EMT Final Exam Study Guide | verified study guide 2022/2023

Always do manual stabilization of the cervical spine  ABCS 1.) Airways 2.) Breathing 3.) circulation  Head-chin, jaw lif 1.) For whom is the Jaw thrust maneuver for?  For suspected spinal injury patients 2.) For whom is the Head Tilt Chin Lif Maneuver for?  For patients who have not sustained or appear to not have sustained traumas 3.) What is the difference between the head-tilt-chin-lif maneuver and the jaw thrust maneuver?  The mechanism of injury or nature of illness determines which technique is used in opening the airway.  Muscles 1.) Ligament  Connects bone to bone 2.) Tendon  Connects muscle to bone 3.) Cartilage  Cushion between bones, semiflexible material found within joints  Syncope 1.) Fainting  Circulatory and nervous system  Aerobic and anaerobic 1.) Oxygen  Jaundice associated with liver issues 1.) Signs and symptoms 2.) Elderly people and newborns  Allergic and anaphylaxis reactions 1.) When assessing respiratory sounds, stridor or crowing indicates:  significant swelling to the upper airway, requiring positive pressure ventilation.  Anaphylactic reaction is a severe, exaggerated, systemic, allergic reaction that is associated with severe swelling the upper and lower airways, constriction of the bronchioles, leakage of fluid from the capillaries, systemic vessel dilation, and an increased production of mucus.  Allergicv reaction is a hypersensitivity reaction resulting from exposure to an allergen, which can occur at anytime and to anyone