who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt?
(Ans - friends and family
in many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of
consenting or refusing if the minor is
(Ans - emancipated : lives by themselves and self- supported
when do we palate a patient's pelvis
(Ans - MOI suggests it
what does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium
(Ans - forena magnum
what fills the entire posterior / anterior of the right upper quadrant
(Ans - the liver
if you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no
traumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs. what do you focus on
(Ans - chief complaint
who regulates the standards for pre hospital emergency care
(Ans - the state office of ems
why do incidents of diabetes increase with age
(Ans - decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin
,how would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their
back/stomach
(Ans - supine/prone
what happens in neurogenic shock
(Ans - widespread vasodilation, body doesn't compensate
why can a child's airway be occluded if you over extend or overflow the
head
(Ans - the occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible
what does hemoglobin attach to
(Ans - red blood cells which carry oxygen
how long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place
(Ans - 10 sec
you have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. what are
they experiencing
(Ans - aortic aneurysm
what are the two functions of the liver
(Ans - secretion of bile and filters waste
What is the atlas?
(Ans - 1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull
, what is distnia
(Ans - difficulty breathing
head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. which one of these would
cause metabolic seizure
(Ans - poisoning
if you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassess
(Ans - ABC
if you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart, the
patient is at what angle
(Ans - 35 degree angle
how do we suction with orpharanix of a patient
(Ans - on the way out
at our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when
complaining of chest pain
(Ans - we can't diagnose them in the field
the team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing
emergency care and transportation for the suck and injured
(Ans - the ems system