EMS 1055 UF Exam Questions with
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Duty to Act - ANS-Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
standard of care - ANS-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 - ANS-1. Expressed consent
2. Implied consent
3. Consent for minors
4. Consent for the mentally ill
pulse points - ANS-1. Common carotid 60
2. Brachial
3. Radial 80
4. Femoral 70
5. Feet 90-100
APVU - ANS-Alert- are you okay
Verbal- are you okay
Pain- gently shake sterna rub
Unresponsive- no response
Head tilt chin lift - ANS-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 - ANS-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
cardiogenic shock - ANS-Caused by AMI
pump problem
decreased CO leads to hypofusions
, heart rate fails
myocarditis
neurogenic shock - ANS-Spinal cord injury above T6
may take hours to appear
inhibition of parasympathetic activity to vascular muscles
septic shock - ANS-Shock caused by severe infection, usually a bacterial infection.
distributive type
patients often febrile
hypovolemic shock - ANS-shock resulting from blood or fluid loss
can be from dehydration
obstructive shock - ANS-Tension pneumothorax
Perucardial tamponade
flail chest
open pneumothorax
flail chest - ANS-fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows
for free movement of the fractured segment
treat with: ensure open air way
assisted ventilation
high flow O2
load and go
open pneumothorax - ANS-An open or penetrating chest wall wound through which air
passes during inspiration and expiration, creating a sucking sound; also referred to as a
sucking chest wound.
treat with: close chest wall
load and go
tension pneumothorax - ANS-a type of pneumothorax in which air that enters the chest
cavity is prevented from escaping
absemt lung sounds on affected side
can be spontaneous
anxiety
dyspnea
tachypnachea
ahock with hypotension
treat with: open airway
high flow oxygen
notify medical direction immediately
Pericardial tamponade - ANS-diagnosis due to fluid in the pericardium that exerts
pressure on the heart and hampers its ability to contract normally
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Duty to Act - ANS-Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
standard of care - ANS-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 - ANS-1. Expressed consent
2. Implied consent
3. Consent for minors
4. Consent for the mentally ill
pulse points - ANS-1. Common carotid 60
2. Brachial
3. Radial 80
4. Femoral 70
5. Feet 90-100
APVU - ANS-Alert- are you okay
Verbal- are you okay
Pain- gently shake sterna rub
Unresponsive- no response
Head tilt chin lift - ANS-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 - ANS-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
cardiogenic shock - ANS-Caused by AMI
pump problem
decreased CO leads to hypofusions
, heart rate fails
myocarditis
neurogenic shock - ANS-Spinal cord injury above T6
may take hours to appear
inhibition of parasympathetic activity to vascular muscles
septic shock - ANS-Shock caused by severe infection, usually a bacterial infection.
distributive type
patients often febrile
hypovolemic shock - ANS-shock resulting from blood or fluid loss
can be from dehydration
obstructive shock - ANS-Tension pneumothorax
Perucardial tamponade
flail chest
open pneumothorax
flail chest - ANS-fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows
for free movement of the fractured segment
treat with: ensure open air way
assisted ventilation
high flow O2
load and go
open pneumothorax - ANS-An open or penetrating chest wall wound through which air
passes during inspiration and expiration, creating a sucking sound; also referred to as a
sucking chest wound.
treat with: close chest wall
load and go
tension pneumothorax - ANS-a type of pneumothorax in which air that enters the chest
cavity is prevented from escaping
absemt lung sounds on affected side
can be spontaneous
anxiety
dyspnea
tachypnachea
ahock with hypotension
treat with: open airway
high flow oxygen
notify medical direction immediately
Pericardial tamponade - ANS-diagnosis due to fluid in the pericardium that exerts
pressure on the heart and hampers its ability to contract normally
