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What are the Components of the EMS? |
Reporting Dispatch First Response EMS Response Hospital Care |
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What are the different types of consent? |
Actual & Implied |
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What's the definition of Anatomy? |
The study of Body Structure. |
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You are on routine patrol and you are responding to a traffic accident. You observe the two vehicles involved and several persons inside the vehicles. The passenger is bleeding profusely from a cut on his leg. List in order the methods of controlling the bleeding |
Direct Pressure Elevation Pressure Points Tourniquete |
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Your first responsibility at a scene is: |
Scene Safety |
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The Driver of the vehice has a massive chest injury, no pulse and is not breathing. your First Action is: |
CPR |
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Primary Survey to identify a serious problem you should check for circulation by feeling for a pulse Where? |
Carotid & Radial |
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What do you do for a sucking chest wound? |
Seal Opening with an airtight dressing |
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You find someone unconscious in the middle of the street. You should provide care based on what type of consent? |
Implied |
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If you are on a call and you leave because EMS will be there soon, what is that called? |
Abandonment |
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HIPPA was created to do what? |
Patient Privacy |
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Person complaining of intense pressure in the chest & shortness of breath and pain radiating in the left arm is symptoms of what? |
A possible Heart Attack |
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For a possible heart attack, which of the following is the best option? A. Summon Medical Help without Delay B. Give an asprin and schedule them to call a doctor C. Get them up to walk it off D. Cool them with ice packs |
A. Summon Medical Help without Delay |
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THE ANSWER FOR #12 is "C"... Automatic External Defribulator (A device that would diagnose and treat a Heart Attack Victim) |
look at front
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When responding to a medical emergency, a LEO must act with a calm sense of urgency. What is the first thing you do to identify the problem to determine the seriousness? |
Primary Assesment |
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What does ABC stand for? |
Airway Breathing Circulation |
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Whats the second head to toe evaluation called? |
Secondary Survey |
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Whats a large flap of skin torn from the body called? |
avulsion |
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Patiend has a weak and rapid pulse, Nauseous, cool clammy skin and decreased blood pressure |
insulin shock |
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internal organs protruding from an open wound is called what? |
evisaration |
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What are the degrees of burns? |
1st (Sunburn) 2nd (Blisters) Partial Thickness 3rd (Charring) Full Thickness |
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What is it called when you sort multiple casualties into prioritizing medical care? |
triage |
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While on Patrol you are flagged down by an individual whos wife is having a baby in the backseat of a car. In preparing to assist with the birth, what kind of equipment do you need? |
Gloves Towels
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After delivery the placenta should be... |
Bagged and taken to the hospital |
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What is the emergency care for insulin shock (when they are conscious)? |
something sweet, solid or liquid by mouth. |
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What is one of the more complex health issues in the united States? |
Tuberculosis (is an airborrne or blood Bourne pathogen) |
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How long should it take to make ones primary assessment |
15-30 seconds
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How many beats per minute should a normal heart beat have |
60-100 |
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What's the normal respiration |
12-20 |
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What are the three types of bleeding |
Arterial: bright red, flows from the wound "spurts" Venous: steady flow, dark red easier to control Capillary: red in color tends to ooze from wound |
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what can there be done for internal bleeding |
nothing!!! |
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Normal body temp |
98.6 |
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normal blood pressure |
120/80 |
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AVPU stands for |
Alert, Verbalize, Painful, Unresponsive |
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If there is an impaled object one must? If you believe there is a back , neck or pelvis injury one must? |
Not be removed unless it obstructs air way must not be moved just stabilize the body until more certified person shows up |
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Sprain is an injury to Strain is an injury to fracture is an injury to |
ligament, muscle or tendon, bone |
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sweet, fruity smell to breath is a sign of |
a diabetic/ possible insulin shock |
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difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke |
heat stroke has no sweating
heat cramps are the first signs of heat exhaustion |
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what is hypothermia and what should you do if someone is hypothermic |
the lose of heat is greater than the heat produced leads to frostbite
remove wet clothing wrap in blankets and warm slowly
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Stroke is
What does FAST stand for |
rupture artery or blockage of an artery by blood clot or atherosclerosis
Face, Arm, Speech, Time(3.5 hr window) |
