EMS 1055 UF STUDY GUIDE
Duty to Act - Answers -Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an
emergency
standard of care - Answers -Written, accepted levels of emergency care expected by
reason of training and profession; written by legal or professional organizations so that
patients are not exposed to unreasonable risk or harm.
Levels of patient consent - Answers -1. Expressed consent
2. Implied consent
3. Consent for minors
4. Consent for the mentally ill
pulse points - Answers -1. Common carotid 60
2. Brachial
3. Radial 80
4. Femoral 70
5. Feet 90-100
APVU - Answers -Alert- are you okay
Verbal- are you okay
Pain- gently shake sterna rub
Unresponsive- no response
Head tilt chin lift - Answers -1.Place patient on back
2.Place one hand on forehead apply form backward pressure
3. Place tips of fingers under bony part of jaw
4. Lift chin forward tilt head back
dont use for c-spine injury
jaw-thrust maneuver - Answers -Use with neck injury
1. Place patient on back
2.place fingers behind lower jaw, move forward
3. Tilt the head to neutral or sniffing
4.use thumbs to pull down on lower jaw
Suction - Answers -Do not suction for more than 15 seconds at a time
yankauer-hard plastic tip
airway tubes - Answers -Oral-no gag reflex
nasal-gag reflex
King -no gag reflex
, supraglottic
Endotracheal intubation
do jot use on patients with head injuries
Fi02 - Answers -Fraction Inspired Oxygen, room air is 21%
Golden Hour - Answers -the 60-minute period after a severe injury; it is the maximum
acceptable time between the injury and initiation of surgery for the seriously injured
trauma patient.
Primary phase of blast injury - Answers -Force of blast
ears
lungs
G.I tract
Secondary phase of blast injury - Answers -Missiles and shrapnel
lacerations
punctures
Tertiary phase of blast injury - Answers -Impact against hard surfaces
fractures
shock Injuries
Quarternary phase of blast injury - Answers -Burns from fireball
ITLS Primary Survey - Answers -APVU
ABC
Mode of injury
DCAP-BTLS
Jugular vein distention
tracheal displacement
DCAP-BTLS - Answers -Deformities
contusions
abrasions
puntures
burns
tenderness
swelling
instability
crepitation
Reasons to stop a medical assessment - Answers -Violent crime
animals
Fire
Power lines
Duty to Act - Answers -Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an
emergency
standard of care - Answers -Written, accepted levels of emergency care expected by
reason of training and profession; written by legal or professional organizations so that
patients are not exposed to unreasonable risk or harm.
Levels of patient consent - Answers -1. Expressed consent
2. Implied consent
3. Consent for minors
4. Consent for the mentally ill
pulse points - Answers -1. Common carotid 60
2. Brachial
3. Radial 80
4. Femoral 70
5. Feet 90-100
APVU - Answers -Alert- are you okay
Verbal- are you okay
Pain- gently shake sterna rub
Unresponsive- no response
Head tilt chin lift - Answers -1.Place patient on back
2.Place one hand on forehead apply form backward pressure
3. Place tips of fingers under bony part of jaw
4. Lift chin forward tilt head back
dont use for c-spine injury
jaw-thrust maneuver - Answers -Use with neck injury
1. Place patient on back
2.place fingers behind lower jaw, move forward
3. Tilt the head to neutral or sniffing
4.use thumbs to pull down on lower jaw
Suction - Answers -Do not suction for more than 15 seconds at a time
yankauer-hard plastic tip
airway tubes - Answers -Oral-no gag reflex
nasal-gag reflex
King -no gag reflex
, supraglottic
Endotracheal intubation
do jot use on patients with head injuries
Fi02 - Answers -Fraction Inspired Oxygen, room air is 21%
Golden Hour - Answers -the 60-minute period after a severe injury; it is the maximum
acceptable time between the injury and initiation of surgery for the seriously injured
trauma patient.
Primary phase of blast injury - Answers -Force of blast
ears
lungs
G.I tract
Secondary phase of blast injury - Answers -Missiles and shrapnel
lacerations
punctures
Tertiary phase of blast injury - Answers -Impact against hard surfaces
fractures
shock Injuries
Quarternary phase of blast injury - Answers -Burns from fireball
ITLS Primary Survey - Answers -APVU
ABC
Mode of injury
DCAP-BTLS
Jugular vein distention
tracheal displacement
DCAP-BTLS - Answers -Deformities
contusions
abrasions
puntures
burns
tenderness
swelling
instability
crepitation
Reasons to stop a medical assessment - Answers -Violent crime
animals
Fire
Power lines
