leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
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What is 7?
The number of vertebrae in the cervical spine.
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What are last oral intake and last menstrual cycle?
The 'L' in SAMPLE stands for this.
(HINT: two things) |
What is a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)?
Adjunct used when patient has a gag reflex.
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What is ventricular fibrillation?
Disorganized, ineffective twitching of the ventricles, resulting in no blood flow and a state of cardiac arrest.
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What is negligence?
Failure to act, resulting in harm to the patient.
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What is upper left?
The quadrant of the abdomen in which the spleen is located.
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What is a symptom?
What a patient tells you he/she is feeling.
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What is a nasal cannula?
Device used to administer 1-6 L of oxygen.
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What is a hare traction splint?
Used to stabilize a closed, mid-shaft femur fracture when there is no other major trauma.
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What is HIPAA?
A federal law protecting the privacy of the patient's specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed.
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What is adduction?
Movement of a limb towards the midline of the body.
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What is 60 to 100 bpm?
The average pulse rate for an adult.
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What is below 94%?
Oxygen saturation level that requires oxygen to be administered.
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What is osteoporosis?
A generalized bone disease in which there is a reduction in the amount of bone mass leading to fractures after minimal trauma.
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What is scope of practice?
A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope and limits of the EMT's job.
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What is the clavicle?
The easiest bone to break in the body.
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What is 12 to 20 respirations per minute?
The average respiratory rate for an adult.
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What are the nose, mouth, jaw, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx?
Four things that are part of the upper airway.
(HINT: 6 things total) |
What is pericardial tamponade?
Compression of the heart due to a buildup of blood or other fluid in the pericardial sac.
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