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who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt?Ans- friends and family in many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of consenting or refusing if the minor isAns- ema... ncipated : lives by themselves and self- supported when do we palate a patient's pelvisAns- MOI suggests it what does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the craniumAns- forena magnum what fills the entire posterior / anterior of the right upper quadrantAns- the liver if you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no traumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs. what do you focus onAns- chief complaint who regulates the standards for pre hospital emergency careAns- the state office of ems why do incidents of diabetes increase with ageAns- decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin how would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stomachAns- supine/prone what happens in neurogenic shockAns- widespread vasodilation, body doesn't compensate why can a child's airway be occluded if you over extend or overflow the headAns- the occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible what does hemoglobin attach toAns- red blood cells which carry oxygen how long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in placeAns- 10 sec you have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. what are they experiencingAnsaortic aneurysm what are the two functions of the liverAns- secretion of bile and filters waste What is the atlas?Ans- 1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull what is distniaAns- difficulty breathing head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. which one of these would cause metabolic seizureAns- poisoning if you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassessAns- ABC if you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart, the patient is at what angleAns- 35 degree angle how do we suction with orpharanix of a patientAns- on the way out at our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when complaining of chest painAns- we can't diagnose them in the field the team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation for the suck and injuredAns- the ems system the stomach, gallbladder, liver, or appendix. which one would most likely bleed profuselyAnsthe liver what is the back portion of the body consideredAns- posterior weight gain, lack of appetite, weight loss, polyuria, low blood glucose levels. which sign or symptom would you most likely encounter in a patient with a new onset of type 1 diabetesAnsweight loss and polyuria what are the finger bones calledAns- phalangies chest pain patient with a history of hypertension. you give high flow O2 and he has a Nitro patch on the right upper chest. His pressure is 78/50. what do you doAns- with a gloved hand, take the Nitro patch off and wipe the chest off. raise the feet to treat the BP where does the blood in the inferior vena cava come from to get back to the heartAns- legs, kidneys, abdomen, but not the brain 33yr old unresponsive patient with rapid shallow respirations. how do we treat thatAns- positive pressure ventilations if you have a patient that takes numerous meds, what is it best to do with those meds during transportAns- take them with you what is bradycardia and tachycardiaAns- heart rate less than 60 and heart rate greater than 100 how do we administer oxygen to a hypoxic patient with chronic lung diseaseAns- start at a lower flow and gradually build up until you see improvement What's a sign and symptom of acute hyperventilation syndromeAns- tachitnia and extremities will become numb and tingly what is the best way to move a patient with a wheeled ambulance stretcherAns- push with the head and guide with the feet if you move a patient from a bed to an ambulance stretcher, what kind of carry is thatAns- direct carry you've got an unresponsive patient that we cannot get IV access on. what's the most appropriate access to administer medications byAns- [Show More]

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