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Purpose of First Aid ?
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Save lives; lessen injury
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What is a Strain ?
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Tear of muscles or tendon
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What is a Sprang?
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tear of a ligament
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3 items found in a emergency cart
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1. apirin
2. Bp medication 3. Xilophan |
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M.I.C.E
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Movement
Ice Compression Elevation |
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R.I.C.E
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Rest
Ice Compression Elevation |
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EMS stands for ?
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Emergency Medical Service
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what is an EMT-B
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Emergency Medical Technician -BASIC
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EMT stands for ?
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Emergency Medical Technician
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Duties of EMT-B
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Provide Basic Support; (No IV, open airway..etc)
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EMT-P
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Emergency Medical Technician-PARAMEDIC
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Duties of EMT-P
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IV, medicines, cardiac difibulation
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EMT-D
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Emergency Medical Technician-DISPATCHER
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Duties of EMT-D
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Send help; relay instructions to caller
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3 Steps performing Heimclich Manuever
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1. Make fist w/ dominant hand
2. Thumb btwn 3. Quick upward thrusts |
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Cardiac Resuscitation used for?
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Ventricular Fibrillation
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Type 1 diabetes seen in ?
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Children
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To respond to emergency phone call you should:
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Follow office guidlines; follow Triage Manual or notify dr. right away
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Heimlich Manuever dislodges material from
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Airway
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When screening calls follow __?
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Triage Manual
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who regulates protection info given to EMS in emergency
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HIPAA
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1st step to responding to Emergency ?
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Recognizing an emergency
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AED Device ?
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May restart or regulate heartbeat
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Suturing must be done within _Hrs of injury
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8 hours
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Symptoms of Hyperglycemia
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-Flushed face -High sugar
-Fruity breath -Dry skin -Weak/rapid pulse |
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Condition requires early intervention w/ sugar pills, oj or candy
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Hypoglycemia
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Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
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- Headache - Confusion
-Full pounding pulse - Low blood sugar -Pale - Moist Skin |
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What is Triage ?
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The process of sorting patients phone calls by patient need for care.
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3 things when person calls
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1.Name of caller & patient
2.Location 3. phone # |
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how can you tell if someone is about to faint?
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become pale & sweaty
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what is a cannula ?
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tube; removal of fluid
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What is Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation ?
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CPR
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