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Chapter 10- Ensure Scene Safety
Issues that you may en,
Even scenes that appear relativel...,
What should you do and what quest...
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Chapter 10-Form a General Impression
Define general impression,
General impression is the ______ ...,
The general impression is formed ...
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Chapter 10- Assess Level of Consciousness
Early in your assessment you will...,
The patient s level of consciousn...,
The brain requires a constant sup...
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Chapter 10-Identify and Treat Life Threats
Your role as an emt is to determine,
A life threatening condition can ...,
The rapid process of death may be...
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Chapter 10- Unresponsive patients
With an unresponsive patient or a...,
If there is a potential for traum...,
If it can be confirmed that the p...
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Chapter 10-Assess Breathing
A patient s breathing status is d...,
A patient who is breathing withou...,
As you assess the patients breath...
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Chapter 10-Assesess pulse
With each heartbeat the ________ ...,
What happens when the ventricles ...,
This is the term that is used int...
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Chapter 10- Determine Priority of Patient CAre and Transport
If the patient passes the assessm...,
For example you may find a firm o...,
These examples are indications fo...
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Chapter 10- History Taking
When should history taking be ini...,
Work with another responder allow...,
Why is it important to gather as ...
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Chapter 10- OPQRST
The opqrst mnemonic is useful for...,
Although opqrst is most easily us...,
What does the opqrst nemonic stan...
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Chapter 10- Pertinent Negatives
What are pertinent negatives,
O,
The absence of these findings are...
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Chapter 10- Systematically Assess the Patient- Secondary Assessment
What is the goal of secondary ass...,
Name the three categories of pati...,
An unconscious patient is unable ...
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Chapter 10-Pulse Rate
After you have determined that a ...,
What 3 components are involved in...,
For an adult resting pulse rates ...
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Chapter 10- Pulse Rhytym
When you are assessing the pulse ...,
Regardless of the rate the ______...,
If the pulse occurs at a constant...
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Chapter 10-Blood Pressure
Define blood pressure,
A decrease in blood presssure may...,
When any of these conditions occu...
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Chapter 10-Neurologic Sytem
When should a neurologic assessme...,
When does a nuerologic assessment...,
Evaluate the loc and
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Chapter 10-Glasgow Coma Scale
What s,
How are verbal responses assessed...,
How is motor response assessed wh...
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Chapter 10- Anatomic Regions (Head, Neck, and Cervical Spine)
Inspect for abnormalities in the ...,
When palpating the skull and scal...,
What should you look for in the p...
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Chapter 10- Reassessment
When is a reassessment performed,
What is the purpose of a reassess...,
For a stable patient reassessment...
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Chapter 12- Medication Names
Medications usually have 2 names,
The ______ is a simple clear nonp...,
The generic name is not ________
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Chapter 12-Routes of Administration
The routes of medication administ...,
Define enteral medications,
Typically an enteral medications ...
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Chapter 12- Table 12-1
W,
What are the 7 parenteral routes ...
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Chapter 12- General Steps in Administering Medications
What are the 9 rights of medicati...,
Medication errors usually result ...,
After administering the medicatio...
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Chapter 12-4- Table
What is the action of aspirin,
What are the indications for admi...,
What is the primary action of nal...
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Chapter 12- Asprin
What is the other name for aspirin,
Asprin is a _____ _______ and ___...,
Asprin is a medication that inhib...
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Chapter 12- Nitroglycerin
Many patients with cardiac condit...,
Nitroglycerin has been used medic...,
Nitroglycerin is the only medicat...
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Chapter 12- Epinephrine
_______ is the main hormone that ...,
Epinephrine is also the primary m...,
Epinephrine is a ______
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Chapter 12- Administering Naloxone By Injection
The us fda has approved an auto i...,
This medication can be administer...,
One version of auto injectable na...
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Chapter 12-Naloxone
Not all ems departments will use ...,
The most common technique for nal...,
Other common routes of naloxone a...
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Chapter 12-Medication Errors
Define medication error,
This can include,
An estimate of ___ million people...
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Chapter 13-Septic Shock
Septic shock occurs as a result of,
In this condition the toxins dama...,
The vessel walls leak and become ...
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Chapter 13- Pschogenic Shock
What is psychogenic shock,
The temporary generalized vasodil...,
The fainting episode is ______ in...
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Chapter 13- The progression of shock
The early stage of shock while th...,
The late stage of shock when the ...,
A condition defined by the inabil...
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Chapter 13- Emergency Medical Care for shock
What should you do immediately up...,
What is the first step in control...,
What should be maintained if ther...
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Chapter 13- Table 13-4
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Chapter 13- Treating Cradiogenc Shock
Cardiogenic shockthe patient who ...,
Keep in mind that _____ will aggr...,
Usually patient with cardiogenic ...
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Chapter 13- Treating Neurogenic Shock
Shock that accompanies a spinal c...,
Emergency treatment for a patient...,
A patient in neurogenic shock is ...
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Chapter 13- Treating Hypovolemic Shock
The emergency treatment of hypovo...,
The best initial method to contro...,
If severe extremity bleeding is n...
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Chapter 14- Elements of BLS
A non invasive emergency life sav...,
Bls primarily focuses on,
Bls follows a specific sequence f...
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Chapter 14- Automated External Defibrillation
Most pre hospital cardiac arrest ...,
Give two examples of dysrhythmia,
The normal heart rhythm is known as
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Chapter 14-AED uses in children
Aed s can safely be used in child...,
If these items are unavailable use,
The aed should be applied to infa...
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Chapter 14- Transdermal Medication Patches
You may encounter a patient who i...,
In this case the medication is ab...,
Explain how these patches can aff...
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Chapter 14-Provide Artificial Ventilations
Ventilations can be given by,
In the pre hospital environment y...,
If possible use devices that supply
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Chapter 14- Impedance Threshold Device
An impedance threshold device itd...,
The itd is designed to limit,
This results in _____ intrathorac...
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Chapter 14- When NOT to start CPR
As an emt it is important to star...,
There are three general exception...,
Obvious signs of death include an...
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Chapter 14- Resonsive Patients (Adominal Thrust Maneuver)
The goal of abdominal thrust mane...,
This forces ________from the lung...,
In responsive patients with a sev...
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Chapter 14- Grief Support for family members and loved ones
What should be remembered when as...,
How can family members react duri...,
What impression does a health eme...
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Chapter 15-Patient Assessment
Whereas trauma assessment focus o...,
When you are assessing a patient ...,
Information from dispatch can hel...
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Chapter 15- Primary Assessment
As you approach a medical patient...,
During primary assessment perform...,
What are some visual clues that y...
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Chapter 15- History Taking
With a medical patient __________...,
It is important to gather a thoro...,
Investigate the nature of illness...
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Chapter 15- Secondary Asessment
In some cases in which the patien...,
Do conscious medical patients nee...,
For example you can check for sim...
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Chapter 15-Type of transport
If a life threatening condition e...,
However a lack of lights and sire...,
A general rule for determining th...
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Chapter 15-Destination Selection
When transporting it is generally...,
If a person is in cardiac arrest ...,
What other patients may also bene...
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Chapter 15-Influenza
This is commonly known as the flu...,
Influenza can affect all people b...,
All strains of influenza are tran...
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Chapter 15- Hepatitis
The term hepatitis refers to,
Hepatitis can be caused by a numb...,
Early signs of viral hepatitis in...
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Chapter 15- Table 15-2
Hepatitis a is an ____ disease,
What are the route of infection f...,
What is the incubation period for...
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Chapter 15- Ebola
In 2014 an outbreak of the ______...,
The incubation period of ebola vi...,
However ebola symptoms may not be...
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Chapter 16- Physiology of Respiration
The two processes that occurred d...,
During respiration ____ is provid...,
In healthy lungs this exchange ta...
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Chapter 16- Table 16-1
Signs of normal breathing a norma...,
A normal breath rate in children is,
A normal breath rate in children is
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Chapter 16- Table 16-2
Signs and symptoms of inadequate ...,
The patient reports difficulty __...,
The patient has altered _______ a...
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Chapter 16- Carbon Dioxide Retention andd Hypoxic Drive
You will encounter patients that ...,
This level can rise for many reas...,
The body may also produce too muc...
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Chapter 16-Causes of Dyspnea
A condition in which the body s c...,
Keep in mind patients may niof al...,
Difficulty breathing hypoxia ofte...
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Chapter 16- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
According to the world health org...,
Copd is not fully,
Copd has been diagnosed in approx...
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Chapter 16- Pulmonary Embolism
Anything in the circulatory syste...,
Circulation beyond the point of o...,
Emboli can be
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Chapter 16- Environmental/Inddustrial Exposure
Many accidental exposures that ca...,
What are some common examples of ...,
What two chemicals are mixed and ...
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Chapter 16-Assessing ABCs in respiraatory patients
What is the first step in assessi...,
What maneuver should be used to o...,
What maneuver should be used to o...
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Chapter 16- Assessing Breathing Sounds
Obtaining breath sounds or lung s...,
Listen over the ______chest,
Trying to listen over clothing or...
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Chapter 16- Administration of an MDI
Administering an mdi
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Chapter 16-Acute Pulmonary Edema
Dyspnea caused by acute pulmonary...,
In either case you should adminis...,
The best position for a conscious...
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Chapter 17-Anatomy & Physiology
What is the primary function of t...,
What divides the heart into left ...,
What are the upper chambers of th...
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Chapter 17- Circulation
What is the function of the myoca...,
What must the myocardium have to ...,
What does the myocardium require ...
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chapter 17-Atherosclerosis
What is the primary cause of low ...,
Define atherosclerosis,
What materials build up in athero...
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Chapter 17- Acute Coronary Syndrome
What does acute coronary syndrome...,
What is myocardial ischemia,
What leads to chest pain in myoca...
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Chapter 17- Angina pectoris
What is angina pectoris,
What is the most common cause of ...,
What triggers angina pain
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Chapter 17- Acute Myocardial Infraction
What does the pain of an ami signal,
Can dead heart muscle cells be re...,
What do dead heart cells eventual...
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Chapter 17-Signs and symptoms of AMI
What are some signs and symptoms ...,
True or false irregular heartbeat...,
Fill in the blank a patient with ...
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Chapter 17- Cardiogenic Shock
Is shock only caused by cardiac p...,
What is the general understanding...,
True or false shock is a complex ...
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Chapter 17-Congestive Heart Failure
What occurs when the ventricular ...,
What is congestive heart failure chf
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Chapter 17- Table 17-1
What is one of the first signs of...,
What might a patient report if th...,
What physiological response occur...
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Chapter 17-Table 17-1 Part 2
What position does a patient with...,
What emotional state might a pati...,
What symptom may or may not be pr...
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Chapter 17- Hypertensive Emergency
What is hypertension defined as,
What is a hypertensive emergency,
Why might patients not feel their...
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Chapter 17-Table 17-2
Onset of pain amionset of pain di...,
Quality of pain amiquality of pai...
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Chapter 17- History Taking
What should you do after stabiliz...,
What is important to remember abo...,
What are some common feelings exp...
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Chapter 17-Automated External Defibrilators
What was developed in the late 19...,
What device can automatically adm...,
What is required from the operato...
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Chapter 17- AED maintenence
What is one of your primary missi...,
What is essential for delivering ...,
What should you read to become fa...
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Chapter 17- Performing Defibrilation
What should you do first if you w...,
When should you attach the aed du...,
What should you do after turning ...
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Chapter 17- Cardiac Arrest During Transport
What should you do every 30 secon...,
What is the first step if a pulse...,
What should you do if the aed is ...
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Chapter 17- Coordination with ALS personnel
Why is the time to defibrillation...,
What tool does an emt equipped wi...,
True or false it is possible to h...
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Chapter 17-Management of ROSC
What does rosc stand for,
What should be monitored after re...,
How many breaths per minute shoul...
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Chapter 17- Figure 17-18
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