NREMT AEMT PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A

M.O.I. Mechanism of Injury, vehicles, falls etc. what do you generally set oxygen to? 15L/M How to open airway for a trauma victim? chin lift/jaw thrust apneic not breathing N.O.I nature of illness AVPU Alert, verbal/vocal, pain, unconscious skin CTC color,temperature, condition (normal is warm,pink and dry) hypoperfusion Shock.... decreased delivery of oxygen and nutrients to cells)OPQRST for conditions occuring right now (medical) Onset, Provocation, quality,radiation, severity, time Onset What were you doing when this happened? did it happen suddenly or gradually? could ...... have caused this? Provocation What makes your pain feel better or worse? does it hurt when you do .........? quality How would you describe your pain? what does your pain feel like? radiation Where does it hurt the most? is it staying in one spot? where was it when the pain started severity on scale of 1 to 10 how bad is your pain? time how long has it been since the pain started?signs versus symptoms signs: something you see symptoms: something they tell you nitroglycerin vasodilation of coronary arteries What is first priority after personal safety? patient care brady (root) below normal, slow tachy (root) above normal, rapid tachypnea rapid breathing plegia paralysis of the limbs quadraplegia (four limbs) quad=4 bilateral both sidesdorsal/ventral dorsal: back of body ventral: front of body palmar/plantar palmar: palm of the hand plantar: sole of the foot where to place stethescope for lung sounds? mid-clavicular lines fowler position sitting up integumentary system forms protective barrier and aids in temperature regulation (skin, hair, nails and sweat glands) zygomatic bones that form the structure of the cheeks proximate cause when what you did caused further would you use an emergency move? scene is unsafe, you must get to other patients, care of life threatening injuries requires repositioning when to use a urgent move? when patients condition is declining: backboarding, removing from a car etc. what side should you roll recovery position? left side malleolus ankle bone c1 and c2 atlas and axis How many total vertebrae? 33 portions of skull frontal, occipital, temporal, parietal (sides) calcaneous heel bonenormal respiratory rate for children and infants c: 15-30 I: 25-50 two major bones of the pelvis ilium (superior and widest) and ischium epiglottis structure that prevents foreign matter from entering the trachea larynx voice box