Medicolegal Anatomy & Physiology Vitals/SAMPLE Airway/Respiratory Random
100
What is implied consent?
Allows us to treat unconscious patients.
100
What are the right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle?
The four chambers of the heart.
100
What are pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and skin color/temperature/condition?
The things measured when taking vital signs.
100
What is ventilation?
The physical act of moving air into the lungs.
100
What is prone?
A patient lying flat with his/her chest facing down and back facing up is in this position.
200
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.
200
What is 7?
The number of vertebrae in the cervical spine.
200
What are last oral intake and last menstrual cycle?
The 'L' in SAMPLE stands for this.
(HINT: two things)
200
What is a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)?
Adjunct used when patient has a gag reflex.
200
What is ventricular fibrillation?
Disorganized, ineffective twitching of the ventricles, resulting in no blood flow and a state of cardiac arrest.
300
What is negligence?
Failure to act, resulting in harm to the patient.
300
What is upper left?
The quadrant of the abdomen in which the spleen is located.
300
What is a symptom?
What a patient tells you he/she is feeling.
300
What is a nasal cannula?
Device used to administer 1-6 L of oxygen.
300
What is a hare traction splint?
Used to stabilize a closed, mid-shaft femur fracture when there is no other major trauma.
400
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.
400
What is adduction?
Movement of a limb towards the midline of the body.
400
What is 60 to 100 bpm?
The average pulse rate for an adult.
400
What is below 94%?
Oxygen saturation level that requires oxygen to be administered.
400
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.
500
What is scope of practice?
A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope and limits of the EMT's job.
500
What is the clavicle?
The easiest bone to break in the body.
500
What is 12 to 20 respirations per minute?
The average respiratory rate for an adult.
500
What are the nose, mouth, jaw, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx?
Four things that are part of the upper airway.
(HINT: 6 things total)
500
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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