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10 Cards in this Set
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- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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Ways EMS Can Reduce Deaths |
- encourage ppl to live healthy lives - early access to medical care - more lay ppl to know CPR - recognizing ALS needs - public access to AEDs - increase use of evolved tech in dispatch & cardiac arrest response |
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The Heart’s Job |
Pump blood to supply O2 enriched red blood cells to the tissues of the body |
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3 Familiar Cardiac Conditions |
- Angina Pectoris - Acute Myocardial Infarction - Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) |
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Angina Pectoris |
• chest pain • no permanent damage • S/S - nausea - dyspnea (shortness of breath) - sweating - weakness - squeezing |
3•pts 5 S/S |
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Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) |
• O2 can’t reach the ❤️ • injury &!death of ❤️ muscle • S/S - radiating pain (not always) - dyspnea - indigestion - weakness/fatigue |
3•pts 4 S/S |
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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) |
• The L ventricle, when weakened by a ❤️attach may cause fluid to back up into the lungs - this is a simplified pathophysiological explanation of CHF • Failure to pump blood effectively - results in systemic edema/ pulmonary edema & rales |
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Cor Pulmonale |
• R sided ❤️Failure - normotensive to hypotensive Pt - clear lungs - flat/non-distinct jugulars |
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Myocardium |
The ❤️ muscle |
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Cardiac Output |
A measure of the volume of blood circulated by the ❤️in 1 minute, calculated by multiplying the stroke volume by the heart rate |
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Dilation |
Widening of a tubular structure such as a coronary artery. |
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