15 liters/minute - ✔✔✔-Fixed flow rate oxygen is usually set at this flow rate.
2 types of airway obstruction - ✔✔✔-Anatomical and Mechanical
360-degree assessment - ✔✔✔-Looking in all directions for possible dangers
Absorption, Inhalation, Injection, Ingestion - ✔✔✔-4 methods that poisoning can enter the
body
Adult chest compressions - ✔✔✔-Two hands in the center of the chest, keep fingers off chest,
shoulders above wrists, elbows locked, compress chest at least 2 inches at a rate of 100
compressions per minute.
Advance directive - ✔✔✔-Written instructions that documents the patient's wishes if they are
unable to communicate. Example: DNR
Arterial bleeding - ✔✔✔-This type of bleeding is characterized by spurting, is difficult to stop
and is bright red.
Biohazard container - ✔✔✔-An engineering control used to collect contaminated items
Biological agent - ✔✔✔-Weapon of mass destruction (WMD) classification which is the
deliberate release of pathogens (disease) for the purpose of causing harm to life.
Body cavities - ✔✔✔-Cranial (brain), Spinal (spinal cord), Thoracic (heart, lungs), Abdominal
(stomach, spleen, liver, etc.), Pelvic (appendix, colon, bladder, etc.)
Brady- - ✔✔✔-Suffix meaning slow
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Braxton-Hicks contractions - ✔✔✔-False labor contractions, sporadic in nature, do not increase
in length or intensity
Chemical agent - ✔✔✔-Weapon of mass destruction (WMD) classification which includes nerve
agents and blood agents (cyanide). Antidotes (like DuoDote) may help treat exposure.
Clavicle - ✔✔✔-Collar bone
Cold zone - ✔✔✔-The support zone in a HAZMAT incident
Competence - ✔✔✔-The patient's ability to understand the EMR's questions and the
implications of decisions made.
Critical Incident Stress - ✔✔✔-Can cause distress or disruption in a person's mental or
emotional balance. Signs/symptoms include poor concentration, guilt, uncharacteristic silence,
anger, and change in interactions with others
Depressants - ✔✔✔-Substances used to decrease mental and physical activity, relieves anxiety,
promotes sleep, impairs coordination and judgement
Diastolic blood pressure - ✔✔✔-The bottom number of the blood pressure, indicates the force
against blood vessel walls between heart contractions.
Dislocation - ✔✔✔-A broken joint - the two bones that come together to form a joint are out of
place
Dispatch - ✔✔✔-Where the public contacts to activate the EMS system