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12 Cards in this Set
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Indication |
Green light for drug or procedure |
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Contraindication |
Red light for drug or procedure |
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Right lateral recumbent |
Not useful in the ambulance |
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Left lateral recumbent |
Preferrable position for back of ambulance |
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Supine hypotensive syndrome |
When a pregnant woman lies on her back and resolves when she is turned on her side. the aorta and the inferior vena cava are compressed. |
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Bag Mask Device |
Large bag filled with air that when squeezed pushes air out one end. The typical bag mask device holds approx. 1000 to 1200 ml of air. |
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Cricoid cartilage. |
This location is used in the Sellick maneuver which helps maintain a proper airway. |
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Cricothyroid membrane |
Important landmark when a needle airway device is being inserted. |
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Child respiration |
Children depend more heavily on the diaphragm for breathing. |
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Infant and child normal breathing |
Infant 25 to 50 breathes Per minute Child 15 to 30 breathes per minute. Abnormal breathing signs Muscle of chest and neck work extra hard Nasal flaring Seesaw respirations in infants chest and abdominal muscles alternately. Wheezing air is forced out of the lung during exhalation. |
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Blood pressure decrease |
Blood pressure decrease may cause a patient to lose conciouseness. |
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CAMTS |
Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems |
