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When a patient is AMA, they first must be
A/O 4x to show that they are alert and
oriented and
able to make their own decisions. You
must inform them of all the possible risks
that come with
You have an AMA patient who is refusing
not being transported (such as death).
transport. What should you be doing?
During documentation, make sure the
patient signs the AMA to prove they do
not need transport
(and to not get sued). DOCUMENT
EVERYTHING
Patient confidentiality due to HIPAA
All information in a PCR needs to be
(Health Insurance Portability and Ac-
confidential. Why?
countability)
irregularly fast or erratic heartbeat (ar-
What is supra ventricular tachycardia
rhythmia) that affects the upper heart
(SVT)?
chambers
The physical act of moving air into and
ventilation
out of the lungs is called:
Which of the following is the MOST com-
mon cause of airway obstruction in the the tongue
unresponsive patient?
What should a normal patient's capillary
less than 2 seconds
refill be?
Begin CPR and begin respiratory sup-
port (ie maintain their ABCs)
After you determine a patient is uncon-
scious, what is the next step?
After compressions, ventilate and repeat
cycle until ALS arrives
Provide high-flow O2 via BVM
When a patient has signs of poor perfu-
Keep patient warm
sion, what do you do next?
Rapid transport
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A 67-year-old female with severe chest
stop the ambulance, begin CPR, and at-
pain becomes unresponsive, pulseless,
tach the AED as soon as possible.
and apneic during transport. You should:
Defined as a swelling within a brain
What is an aneurysm?
artery due to weakening of the artery wall
High blood sugar
S/S:
Altered mental status (intoxicated like
behavior)
What is HYPERglycemia? What are the
Lowered level of consciousness
signs and symptoms and the treatment
Polyuria, dark urine, excessive thirst
of it?
Kussmaul respirations (smells fruity)
Rapid, weak pulse
Symptoms will prevent themselves grad-
ually
You just administered an EpiPen to your
patient. The patient is improved but is Notify medical control
now complaining of chest pain. should:
It is most important to determine the
Activated Charcoal is given based on a
patients weight when asking questions
patients weight.
pertaining to a toxic ingestion because?
Remember to always do BSI, PPE scene
safety as well as doing scene size up to
determine best course of action for you
Only call law enforcement when you
know that patient is dangerous or is in
Keep in mind scene safety and know
danger and must be restrained to be
when to call law enforcement
treated
If you arrive on scene and law enforce-
ment is there, then wait until you are able
to gain entry or talk to whoever in charge
to determine where to station
Which of the following is an example of a
schizophrenia
functional behavioral disorder?
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When documenting a call in which
keep the report concise and record only
a female was sexually assaulted, you
what the patient stated in her own words.
should:
An unrestrained driver of a car that has
struck a tree at 45 mph has suffered a
contusion (bruise) to his heart. The EMT Organ collision
would recognize that this injury occurred
during which impact of the collision?
External bleeding from a vein is relatively
veins are under a lower pressure.
easy to control because:
According to the rule of palm method for
estimating the extent of a patient's burns,
1%
the palm of the patient's hand is equal to
_____ of his or her total BSA.
In which of the following patients should a pulseless and apneic patient with a
you remove an impaled object? knife impaled in the back
A 30-year-old female was robbed and
assaulted by a gang as she was leav-
ing a nightclub. She has massive facial
suction her oropharynx for 15 seconds
trauma and slow, gurgling respirations.
As your partner assumes manual stabi-
lization of her head, you should:
make a doughnut gauze and place
around the object in the eye, stabilize
Treat injury to the eye.
the object with a gauze around the head
covering both eyes
Retroauricular ecchymosis (Battle signs,
know S/S of a skull fracture behind the ears); Bilateral periorbitar ec-
chymosis (raccoon eyes)
S/S of subcutaneous emphysema palpate crackling sensation
Coughing up blood-tinged sputum
Causes: chronic bronchitis, pneumonia,
What is hemoptysis? Causes?
bronchogenic carcinoma, TB, bronchiec-
tasis, aspergilloma
Sager traction splint
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