EMT Final
Review
Patient Care
Report: Not public
record
Continuity of patient
care Legal
documentation Part
of chart
Essential research record
Roles of an EMS provider: primary assessment, safety, transport, and BLS (doesn’t
diagnose) Abandonment: is the unilateral termination of care by the EMT without
the patient’s consent and without making any provisions for continuing care by a
medical professional who is competent to provide care for the patient.
Scope of practice: set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope,
or extent and limits of the EMT's job. Outlines the care you are able to provide.
PT assessment and it’s purpose: applies scene information and patient assessment
findings (scene size-up, primary and secondary assessment, patient history, and
reassessment) to guide emergency management.
Inferior: part nearer to the
feet Superior: part nearer to
the head
Proximal: structures that are closer to the
trunk Distal: structures that are farther
away from trunk Lateral: away from
midline
Medial: toward midline
AVPU: Alert, Responsive to verbal, Responsive to painful stimuli, Unresponsive
Stair chair: portable folding chair with wheels used to transport the patient in a
sitting position up or down stairs
Long board: used for patients in the supine/prone or standing positions and
need spinal immobilization
Scooper: aluminum stretcher that splits in halves that can be pushed together
under the patient/ no spinal injury
How do you transport an unconscious patient? lateral or recovery position bc the PT
may aspirate
Find someone unconscious what do you do first? tap and shout
Pediatric patient and parents disagreeing, what do you do? treat PT and
call PD How to take blood pressure? (listening and auscultating)
Systolic: pressure exerted by blood on the blood vessel walls during
ventricular contractions. (1st)
Diastolic: pressure exerted by the blood against
arterial walls when the heart ventricles relax and the heart
fills with blood.(2nd)
Structures of respiratory
system? Upper airway
includes
–Pharynx
• Nasopharynx
• Oropharynx
• Laryngopharynx
,–Larynx is anterior
–Esophagus is posterior
, –Epiglottis
• Prevents food and liquid from
entering trachea Lower airway includes
• Larynx is the dividing line between upper and lower airway.
–Adam’s apple/thyroid cartilage is anterior.
–Cricoid cartilage/cricoid ring forms lowest portion of larynx.
• Trachea (windpipe)
–Ends at carina, dividing into right and left bronchi leading to
bronchioles Structures of digestive system?
• Mouth
–Lips, cheeks, gums, teeth, tongue
–Salivary glands
• Oropharynx
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Pancreas
• Liver
• Small intestine
• Large intestine
• Appendix
• Rectum
MCI situation, what do you do first? scene safety
What are the factors to consider for rapid transport? penetrating trauma, cardiac
arrest, difficulty breathing
Adult significant MCI: triple height Child significant MCI:
double height Car crash, what do you do first? scene safety
MVA 2 patients/ bad shape/ call for backup/ label triage
For chest pain give: O2 (1st) Nitroglycerin (2nd) Non rebreather (3rd)
What position should an infant with obstructed airway be held in? baby on arm
+ thigh (back slaps - face down and chest thrusts - face up)
What is endocrine system: controls the release of hormones to
the body Examples: epinephrine, norepinephrine, insulin
Organs: pancreas, ovaries, testes, other glands
What is respiratory noises caused by:partial obstruction of airway
by tongue How to relieve airway obstruction: encourage him, give
O2, airway adjuncts
Review
Patient Care
Report: Not public
record
Continuity of patient
care Legal
documentation Part
of chart
Essential research record
Roles of an EMS provider: primary assessment, safety, transport, and BLS (doesn’t
diagnose) Abandonment: is the unilateral termination of care by the EMT without
the patient’s consent and without making any provisions for continuing care by a
medical professional who is competent to provide care for the patient.
Scope of practice: set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope,
or extent and limits of the EMT's job. Outlines the care you are able to provide.
PT assessment and it’s purpose: applies scene information and patient assessment
findings (scene size-up, primary and secondary assessment, patient history, and
reassessment) to guide emergency management.
Inferior: part nearer to the
feet Superior: part nearer to
the head
Proximal: structures that are closer to the
trunk Distal: structures that are farther
away from trunk Lateral: away from
midline
Medial: toward midline
AVPU: Alert, Responsive to verbal, Responsive to painful stimuli, Unresponsive
Stair chair: portable folding chair with wheels used to transport the patient in a
sitting position up or down stairs
Long board: used for patients in the supine/prone or standing positions and
need spinal immobilization
Scooper: aluminum stretcher that splits in halves that can be pushed together
under the patient/ no spinal injury
How do you transport an unconscious patient? lateral or recovery position bc the PT
may aspirate
Find someone unconscious what do you do first? tap and shout
Pediatric patient and parents disagreeing, what do you do? treat PT and
call PD How to take blood pressure? (listening and auscultating)
Systolic: pressure exerted by blood on the blood vessel walls during
ventricular contractions. (1st)
Diastolic: pressure exerted by the blood against
arterial walls when the heart ventricles relax and the heart
fills with blood.(2nd)
Structures of respiratory
system? Upper airway
includes
–Pharynx
• Nasopharynx
• Oropharynx
• Laryngopharynx
,–Larynx is anterior
–Esophagus is posterior
, –Epiglottis
• Prevents food and liquid from
entering trachea Lower airway includes
• Larynx is the dividing line between upper and lower airway.
–Adam’s apple/thyroid cartilage is anterior.
–Cricoid cartilage/cricoid ring forms lowest portion of larynx.
• Trachea (windpipe)
–Ends at carina, dividing into right and left bronchi leading to
bronchioles Structures of digestive system?
• Mouth
–Lips, cheeks, gums, teeth, tongue
–Salivary glands
• Oropharynx
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Pancreas
• Liver
• Small intestine
• Large intestine
• Appendix
• Rectum
MCI situation, what do you do first? scene safety
What are the factors to consider for rapid transport? penetrating trauma, cardiac
arrest, difficulty breathing
Adult significant MCI: triple height Child significant MCI:
double height Car crash, what do you do first? scene safety
MVA 2 patients/ bad shape/ call for backup/ label triage
For chest pain give: O2 (1st) Nitroglycerin (2nd) Non rebreather (3rd)
What position should an infant with obstructed airway be held in? baby on arm
+ thigh (back slaps - face down and chest thrusts - face up)
What is endocrine system: controls the release of hormones to
the body Examples: epinephrine, norepinephrine, insulin
Organs: pancreas, ovaries, testes, other glands
What is respiratory noises caused by:partial obstruction of airway
by tongue How to relieve airway obstruction: encourage him, give
O2, airway adjuncts
