EMS FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. ABC: Airway, Breathing, Circulation (initial report)
2. SAMPLE: Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medication, Past relevant medical history, Last oral intake, Events
leading to the incident. (initial assessment)
3. AVPU: Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive (checking level of consciousness)
4. OPQRST: Onset, Provokes, Quality, Region/Radiates, Severity, Time (detailed initial assessment)
5. DCAPBTLS: Deformities, Contusions, Abrasion, Puncture, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling (trauma)
6. Synosis: Blue color of the skin
7. Hypoxia: An insufficiency of oxygen in the body's tissues.
8. Myocardial Infarction: Heart Attack
9. Palpitation: assessing patient while putting a hand on them to feel
10. Stroke: Time of occurances is the most important thing in assesting strokes
11. Heat Importance: Cramps, Exhastion, Stroke
12. Seizure: Help patient to the ground and clear everything away from them
13. Perfusion: consistent delivery of adequate oxygen to the cells
14. Brain: is sensitive to inadequate supply of oxygen and can cause anxiety and restlessness
15. Tridelmer: If injuries do not prevent it, it is the appropriate position to have the patient (raised legs above the
heart)
16. Drop in blood pressure: a sign of a late stage of shock where the body can no longer compensate
17. Compensated shock: type of that is seen in early stages which minimum perfusion occurs
18. Supine: position to lay a patient in if they show signs and symptoms of shock
19. Cyanotic skin: blue coloring of skin when the patient is having trouble breathing
20. Flexion: A bending movement in which the relative angle between two adjacent segments decreases.
21. Extension: A straightening movement in which the relative angle between two adjacent segments increases.
22. dressing an eye injury: cover both eyes so there is no eye movement that can harm the injured eye
23. Cervical collar: restricts movement but does not prevent it
24. Occlusive Dressing: A three-layer dressing used to create an airtight and watertight seal
25. Expressed/verbal consent: Permission that must be obtained from every conscious, mentally compe-
tent adult before emergency treatment may be provided
26. implied consent: Assumption on behalf of a person unable to give consent that he or she would have done
so.
27. breach of duty: Failure to fulfill EMS obligations on a scene or with a patient
28. HIPAA Laws: protects a patient's health records
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1. ABC: Airway, Breathing, Circulation (initial report)
2. SAMPLE: Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medication, Past relevant medical history, Last oral intake, Events
leading to the incident. (initial assessment)
3. AVPU: Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive (checking level of consciousness)
4. OPQRST: Onset, Provokes, Quality, Region/Radiates, Severity, Time (detailed initial assessment)
5. DCAPBTLS: Deformities, Contusions, Abrasion, Puncture, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling (trauma)
6. Synosis: Blue color of the skin
7. Hypoxia: An insufficiency of oxygen in the body's tissues.
8. Myocardial Infarction: Heart Attack
9. Palpitation: assessing patient while putting a hand on them to feel
10. Stroke: Time of occurances is the most important thing in assesting strokes
11. Heat Importance: Cramps, Exhastion, Stroke
12. Seizure: Help patient to the ground and clear everything away from them
13. Perfusion: consistent delivery of adequate oxygen to the cells
14. Brain: is sensitive to inadequate supply of oxygen and can cause anxiety and restlessness
15. Tridelmer: If injuries do not prevent it, it is the appropriate position to have the patient (raised legs above the
heart)
16. Drop in blood pressure: a sign of a late stage of shock where the body can no longer compensate
17. Compensated shock: type of that is seen in early stages which minimum perfusion occurs
18. Supine: position to lay a patient in if they show signs and symptoms of shock
19. Cyanotic skin: blue coloring of skin when the patient is having trouble breathing
20. Flexion: A bending movement in which the relative angle between two adjacent segments decreases.
21. Extension: A straightening movement in which the relative angle between two adjacent segments increases.
22. dressing an eye injury: cover both eyes so there is no eye movement that can harm the injured eye
23. Cervical collar: restricts movement but does not prevent it
24. Occlusive Dressing: A three-layer dressing used to create an airtight and watertight seal
25. Expressed/verbal consent: Permission that must be obtained from every conscious, mentally compe-
tent adult before emergency treatment may be provided
26. implied consent: Assumption on behalf of a person unable to give consent that he or she would have done
so.
27. breach of duty: Failure to fulfill EMS obligations on a scene or with a patient
28. HIPAA Laws: protects a patient's health records
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