EMR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED

EMR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED What is a Involuntary muscle? A smooth muscle that a person has little to no control over What is a Voluntary muscle? Voluntary muscles make all actions possible from walking to chewing What are the 5 stages of Hypothermia? 1.Shivering 2.Apathy and decreased muscle function 3.Decreased LOC 4.Decreased Vitals 5. DEATH What is JVD Jugular Vein Distention What are TICS Tenderness Instability Crepitus Swelling What is BTLS Burns Tenderness Lacerations Swelling What is DCAP Deformities Contusions Abrasions Penetrations When assessing Circulation what do you check? Rate, Regularity and Quality of the pulse @ Radial & Carotid artery and checking the Pt's Skin condition What is PERL Pupils Equal Reactive Light Your at a scene with a dangerous hazard, you React by Retreat, Radio for back up and Re-evaluate the situation ( Don't forget the 3 R rule) What is Velocity Speed at which an object moves Kinetic Energy The total amount of energy contained by an object in motion Kinematics of Trauma The science of analyzing the MOI How many LPM do you BVM your Pt@ 10-15 LPM How many LPM do you NRB your Pt@ 10-15LPM How many LPM do you set a NC on your Pt @ 2-6 LPM What is AVPU and what part of our assessment do we use this Alert Verbal Painful Unresponsive , this is used to decide the level of consciousness in an Unconscious patient What is MOI and what part of the assessment do we ask what the MOI was Mechanism of Injury and we ask this during our scene size up What is BSI and what kinds of BSI are there? Body Substance Isolation, that included Gloves Goggles Gowns and Masks What is CISD and what are the 2 components called? Critical Incident Stress Debriefing and the 2 components are Defusing which lasts 30-45min and Debriefing which lasts 24-72 hrs What are the 5 stages of the grieving process 1.Denial 2.Anger 3.Bargaining 4.Depression 5.Acceptance What is MCI Multiple Casualty Incident What is LCDC Laboratory Centre for Disease Control What is CCOHS Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety What is an Emancipated Minor Under the Age of 18, a Legal guardian or Parent must give consent before you can treat a minor What two conditions are the most common types of COPD Emphysema and Chronic bronchitis What are your two free ribs called Xiphoid Processes How many bones does an adult skeleton have? 206 What does the upper right quad contain Liver, Right kidney,colon,pancreas,gall bladder,large intestine What does the upper left quad contain liver,spleen,kidney,stomach,pancreas,large intestine What does the lower right quad contain Colon,small intesting,major arteries/veins, ureter,appendix,large intestine what does the lower left quad contain Colon,small intestine,major arteries/veins,ureter,large intestine Inspiration Muscles of the thorax CONTRACT, moving ribs outward and up Expiration Muscles RELAX causing the ribs to move inward and down What is the Prone position Patient laying face down on his/her stomach Superior Toward or closer to the Head Anterior Towards the front Proximal Closer to the point of reference Tendons connect muscle to bone Ligaments connect bone to bone superficial near the surface Distal distant or farther away from the point of reference Lateral left or right of the midline medial towards the midline of the body Posterior towards the back Inferior towards or closer to the feet Lateral recumbent position Pt is laying on the left or right side (recovery position) Suspine position Pt is laying face up on his/her back Normal BGL 3.8-8 doing great What is hyperventilation syndrome Breathing to fast, pt exhales to much CO2 Normal breathing rate for infants up to 60 breaths per min Normal breathing rate for children 20-40 breaths per min Normal breathing rate for Adults 12-20 breaths per min What is myoccrdial infarction Death of heart muscle What is a thrombus Blood clot What 5 ways does a body lose heat 1.Covection tion ction ration ration what is an embolus when a blood clot forms else where and travels to the point of blockage what is compression when an artery is constricted what is an aneurysm when an artery bursts what is HSFC Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada What are the 4 phases of a seizure 1.Aura phase 2.Tonic phase 3.Clonic phase 4.Postical phase what is status epilepticus Continual seizure, or two or more seizures without a period of consciousness What is a seizure seizure is a result of nervous system malfunction What is CVA cerebrovascular accident (stroke) What are 2 kind of emergencies with exposure to cold Hypothermia and local cold injury What is ETA estimate time of arrival What is COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease what is OPQRRRST and what do we relate it to Onset,Provocation,Quality,Region,radiation,Relief,Severity,Time and we relate this to a cardiac pt who is having chest pain Burns are more critical when located in the follwoing areas Face>Feet/Hands>Chest>Genitalia what are 3 bandage types Triangular, Cravat, rollar bandage Causes of Shock Failure of the heart, Abnormal dilation of the blood vessels, Blood volume loss Stages of shock Compensated (systolic 90) Decompensated (systolic 80)Irreversible (systolic 70) What is RED Rest, Elevation, Direct pressure what are 5 reasons for splinting Prevent motion of bones>Minimize damage to surrounding tissue>Help control bleeding>help prevent shock>Reduce pain/suffering What are 4 ways muscle/bone can be injured Fracture>Strain>Sprain>Dislocation What are the 5 rights with Drug administaration Right Patient>Right Drug> Right Date/Time>Right Dosage>Right Route what are the 2 main routes which drugs are taken Enteral(digestive tract) and Parenteral(IV,ET,umbilical ,tropical,IM nasal ect) What are the 12 drug forms pills/powders/tablets/suppositories/capsules/solutions/tinctures/suspension/emulsions/spirits/elixers and syrups what are the 5 enteral drug routes Oral, Naso/Orogastric, sublingual(below tongue), buccal(cheek and gums), rectal What are the 11 parenteral drug routes IV(intravenous) ET(endotracheal) IO(intraosseous "bone marrow) Umbilical, IM(intramuscular)SC,SQ,SubQ(subcutaneous) Nebulization,Topical gel, Transdermal(patch),nasal,Instillation(eyes&ear drops)