Emt-B Chapter 06

Front 1

PEARRL

Back 1

Pupils Equal And Round, Regular in size, responsive to Light

Front 2

Opiates effect on pupils

Back 2

Constriction

Front 3

Blown pupil

Back 3

The eye can no longer receive commands from the brain due to pressure on the occulomotor nerve, perhaps from the pressure of intracranial bleeding. They become fully dilated and fixed.

Front 4

Things the eyes will do if the patient has depressed brain function

Back 4

Fixed with no reaction to light; reversed light reactions; react sluggishly; unequal in size; unequal in size with the addition of removal of light.

Front 5

Systolic BP ranges

Back 5

Adults: 90-140; Children: 80-110; infants: 50-95

Front 6

palpation

Back 6

feeling parts of the body with the fingers

Front 7

BP palpation method

Back 7

Using the radial pulse and a BP cuff to get the systolic pressure. Diastolic pressure cannot be ascertained.

Front 8

potential reasons for a decrease in BP

Back 8

lose of blood or its fluid component; loss of vascular tone and sufficient arterial constriction to maintain the needed pressure even without actual fluid or blood loss; cardiac pumping issue

Front 9

Healthy person skin is:

Back 9

Warm, dry, and pink.

Front 10

How long for Capillary Refill?

Back 10

<2 sec

Front 11

What are you checking with pulse

Back 11

Rate, Strength, and Regularity

Front 12

What are you checking with respiration?

Back 12

Rate, Quality(rhythm, Effort, sound), Depth

Front 13

Describe Shallow breathing?

Back 13

decrease chest or abdominal wall motion

Front 14

Describe labored breathing

Back 14

increased breathing effort; use of accessory muscles; possible gasping; nasal flaring, supraclavicular and intercostal retractions in infants and children

Front 15

describe noisy breathing

Back 15

Increase in breathing sound, including snoring, wheezing, gurgling, crowing, grunting, and stridor.

Front 16

backboard

Back 16

a device that is used to provide support to a patient who is suspected of having a hip, pelvic, spinal, or lower extremity injury. Also called a spine board, trauma board, or longboard.

Front 17

basket stretcher

Back 17

A rigid stretched commonly used in technical and water rescues that surrounds and supports the patient yet allows water to drain through holes in the bottom. Also call a Stokes littler.

Front 18

diamond carry

Back 18

a carrying technique in which one EMT-B is located at the head end, one at the foot end, and one at each side of the patient; each of the two EMT-B's at the sides uses one hand to support the stretcher so that they are all able to face forward as they walk.

Front 19

direct ground lift

Back 19

A Lifting technique that is used for patients who are found lying supine on the ground with no suspected spinal injury.

Front 20

emergency move

Back 20

A move in which the patient is dragged or pulled from a dangerous scene before initial assessment and care are provided.

Front 21

extremity lift

Back 21

A lifting technique that is used for patients who are supine or in a sitting position with no suspected extremity or spinal injuries.

Front 22

flexible stretcher

Back 22

A stretcher that is a rigid carrying device when secured around a patient but can be folded or rolled when not in use.

Front 23

portable stretcher

Back 23

A stretcher with a strong rectangular tubular metal from and rigid fabric stretched across it.

Front 24

power grip

Back 24

A technique in which the litter or backboard is gripped by inserting each hand under the handle with the palm facing up and the thumb extended, fully supporting the underside of the handle on the curved palm with the fingers and thumb.

Front 25

power lift

Back 25

A lifting technique in which the EMT-B's back is held upright, with legs bent, and the patient is lifted when the EMT-B straightens the legs to raise the upper body and arms.

Front 26

rapid extrication technique

Back 26

A technique to move a patient from a sitting position inside a vehicle to a supine on a backboard in less than 1 minute when the conditions do not allow for standard immobilization.

Front 27

scoop stretcher

Back 27

a stretcher that is designed to be split into two or four sections that can be fitted around a patient who is lying on the ground or other relatively flat surface; also called a split litter.

Front 28

stair chair

Back 28

A lightweight folding device that is used to carry a conscious, seated patient up or down stairs.

Front 29

wheeled ambulance stretcher

Back 29

A specially designed stretcher that can be rolled along the ground. A collapsible undercarriage allows it to be loaded into the ambulance. Also called the cot or an ambulance stretcher.

Front 30

kyphosis

Back 30

A spinal malady that causes the back to bow out at the top.

Front 31

spondylosis

Back 31

A spinal malady that causes the top of the spine to cave in, giving a hunched over appearance.

Front 32

Bariatrics

Back 32

The branch of medicine that is concerned with the management (prevention and control) of obesity and its allied diseases.

Front 33

osteoporosis

Back 33

brittle bones

Front 34

draw sheet carry

Back 34

Place the cot next to the bed at the same height. With the patient on the blanket, grasp the blanket at the patients head, chest, hips and knees. Slide the patient onto the cot

Front 35

front cradle

Back 35

one rescuer move, EMT carries patient in front of him while supine, with his arms under the patients knees and shoulders

Front 36

fire fighter's drag

Back 36

The met ties the patients hands together and loops them around his neck. He then crawls with the patient under him

Front 37

One-person walking assists.

Front 38

fire fighters carry

Back 38

The EMT puts the patient over his own shoulder, with the split of the legs on one shoulder. The EMT the grasps the patient by the knee and wrist.

Front 39

Pack strap

Back 39

The patient is behind the EMT facing his back. The patient has her arms over the EMT's shoulders and he is grasping her arms to lift her off her feet.

Front 40

Emergency dragging methods

Back 40

Emergency clothes drag; blanket drag; arm drag; arm to arm drag.

Front 41

Safe Reaching and pulling

Back 41

1. Put yourself on the same plane as the patient you are dragging. 2. Never extend your arms past 15" to 20". 3. Pull the patient by flexing your arms. 4. Reposition yourself 15" or so away and repeat.

Front 42

Feet position when lifting

Back 42

approx. 15" apart