Emt Final Review From Lecture

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Versicant

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chemical agents that result in damage to exposed skin, lungs, and eyes

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Sign/Symptoms of versicant

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Blistering or burning to eyes skin and lungs

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Emergency care for versicant

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Immediate irrigation

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Three injuries from bomb blast

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primary, secondary, tretiary

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Primary bomb blast are from

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the explosion itself

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Secondary Bomb blast

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Result from flying debris

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Tertiary bomb blasts

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Results from what the body strikes

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Start vs Jump Start Triage

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Start is intended for those 8 yrs or older and greater then 100 lbs

Jumpstart developed specifically for pediatric patients

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Hazmat life safety Zones

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Hot, warm, cold

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Hot Zone

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Contamination is present, must wair personal protective gear, and only specialists allowed, no bystandards

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Warm Zone

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Area surronding contamination zone, life saving emergencycare preformed here, must wair protective gear

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Cold zone

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normal traige, stabilization, and treatment performed.. Contaminated gear must be removed before entering from hot and warm zones.

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Silo

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stores chooped grain or hay as feed for livestock

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Danger with Silos

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Fermenting crops can release high levels of carbon minoxide, methane, and oxides "silo gas"

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What PPE must be used in silo accident

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SCBA

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Two types of chest injury

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Open and closed

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Closed chest injury caused by?

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Blunt trauma

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Open chest injury caused by?

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penetrating object

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Which chest injury is worse

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Both are equal

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Pneumothorax

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chest is penetrated and and air flows into thoracic cavity around the lungs

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Tension Pneumothorax

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Air trapped in chest cavity can expand and build up enlough pressure to collapse lung on uninjured side

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Treatment for Pneumothorax

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Non porious occlusive dressing taped on 3 sides

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Flail segment

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closed injury that occurs when two or more adjacent ribs are broken in two or more places

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What is seen in chest w/ flail segment

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paradoxal movement

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Treatment for flail segment

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Bulkly dressing with PPV

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what kind of lung sounds with chest injury

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diminished/absent on one side or both

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What is the sclera in the eye?

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Exposed portion of the eye, the white of the eye

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Cornea

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Clear front portion of the eye

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Pupil

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Colored portion of the yee

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Retina

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Back of the eye

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Conjuctiva

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Paper thin covering of the exposed portion of the sclera

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Front chamber of the eye

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Anterior chamber

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When to suspect serious injury to eye

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Vision doesnt improve with blink, loses part of field of vision, unusually sensitive to light

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Care for foreign object in the eye

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Place patient in lateral recumbant and flush medial to lateral

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What should you avoid in care if u suspect injury to the eyeball

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Cold packs

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If you suspect orbit injury you should also suspect

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c spine damage

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Danger with lid injury

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Profuse bleeding

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Eye injuries that require immediate transport

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chemical burns, impaled object, coupled with resp distress, sever injury to face and neck, major bleeding, airway compromise.

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How long should u irrigate the eye in chemical burns

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20 mins

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HOw long should u irrigate the eye in alkali burn

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1 hour

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what should you do in a situation with impaled object in the eye

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stabalize the object, immobolize head/spine. No pressure!

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Cerebral Spinal FLuid

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Dense fluid that protects the brain and spinal cord against impact, combats infection and clenses

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3 layers of meninges

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Dura, Arachnoid, Pia matter

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Dura Matter

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Hard mother, outer layer

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Arahnoid matter

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middle layer

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Pia matter

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Soft mother, inner most layer in contact with brain

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Three layers of meninges enclose what?

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brain, brain stem and spinal cord

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What seperates the arachnoid and pia matter

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subarachnoid space

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Epidural bleeding in the brain

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between dura matter and skull

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Subdural Bleeding of the brain

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bleeding beneath the dura and is venous

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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Bleeding between the arachnoid membrane and the surface of the brane

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Cerebrum

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Largest part of the brain responsible for concsious and sensory function, emotions and personality

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Cerebellum

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Little brain, controlls equilibrium and coordinates muscle function

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Brain stem

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Controls automatic functions

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Ligament

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connect bone to bone

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Tendons

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connect muscle to bone

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Scope of practice

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what the emt is legally allowed to do

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Standard of care

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care that is expected of the emt to perform

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Battery

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the act of touching someone with out there consent

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Immunizations

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Protection against diseases

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Disinfecting

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cleaning using hospital grade germicide to kill microorganisms that may be present on the surface of an object

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FCC

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regulates all radio operations in the United States

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Portable Radio Use

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Listen before transmitting

Wait 1 second before speaking

Speak wit 2 to 3 inches away from radio

Transmissions should be no longer then 30 seconds

Echo back orders

Use one three instead of thirteen