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CQI - continuous quality improvement
research by observation only - Descriptive research
Defines a problem prior to gathering data - prospective research
Uses currently available data - retrospective research
CISD - Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
4 E's of injury prevention - education, enforcement, engineering, economics
interventions without conscious behavior - passive interventions
uses several principles of injury prevention on US highways - Haddon Matrix
wrongful act giving rise to civil suit - tort
in charge of overall MCI, assesses and delegates - incident commander
Large MCI requiring multijurisdictional response - unified command response
incident where # of casualties unknown - open incident
not expected to produce more casualties - closed incident
team responsible for comms, equipment, supplies and responders - logistics team
in charge of expenditures in incident - finance chief
solves problems as they arise in an MCI - planning section
monitors for safety issues that may arise to staff and pts - safety officer
provides the media with info on the MCI - public info officer
Relays info and concerns among command, staff and agencies - liaison officer
Name the components of the EMS branch in MCI - triage, treatment, transport
Locates and sets up treatment area - treatment officer
Locates staging areas, tracks vehicles, and sends units when needed - staging officer
,provides rest area for responder - rehab officer
what does START triage stand for - simple triage and rapid treatment
commander support staff mnemic - CFLOP
uncontrolled release of chemicals, biological agents, radioactive agents or explosions - CBRNE
event
three types of biological event - viral, bacterial, toxin
what does covert acts of terror mean - Public safety community has no prior knowledge of the
event
what is the greatest threat to medics during a CBRNE attack - contamination and cross
contamination
Terms describing how long it takes for a chemical agent to evaporate - persistency and volatility
what is a mutagen - mutates, damages, and alters cells
what is the best treatment for a pulmonary agent - remove pt from the environment
most deadly chemicals killing the largest number of people - nerve agents
what is the mnemonic for identifying nerve agents in the body - SLUDGE or DUMBELS
Tx for nerve agent exposure - NAAK or MARK I kit
most deadly substance known to humans - neurotoxins
3 important factors in staying safe after a CBRNE event - time, distance, and shielding
write out glasgow coma scale -
At what points in time is the APGAR scale used after birth - 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth
What does APGAR stand for? - appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
how to calculate cardiac output - heart rate x stroke volume
when is becks triad used - identifying cardiac tamponade
what is becks triad - decreased BP, JVD, muffled heart sounds
, explain SALI P and the affected arteries and corresponding leads - S=septal wall damage, LAD,
V1 V2
A=anterior wall damage, LAD, V2 V3
L=lateral wall damage, Distal, V4V5 I and AVI
I=inferior wall damage, distal, v5 v6 II III and AVR
P=posterior wall damage, RCA
normal blood pH - 7.35-7.45
complex rescue requiring speciality personnel and equipment - technical rescue incident
main guidelines when assisting a rescue team - be safe, follow orders, work as a team, think,
public service
mnemonic for rescue failure and what it stands for -
Training for paramedics in technical rescue incidents remains at what level? - awareness level
Training in technical rescue happens at 3 levels - Awareness
operations
technician
used to stabilize an MVC ending up on its wheels - cribbing
this is used in stabilizing a vehicles suspension - step blocks
two types of window glass - tempered and laminated
humans cannot maintain body heat in less than ______water - 32 degree celcius
heat loss in water happens how much faster - 25x
what to do when immersed in cold water - the HELP position
what does HELP position stand for - Heat escape lessening position
the HELP position decreases heat loss by _____% - 60%
why are cold/hypothermic pts dehydrated - cold diuresis (increased blood shunting to major
organs causes increased urine production by kidneys)
these facilitate moving patients to an area of safety in all kinds of situations - litters
four types of medications used for pain management in rescue situations - Morphine, nitrous
oxide, fentanyl, Toradol
CQI - continuous quality improvement
research by observation only - Descriptive research
Defines a problem prior to gathering data - prospective research
Uses currently available data - retrospective research
CISD - Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
4 E's of injury prevention - education, enforcement, engineering, economics
interventions without conscious behavior - passive interventions
uses several principles of injury prevention on US highways - Haddon Matrix
wrongful act giving rise to civil suit - tort
in charge of overall MCI, assesses and delegates - incident commander
Large MCI requiring multijurisdictional response - unified command response
incident where # of casualties unknown - open incident
not expected to produce more casualties - closed incident
team responsible for comms, equipment, supplies and responders - logistics team
in charge of expenditures in incident - finance chief
solves problems as they arise in an MCI - planning section
monitors for safety issues that may arise to staff and pts - safety officer
provides the media with info on the MCI - public info officer
Relays info and concerns among command, staff and agencies - liaison officer
Name the components of the EMS branch in MCI - triage, treatment, transport
Locates and sets up treatment area - treatment officer
Locates staging areas, tracks vehicles, and sends units when needed - staging officer
,provides rest area for responder - rehab officer
what does START triage stand for - simple triage and rapid treatment
commander support staff mnemic - CFLOP
uncontrolled release of chemicals, biological agents, radioactive agents or explosions - CBRNE
event
three types of biological event - viral, bacterial, toxin
what does covert acts of terror mean - Public safety community has no prior knowledge of the
event
what is the greatest threat to medics during a CBRNE attack - contamination and cross
contamination
Terms describing how long it takes for a chemical agent to evaporate - persistency and volatility
what is a mutagen - mutates, damages, and alters cells
what is the best treatment for a pulmonary agent - remove pt from the environment
most deadly chemicals killing the largest number of people - nerve agents
what is the mnemonic for identifying nerve agents in the body - SLUDGE or DUMBELS
Tx for nerve agent exposure - NAAK or MARK I kit
most deadly substance known to humans - neurotoxins
3 important factors in staying safe after a CBRNE event - time, distance, and shielding
write out glasgow coma scale -
At what points in time is the APGAR scale used after birth - 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth
What does APGAR stand for? - appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
how to calculate cardiac output - heart rate x stroke volume
when is becks triad used - identifying cardiac tamponade
what is becks triad - decreased BP, JVD, muffled heart sounds
, explain SALI P and the affected arteries and corresponding leads - S=septal wall damage, LAD,
V1 V2
A=anterior wall damage, LAD, V2 V3
L=lateral wall damage, Distal, V4V5 I and AVI
I=inferior wall damage, distal, v5 v6 II III and AVR
P=posterior wall damage, RCA
normal blood pH - 7.35-7.45
complex rescue requiring speciality personnel and equipment - technical rescue incident
main guidelines when assisting a rescue team - be safe, follow orders, work as a team, think,
public service
mnemonic for rescue failure and what it stands for -
Training for paramedics in technical rescue incidents remains at what level? - awareness level
Training in technical rescue happens at 3 levels - Awareness
operations
technician
used to stabilize an MVC ending up on its wheels - cribbing
this is used in stabilizing a vehicles suspension - step blocks
two types of window glass - tempered and laminated
humans cannot maintain body heat in less than ______water - 32 degree celcius
heat loss in water happens how much faster - 25x
what to do when immersed in cold water - the HELP position
what does HELP position stand for - Heat escape lessening position
the HELP position decreases heat loss by _____% - 60%
why are cold/hypothermic pts dehydrated - cold diuresis (increased blood shunting to major
organs causes increased urine production by kidneys)
these facilitate moving patients to an area of safety in all kinds of situations - litters
four types of medications used for pain management in rescue situations - Morphine, nitrous
oxide, fentanyl, Toradol
